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Score: Kennesaw State 7, Coastal Carolina 15
Records: Kennesaw State (0-1, 0-0), Coastal Carolina (3-0, 0-0)
Key Players: Siena Gore (3 goals, 5 dcs, 2 gbs), Marissa Gore (3 goals, 3 dcs, 2 cts), Chesslyn Lamar (1 goal, 1 gb), Roslyn Talbert (3 gbs, 2 cts) and Julia Weiss (8 saves, 3 gbs, 2 ct).
 
THE STORYLINE 
It was a tale of two halves in the Kennesaw State women's lacrosse 2021 season-opener. After a tough back-and-forth first half saw the Owls in front 4-3, Coastal Carolina battled back with a big second half to down KSU 15-7 Saturday afternoon.

MANESS QUOTES
On the season-opener...
"We played a great first half. I'm proud of how we came into the game with a championship mindset. My freshman goalie Julia Weiss sparked our backfield right away. Our offensive production wasn't where it needed to be down the stretch. We were at a disadvantage going into our first game after a COVID pause. I think that affected our offensive flow and I am looking forward to regrouping and getting proper preparation. I think that alone will self correct the offensive side."

HOW IT HAPPENED
Marissa Gore kicked the 2021 campaign off right netting the opening goal just 30 seconds in. After a goal from Coastal Carolina tied the game, Siena Gore answered back just over a minute later to keep KSU in front 2-1. The Chanticleers eventually knotted the game back up, but Siena Gore responded once again with a goal to make it 3-2 with 20 minutes still to play in the half.

The back-and-forth battle continued as the two teams traded goals with Marissa Gore netting her second goal to maintain a 4-3 lead at halftime. Freshman Julia Weiss was a force in the net for the Owls recording eight saves in the first half.

CCU came out firing in the second half with two goals sandwiched around a score by Chesslyn Lamar to knot the game at 5-5. The Chanticleers' continued to push the tempo netting four straight goals to take a 9-5 lead with 14:30 still to play.

Coastal Carolina pushed its lead to as high as 13-5 before Marissa Gore finally snapped the drought to record a hat trick. Siena Gore also logged one more goal in the period, but CCU pulled away outscoring KSU 12-3 in the second half to record the win.

NOTES
- Marissa Gore recorded her seventh career game with three or more goals.
- Siena Gore netted three goals to mark her 37th career game with three or more goals.
- CCU recorded 22 groundballs to KSU's 14.
- Freshmen Julia Weiss and Errin Crowe made their first appearances in the net for KSU recording eight and three saves, respectively.  

UP NEXT
The Owls are back in the Nest for their home-opener hosting No. 5 Florida Wednesday (Mar. 3) at 11 a.m. on Sports Park Field 3.