By: Mark Wasik
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KENNESAW, Ga. – Road trips to Vanderbilt and Jacksonville, along with home contests against in-state rival Mercer and conference opponent Liberty highlight this year's Kennesaw State women's lacrosse schedule as the Owls announced their full 2024 slate on Wednesday. KSU will play a 15-game regular season schedule, after starting off with a home exhibition contest against South Florida on Feb. 10.
"The team is very excited to start competing, " said KSU Head Coach
Laura Maness. "The schedule is competitive highlighted by opening in exhibition to USF and playing at Vanderbilt. I am excited for everyone to see the hard work the team has put in during the offseason to prepare. It's going to be a great year."
The official start to the regular season will be a Monday, Feb. 12 contest at Reinhardt, while the Owls will play their 2024 home opener on Thursday, Feb. 15 at Presbyterian. Two more road games follow, at Furman (Feb. 18) and at Longwood (Feb. 24), before KSU comes home to host Mercer in a mid-week game on Feb. 28.
March will see another slate of non-conference games, starting with the Owls traveling up to Nashville to face the Vanderbilt Commodores on March 2. Back-to-back home games against Gardner-Webb (March 9) and Rider (March 15) follow, before KSU goes back on the road to Spartanburg, S.C. to face the Wofford Terriers on March 30.
The Owls close out March with the start of Atlantic Sun Conference play as they host Queens (March 30). Following a road trip to defending champion Jacksonville (April 4), the Owls will host Stetson and Liberty on April 7 and April 13 to close out their home slate. The regular season slate will conclude with two on the road, at Lindenwood (April 17) and Coastal Carolina (April 27).
For the third-straight year, the ASUN Tournament will be held at Jacksonville University. The top four teams will qualify for this year's event, with the semifinals set for played on May 2, and the championship game on May 4.
