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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State volleyball claimed its third sweep of the season on Sunday afternoon, as the Owls needed just 68 minutes to record a 3-0 victory (25-13, 25-13, 25-12) over South Carolina State from VyStar Arena. With their third straight win, KSU moves to 4-1 on the season.
OWL OF THE GAME: Redshirt sophomore
Haley Patterson continues to shine in her return to the court after missing the 2024 season, as she recorded a game-high 10 kills while hitting .444 (10K-2E-18TA) for the afternoon.
STAT OF THE GAME: For the second straight game the Owls had a decisive advantage on service aces, with 14 to just two for the Bulldogs.
THE RUNDOWN – KSU was never threatened in any of the sets, jumping out to x-, 16-6 and 15-8 leads in sets one, two and three, respectively. The closest the Bulldogs came was in set three at 15-11, and KSU responded with an 8-0 run to put the game away. KSU hit over .300 in all three sets, while SC State's top set was .125 in the final set.
POSTGAME QUOTES
KSU HEAD COACH KEITH SCHUNZEL
"I thought we played a better overall match today than yesterday. There was a nice focus from our group beginning to end. Excellent day behind the service line after making way too many errors back there in yesterday's match. I was also happy to see Haley (Patterson) respond really well after struggling a bit yesterday. And I thought both of our setters, Kaeley (Walz) and Koko (
Kourtney Brown), did a nice job today keeping us in tempo and rhythm and distributing the ball well to a number of different people. Looking for what's next, I'm super excited about Griffin's Game coming up on Thursday night against Michigan State."
NOTES
-In addition to Patterson, also having strong offensive games were
Manu Johnsen (nine kills, eight digs),
Olivia Burrage (16 kills) and
Ashlyn Anderson (six kills, .714 hitting percentage).
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Kaeley Walz led KSU in assists with 18 while tying for the team lead in digs (eight) and adding four aces as well.
Caroline Chastang meanwhile contributed a game-high five aces.
NEXT TIME OUT: The Owls are back in action with the Kennesaw State Invitational, which starts on Thursday when they host Michigan State in a 6:30 p.m. contest. That will also be this year's Griffin's Game, the Owls' annual game to raise funds for a family fighting childhood cancer. More details on how to support as well as ticket information is available on KSUOwls.com. The Invitational will also see KSU host Appalachian State on Saturday at 12 p.m. and Troy on Sunday in a 1 p.m. contest.
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