By: Mark Wasik
Tuesday, September 6
6:30 p.m. – Kennesaw State (4-1, 0-0 ASUN) vs Samford (3-3, 0-0 SoCon)
Location:Â Kennesaw, Ga. | Convocation Center
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KENNESAW, Ga. –  Riding a two-game win streak, Kennesaw State volleyball looks to make it three in a row when it hosts Samford on Tuesday night at 6:30 pm in the Convocation Center. The Bulldogs are also coming in off a three-game win streak, and this will be seventh match in a row away from home, while the Owls have yet to lose a set in the Convocation Center this season.
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Tuesday is also "Griffin's Game", the annual cancer fundraiser for KSU Owl volleyball with donations going to help a local family dealing with childhood cancer. Emily Kate McKinney from Marietta, Ga., and her family will be recognized before the game, while KSU is taking donations to help the family out. Tickets are $10 for the contest, with $5 of each ticket going to the McKinney family as well. Â
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PLAYERS TO WATCH…
Helping to offset the loss of Chastang is the return of outside hitterÂ
Emma Schurfranz. The senior is coming off a 2021 season in which she paced the Owls and ranked in the top ten in the ASUN in kills (fourth) with 3.43 per set, and currently ranks ninth in KSU history with 776. She is one of five returning starters for the Owls, as she is joined byÂ
Claire Parsons,Â
McKinley Ferguson,Â
Jasmine Brown andÂ
Dani Ballou. One freshman to watch out for isÂ
Manu Johnsen, who is fourth on the team in kills (26) and kills per game (2.17 kps).
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SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS...
Samford dropped all three of its matches in the LSU Tiger Classic by 3-0 scores on opening weekend, but then bounced back with three straight victories in the UAB Open, over Little Rock, Jackson State and UAB. Lauren Deaton is pacing the squad with 3.8 kps, while Kenya McQuirter is posting 3.2 kps. Kate Morgan meanwhile is averaging 3.7 dps.
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