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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kennesaw State won its 11^th-game in a row Saturday night, closing out the regular season with a second straight 3-0 sweep, this time over Jacksonville in ASUN volleyball action from Swisher Gymnasium. The Owls finish the regular season at 19-8, and more importantly are 13-3 in conference play. That gives them the second seed in the East division, and has KSU set to open ASUN Tournament play next week with a Thursday, Nov. 18 contest at 10 am against West third seed Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals, on the campus of FGCU.
 
STAT OF THE GAME: The Owls finished the night with a .320 hitting percentage (44K-11E-103TA). JU meanwhile finished with just a .072 (22K-16E-83TA).
 
OWL OF THE GAME: Emma Schurfranz had an outstanding game for the Owls, with a game-high 15 kills and no errors off 23 total attacks for a .652 hitting percentage. She also posted two aces, four digs and a solo block.
 
SET ONE: There were a total of seven lead changes over the first half of the set. The score was tied several times as well, the last at 13-13. KSU then reeled off five of the next six points for an 18-14 lead. JU came no closer than three the rest of the way, and Lauren Chastang finished off the set with a kill for the five-point win.
SET TWO: Separate 9-1 and 8-1 runs during the set were the difference as KSU cruised in the second set.
SET THREE: The Dolphins kept it close in the final set, and were within 15-13 when the Owls scored the next four points. Jasmine Brown started off things with a kill and Bri Becerra added an ace, as KSU went up 19-13. JU again made a charge, scoring five of six late to close the deficit to 24-22, before Schurfranz came up with the match point kill.

QUOTEABLE: "I'm so proud of how far this team has come during the regular season. We kept working and competing, remained positive, and dealt very maturely with all the adversity that comes with every season. When you stay the course like that, your team gives itself a chance to continue to get better and better as the season goes on, and that's exactly what our team was able to do. We're excited to rest a couple days and then get down to the tourney and get ready for Eastern Kentucky." – KSU head coach Keith Schunzel 


NOTES: 
-Kennesaw State's 11-game win streak is tied for the ninth-longest active win streak in the nation, and is the longest for the team since winning 14 straight in the 2018 season.
- Also having strong games on Saturday night were Chastang and Claire Parsons, both with nine kills each. McKinley Ferguson led the team with 31 assists, and Bri Becerra finished with 13 digs.
-KSU claimed its fourth season sweep of an ASUN opponent this weekend, as JU joined UNF, Stetson and Liberty as having lost both games this season to the Owls.