Wednesday, March 2
3 p.m. – Kennesaw State (2-2, 0-0 ASUN) vs No. 18 Temple (3-1, 0-0 AAC)
Location: Kennesaw, Ga. | Fifth Third Bank Stadium
TV: YouTube
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
 
KSU Game Notes
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KENNESAW, Ga. – The Kennesaw State women's lacrosse team closes out a four-game homestand with a battle of the Owls, as KSU hosts 18^th-ranked Temple on Wednesday afternoon. The game starts at 3 p.m. at Fifth Third Bank Stadium and will be streamed live on YouTube.
 
A FEW NOTES
 
» This is the first meeting between the two Owl teams in program history. 
 
» Siena Gore is the driving force behind the Owls' scoring production. The midfielder was fourth in the nation in 2021 in goals per game with 4.79, while her 67 total goals were eighth overall in the NCAA. Gore also ranked first in the nation in free position goals per game at 2.36. This season she has 15 goals, 31 draw controls and three assists in four games.
 
» Graduate transfer McKenzie Jackson has accumulated six goals and 11 draw controls so far this season. The attacker was a two-time First-Team All-Sunshine State Conference selection for Embry-Riddle.
 
» One advantage for Kennesaw State heading into the schedule, the Owls return nine of 11 starters from last year's squad, and a total of 20 overall players. Sixth-year head coach Laura Maness is hopeful that experience will be an advantage for KSU this season.
 
» The Temple Owls have scored 30 of their 53 goals off the sticks of midfielders Quinn Nicolai (16) and Belle Mastropietro (14). The team is currently 3-1, with their only loss coming from No. 11 Princeton. Annie Carroll has been protecting the net this season, and has 33 saves and a .485 save percentage across four games. 
 
» Kennesaw State claimed its first-ever victory over a Power Five school on Feb. 20 when it held off the Oregon Ducks for 14-13 victory. That was also the first-ever victory for KSU against the Pac-12 Conference, after dropping a pair of games to Arizona State.
 
» The Owls swept the ASUN Player of the Week awards in week two of competition. Siena Gore brought home Offensive Player of the Week after accumulating five goals, two assists and five draw controls. Errin Crowe earned the first Defensive Player of the Week of her career with a career high eight saves and save percentage of .533.
 
» The Owls placed two on the preseason All-ASUN team. Both were repeat selections, beginning with to no one's surprise, star senior Siena Gore as a midfielder. She was joined by senior defender Payton Gregory.
 
NEXT TIME OUT
The Owls head to Wofford in Spartanburg, S.C. for a contest on Saturday, March 5 at 1 p.m.
 

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