KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State volleyball, playing on its home court for the first time since Sept. 10, gave the home fans a great show Friday night as the Owls cruised past Liberty 3-0 in ASUN action from the Convocation Center. The sweep moved KSU to 2-2 in league play, 8-7 overall, while the Lady Flames dropped to 6-5, and 2-2 in the ASUN.
The match started out close in the beginning, as the teams traded points back and forth over the first half of set one. After Liberty tied the game at 13-13, which marked the 12th tie of the opening set, the Owls scored seven of the next eight points to take control on the way to a seven-point set win. The Owls then only trailed once total over the next two sets on the way to the home victory.
OWL OF THE GAME: Senior Lauren Chastang looked impressive all night, pacing the Owls with game-highs of kills (14) and hitting percentage (.343). She also added five digs and a pair of blocks in the win.
STAT OF THE GAME: KSU finished with a season-high tying .320 hitting percentage for the match (44K-11E-103TA), and its lowest percentage in a set was .263 (set two). Liberty meanwhile finished at .061 for the night (27K-21E-99TA).
QUOTEABLE: "I'm super proud of the team tonight, that's as consistent as we've played in a month. We had tons of great performances, I thought we were in a great mind-set tonight despite not starting out conference the way we wanted to last weekend. Start to end, that's as well as we played this season. Playing at home, this place has been great for us. This venue with a loud crowd tonight, it was fun for us and our players really love playing in this gym. "– KSU head coach Keith Schunzel
NOTES:
- KSU moved to a perfect 12-0 all-time against Liberty.
- McKinley Ferguson led the Owls in assists with 33. Shelby Dennis' 18 digs were a team-high, while Claire Parsons recorded five total blocks.
- The Owls nearly doubled Liberty on team blocks by a 9-5 margin.
- One area KSU struggled in Friday was serving, as one of the top teams in the nation in service aces was held to just two total, while committing 15 service errors, a season-high for a three-set match.
NEXT TIME OUT: The Owls will be back in action next weekend with a pair of road games, beginning with a Friday, Oct. 8 contest at FGCU in Fort Myers, Fla. at 7 pm. The next day, KSU will take on the Stetson Hatters in Deland, Fla. in a 6 pm match.
