By: Mark Wasik
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WALESKA, Ga. – Kennesaw State women's lacrosse opened the 2024 regular season on Monday night with a 20-4 road victory at Reinhardt at Ken White Field.
KEY PLAYERS: Caroline Farley,
Hannah Davis and
Leyton Payne all posted hat tricks for the Owls in the victory.
Hannah Barth meanwhile notched two goals and a team-high tying two assists.
Lauren Dobbs came up with seven ground balls, tied for the fifth most in a game in the KSU record books, and three draw controls in the victory as well.
THE RUNDOWN: The Owls held a 4-2 lead after the first 15 minutes, as Farley scored two of her three goals in the first 11 minutes, while Reinhardt scored a late goal to close within two to end the first quarter. KSU then scored the first five goals of the second quarter for a 9-2 edge, and lead 10-3 going into halftime. In the second half, the Owls allowed just one goal total, and scored four in the third quarter and six unanswered in the final quarter for the 16-goal victory.
POSTGAME QUOTES
KSU HEAD COACH LAURA MANESS
"I think this was a really good first step to prepare us for Presbyterian, and then certainly for Furman, who took us to overtime last year. We came in from the first draw and really started to put some pieces together that we've been working on in practice. I thought we played a complete game and we worked on things that we specifically wanted to work on from our exhibition, which was great."
NOTES
-KSU's 20 goals game off 37 shots, 29 on goal. Reinhardt was limited to just nine total shots, eight on goal.
-KSU's 44 ground balls in the win are the third-most ever in a game in school history,
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Julia Weiss picked up the win in goal, playing the first half and recording four saves and allowing three goals.
Errin Crowe and Natalie Cruz both played in the net in the second half.
NEXT TIME OUT: The Owls will host Presbyterian in their home opener on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Fifth Third Stadium. The game will be streamed live on KSUOwls.com.
