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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time in the past five games, Kennesaw State
Manu Johnsen recorded a school-record 22 kills (in a three-set match) as the Owls claimed their first conference road sweep of the season, 3-0 at Austin Peay on Saturday night in Atlantic Sun volleyball action. The win moved the Owls to 12-9 overall for the year, 5-5 in league action.
OWL OF THE GAME: Johnsen has now posted 20+ kills in four of the past five games, and her 22 kills ties the school record she set last week against Queens for the most in a three-set match, breaking the previous record of 21 that had been accomplished twice in the 2012 season. She also posted a .391 hitting percentage in the game.
STAT OF THE GAME: KSU hit .275 (48K-18E-109TA) for the road victory, while the Governors finished at .214 (37K-16E-98TA).
THE RUNDOWN – The teams went virtually point-for-point in the first set, as there were a total of 17 ties, the last at 23-23.
Emma Schurfranz then finished things off with a kill and a block to put KSU up 1-0. The Governors took the early lead in set 2, and were up 13-11 when the Owls scored six of the next eight points to go ahead 17-15. The Owls would not trail again in the set, and again won thanks to a kill from Schurfranz for a 2-0 lead. Set 3 saw the Owls hold the advantage the entire time, going up as much as six points as they finished off the sweep.
POSTGAME QUOTES
KSU HEAD COACH KEITH SCHUNZEL
"A much-needed road win for our team. Our group definitely needs some time to reset and refresh and get in a good place to make a run the last three weeks heading into the conference tournament."
NOTES
-This was the first-ever win for the Owls in the all-time series with Austin Peay, and KSU avenged its 3-0 loss in Clarksville from a season ago as well.
-Schurfranz finished with 13 kills for the second straight night and led the Owls in hitting percentage at .500.
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Kourtney Brown added 38 digs, while
Shelby Dennis finished with a match-high 16 digs.
NEXT TIME OUT: The Owls return home to host a pair of conference opponents, starting on Friday, Oct. 27 with a 7 p.m. contest against Jacksonville in the Convocation Center.
