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Owls Look to Bounce Back at Central Arkansas – Kennesaw State University Athletics
Kennesaw State (4-7-2), (2-2-1) at Central Arkansas (4-7-3), (2-3-2)
Location: Conway, Ark. | Invoice Stephens Monitor/Soccer Advanced
Date: Oct. 9
Time: 2:00 p.m. EST
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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State continues its street swing at Central Arkansas Sunday at 2 p.m. KSU and Central Arkansas have met simply twice on the pitch, with each conferences coming right down to the wire. The Owls took each matches 4-3 in additional time, together with a win within the ASUN Convention Quarterfinals.
Sophomore Macie Rainwater was significantly profitable towards the Sugar Bears. The Kennesaw, Ga. native scored 4 objectives within the two conferences and notched a hat trick within the convention quarterfinals. Rainwater was the primary KSU participant with a hat trick since Shannon Driscoll achieved the feat towards Alabama A&M on Aug. 28, 2016.
The Owls suffered a 3-0 setback at North Alabama Thursday night time, falling to 2-2-1 in convention play. Central Arkansas enters the match after enjoying Jacksonville State and battling to a 2-2 draw Thursday.
KSU’s Stout Protection in Convention Play
The Kennesaw State protection and freshman goalkeeper Allanah Blye have gotten off to a powerful begin in convention play. KSU has given up six objectives in 5 video games and has posted two shutouts towards Jacksonville State and Jacksonville.
Hayley Dekker Nets First Profession Aim
Dekker has been a defensive stalwart for the Owls all season however was an offensive difference-maker on Sunday at Jacksonville. The defender scored her first profession purpose and the game-winner within the fifteenth minute because the Owls knocked off the Dolphins 1-0 on the street. Dekker and the KSU protection restricted Jacksonville to simply seven pictures and three shots-on-goal, each season-low figures for Kennesaw State.
Blye Posts Third Shutout of Season
Blye continued her sturdy play at Jacksonville final Sunday, posting her third shutout of the season with three saves for the Owls within the 1-0 victory. The goalkeeper has three shutouts in eight begins this season. Blye completed with a program-best 16 saves in a 2-0 loss to Liberty. The 16 saves broke the earlier program file of 13 set by Ashley Zambetti at Georgia again on Sept. 111, 2016. The true freshman has posted a 3-3-1 file as goalkeeper this season. Since incomes her first begin at Presbyterian, Blye posted back-to-back shutouts towards Georgia Southern and Jacksonville State. Blye’s back-to-back shutouts for the Owls are the primary since Dylan Pixton had two straight shutouts within the spring of the 2021 ASUN Convention Match. She has posted a .824 save proportion, good for fourth within the ASUN and her 56 saves rank third within the convention. The Duncan, S.C. native ranks sixth nationally, averaging 7.00 stops per sport.
Underclassmen Powering Offense
Underclassmen have scored eight of the 12 objectives for KSU this season. Freshman Stella Allen leads KSU with three objectives and is tied for tenth within the ASUN in objectives scored. Sophomore Macie Rainwater has chipped in two objectives after scoring seven a season in the past. Freshmen Chiara Singarella, Mai Jensen and Aly Bryan every have one purpose scored. Singarella leads the Owls with 21 pictures taken and 11 pictures on purpose.
A Have a look at Central Arkansas
The UCA offensive assault is led by Sydney Brough, Abby Gibson, Taylor Lassiter and Taylor Webb, who’re all tied for the staff lead with two objectives every. The Sugar Bears’ goalkeepers common 7.64 stops per sport, which ranks sixth within the nation. UCA’s keepers additionally boast a .817 save proportion, which is the best mark within the ASUN. Central Arkansas ranks close to the underside of the ASUN in shot accuracy (eleventh), pictures per sport (eleventh) and shots-on-goal per sport (twelfth).
Subsequent Match
The Owls return house to face Jap Kentucky Thursday at 7 p.m.
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