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Pink Day Set for Saturday Against Sugar Bears

1/26/2024 2:00:00 PM

By: Michael Pitts

The Lead

 

KENNESAW, Ga. - Kennesaw State (8-11, 4-2 Atlantic Sun Conference) hosts the Wellstar Pink Day Game to conclude its January slate Saturday against Central Arkansas (13-6, 5-1 ASUN) inside the KSU Convocation Center.

The Owls enter their 20th game of the 2023-24 season having won five-straight ASUN home contests. KSU is 7-1 in its last eight conference home games and can achieve back-to-back 5-2 ASUN starts for the first time in program history with a win over the Sugar Bears.

Junior forward Prencis Harden leads KSU averaging 14.7 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game in home contests this season. She has reached double-digit points in each of the last six home games.

This is Kennesaw State's final season in the ASUN Conference before moving to Conference USA on July 1.

Game Info

 

Date: Saturday, Jan. 27 | Time: 2:00 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN+ | Arena: KSU Convocation Center | KSU Game Notes | Live Stats

Gameday Promotions

Prencis Harden
  • Saturday marks Kennesaw State's annual Pink Day game presented by Wellstar.
  • Fans are encouraged to wear pink to help raise awareness for breast cancer!
  • KSU women's basketball will be wearing special Pink Day uniforms during their matchup against Central Arkansas.
  • Healthcare workers can take advantage of a special ticket offer for Saturday's contest.
Carly Hooks
KSU Owl Network's Jan. 26 Interview with senior Carly Hooks (click image)

Game Notes

Trynce Taylor
  • KSU's last home game on Jan. 13 capped off the first 3-0 ASUN start in its program history, defeating Jacksonville 59-57.
  • The Owls are 6-3 inside the KSU Convocation Center this season.
    • Under head coach Octavia Blue, KSU is 22-15 at home and 12-8 vs. the ASUN at home.
  • Kennesaw State is 27-12 in the Blue Era when scoring 60 points or more.
  • Harden has 13 double-digit scoring games in 2023-24, including 11 in the last 12 games.
  • On Wednesday at North Alabama, freshman Trynce Taylor made her first-career start.
    • She has won two ASUN Freshman of the Week honors this season.
  • The Black and Gold have won six-straight Saturday home games.
  • Central Arkansas defeated Queens Wednesday, 76-57.

Atlantic Sun Ranks Entering Saturday

Kyndall Golden
  • The Owls lead the ASUN in the following categories:
    • Double-doubles (8)
    • Offensive rebounds per game (14.11)
    • Offensive rebound percentage (38.1%)
    • Kyndall Golden - blocked shots (33)/blocked shots per game (1.74)
    • Prencis Harden - double-doubles (5)
  • KSU is top three in the ASUN in the following categories:
    • 2nd - rebounding defense (32.95)
    • 3rd - blocked shots per game (3.53)
    • 3rd - rebounding margin (+5.00)

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 (12), trailing only Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern (13).
  • Coach Blue reached 20 home wins on Jan. 6 vs. Queens, taking only 35 games to achieve the feat and passing the previous KSU women's basketball's DI record by four 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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