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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Kennesaw State collected a second straight 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-14) sweep on Thursday, taking down Alabama A&M to move to 6-3 on the season. The game was played on a neutral court at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tenn., on the University of Tennessee campus.
OWL OF THE GAME: Senior
Manu Johnsen posted a season-high 19 kills and added nine digs and a pair of blocks.
STAT OF THE GAME: The Owls held a big 9-2 edge on team blocks, and also finished with a .367) 48K-8E-109TA) hitting percentage while Alabama A&M finished with a .087.
THE RUNDOWN – KSU got off to a slow start in the opening set, and found itself trailing by three midway through, 16-13. A kill from Johnsen ignited a 5-0 run, and the Owls never trailed again in the match. After the Bulldogs closed within 19-18, KSU scored six of the next seven to close out the set and take a 1-0 lead. Both sets two and three saw the Owls off to quick starts, 4-0 and 5-0 respectively, and the Bulldogs never seriously threatened in either of the sets as KSU quickly ran away with the sweep.
POSTGAME QUOTES
KSU HEAD COACH KEITH SCHUNZEL
"It was a slow mental start for us, which was a bummer, because we talked numerous times about coming ready to play today. But to our women's credit, we worked into the match and started competing at a nice level, pressuring them with our serve, passing at a higher rate, getting our block more formed and digging more balls. The last two and a half sets was a little more indicative of some of the things we can do well to make it tough on teams. Tomorrow will be a big, fun challenge, and I hope our team embraces it and goes for it."
NOTES
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Ashlyn Anderson had a strong day of hitting, with six kills on nine attempts for a .667 hitting percentage.
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Kourtney Brown and
Kaeley Walz both finished with 18 assists each, while Walz added nine digs.
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Leah Freeman led the team in digs (11), while
Olivia Burrage had seven blocks and
Haley Patterson contributed six.
NEXT TIME OUT: The Owls face the 24
th-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols on Friday at 6:30 p.m., in a game that will be streamed live on SECN+/ESPN+.
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