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SCORE: Kennesaw State 6, Liberty 17
RECORDS: Kennesaw State (5-7, 1-1), Liberty (7-6, 1-0) 
KEY PLAYERS: Marissa Gore (2 goals, 1 asst, 6 DCs, 2 CTs, 2 GBs), Julia Weiss (12 saves, 2 GBs, 1 CT), Jaxsyn Schonewille (1 goal, 2 GBs, 1 CT), Caroline Farley (1 goal, 3 DCs) and Mia MacKenzie (1 asst, 2 DCs).

THE STORYLINE
After a tight back-and-forth first period, the Kennesaw State women's lacrosse team fell to Liberty Saturday afternoon as the Flames held KSU scoreless for most of the second half for a 17-6 result.

MANESS QUOTE
On the game...
"I thought we played a great first half, we had ourselves in a competitive game and came out scoring. The second half was flat. We stressed the importance of playing 60 minutes and playing through calls that don't go our way. Ultimately we need to dig deeper and close these games out."

HOW IT HAPPENED  
Marissa Gore put the Owls in front early with a goal less than a minute into the game. After the Flames tied it back up, Caroline Farley responded almost immediately on the ensuing possession converting a pass from Hannah Barth to keep KSU on top 2-1. Liberty would eventually take the lead at the 16:58 mark behind back-to-back goals. The Flames added one more goal before Jaxsyn Schonewille snapped the run with a goal to pull KSU within one 4-3.

Liberty recorded another goal before the halftime whistle for a 5-3 lead after a defensive first period. Julia Weiss kept the Owls in it with seven saves in the first half, but Liberty managed to quiet the KSU attack on the opposite end with seven caused turnovers.

The Flames came out hot to open the second half with two quick goals to extend their lead to 7-3 at the 28:37 mark. The two teams then traded goals as Siena Gore netted her first of the game before a Liberty goal made it 8-4. After another goal by Marissa Gore, Liberty extended its lead to 17-5 behind a 9-0 run as KSU was held scoreless for over 23 minutes.

Julia Dell'Angelo finally snapped the drought with a goal in the final 30 seconds as Liberty outscored KSU 12-3 in the second half.

NOTES 
- Liberty out-shot KSU 36-18.
- Julia Weiss recorded 12 saves for her sixth game this season with double-digit saves. She now has 106 total saves on the season.
- KSU recorded 22 turnovers compared to nine for Liberty as the Flames logged 14 caused turnovers.

UP NEXT  
The Owls have their final road game of the season next Saturday (Apr. 24), capping off their home-and-home series with in-state rival Mercer at 2 p.m.