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West Palm Beach Classic Awaits Owls

12/19/2023 2:00:00 PM

By: Michael Pitts

The Lead

 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Kennesaw State (3-6) leads into the 2023 holiday season with two games in the Sunshine State against San Diego State (7-4) on Wednesday, Dec. 20 and Providence (6-5) on Thursday, Dec. 21 at the West Palm Beach Classic hosted by Palm Beach Atlantic University.

KSU has not faced either squad in program history and is squaring off against its first-ever Mountain West Conference opponent (SDSU). It is the sixth time KSU has met a Big East Conference foe (Providence).

The pair of games extends the Owls' streak of consecutive opponents with a .500 or better record to 13 games dating back to the 2022-23 season.

Game Info

 

Versus San Diego State: Date: Sunday, Dec. 20 | Time: 1:15 p.m. ET | TV: Pass the Ball Live ($) | Arena: Greene Complex | KSU Game Notes | Stats

Versus Providence: Date: Sunday, Dec. 21 | Time: 1:15 p.m. ET | TV: Pass the Ball Live ($) | Arena: Greene Complex | KSU Game Notes | Stats

Game Notes

Kailyn Fields
  • The Black and Gold were last on the court Monday, Dec. 17 in a 54-65 defeat at the hands of Belmont (7-3)
  • Prencis Harden finished one rebound shy of a double-double in the contest with 17 points and nine rebounds.
  • Junior Morgan Dillard also shined in Sunday's contest with a KSU-career-high 10 points.
  • Freshman Trynce Taylor enters the event having scored 27 points and 16 rebounds in her last two games
  • KSU's last win over a Big East team came on Dec. 22, 2014 in a one-point victory over Xavier. The Owls are 1-4 all-time against the conference.
  • Both San Diego State and Providence enter the tournament on three-game winning streaks.
Trynce Taylor
Trynce Taylor Sits Down with KSU Owl Network's Carolyne Harris (click to listen)

Kyndall's Block Party

Kyndall Golden
  • Senior Kyndall Golden has shined on defense for the Owls in the early part of the 2023-24 season and ranks among the best in the country in the following categories:
    • 19th in blocks per game (2.22)
    • 34th in total blocks (20)
  • Both rank first in the Atlantic Sun.

In Our Blue Era

Coach Blue Extension 2027
  • On Dec. 7, Blue signed a contract extension through the 2026-27 season with KSU.
  • She is the fastest coach in Kennesaw State women's basketball's DI history to 27 wins, shattering the previous mark by 12 games.
  • Since Blue took over in 2021-22, the Owls have the third-most home conference wins of any DI women's basketball program in the state of Georgia (9), tied with UGA and Mercer - and behind only Georgia Southern (11) and Georgia Tech (10).
  • Coach Blue reached 19 home wins on Dec. 2 vs. Coastal Georgia, taking only 32 games to achieve the feat and passing former head coach Agnus Berenato's KSU women's basketball's DI record by six games.
  • The Black and Gold protected the Nest in 2022-23, accruing a 9-4 record inside the friendly confines of the KSU Convocation Center.
  • Last season, KSU WBB doubled its conference win total from five to 10, finishing with a 10-8 record in ASUN play.
  • In her first two seasons at the helm, Coach Blue has secured 24 wins, the second-most by a KSU coach in DI program history in their first two seasons.
  • Of the 14 Owls on the roster, seven are new to the Nest as freshmen or transfers, but for the first time as head coach, Blue's roster is 100% comprised of players brought in by one of her staffs.
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  • The 2023-24 season marks the final year of competition for Kennesaw State in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
  • Effective July 1, 2024, the Owls will join NCAA Division I FBS and Conference USA. Click here for more info.

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