March 4, 2024

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Atlantic Sun Tournament Starts Tonight for Owls

Kennesaw State opens this year's 2024 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championships as the ninth seed and will face 10th-seed Jacksonville in the first round at 7 p.m. on Monday night.

The game will be played on the campus of Eastern Kentucky, this year's top-seed, as the winner between KSU and JU will then face the Colonels on Tuesday in the quarterfinal round. Monday's game will be live streamed on ESPN+.

The Owls will be looking for their first-ever 3-0 sweep of a team during the season (Division I era), as KSU claimed an 83-79 road win at Jacksonville and a 66-61 home win. KSU has won three straight in the all-time series against the Dolphins, and four of the last five.

  Monday's game will be the Owls' first game on a neutral court in the ASUN tournament since a 69-59 loss to top-seed Liberty in the 2021 tournament that was held in the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., while this will also be the Owls' first-ever post-season game in the state of Kentucky.

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KSU Football Preparing for Conference USA

This Fall

2024 is here and Kennesaw State football is gearing up for its first season at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level and Conference USA. The Owls continue through their offseason program in preparation for Aug. 31 and the 2024 college football campaign!

Cameron Norcross has been named the offensive line coach/run game coordinator at Kennesaw State, head football coach Brian Bohannon announced Wednesday morning. Norcross, a 20-year Division I coaching veteran, arrives at KSU with extensive experience inside the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and Southeastern Conference (SEC).

"Cameron is a great fit for our offense," said Bohannon. "His knowledge and experience will benefit our staff as we transition into Conference USA this fall."

Season ticket renewals for Kennesaw State football's first season in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Conference USA are now open. The Owls enter only their 10th year of competition with 2024 home matchups against defending CUSA champion Liberty and bowl-winner Jacksonville State.

KSU is set to host its annual Spring Game inside Fifth Third Stadium on Friday, Apr. 19. More details surrounding the event will be announced soon. Season ticket renewals for the 2024 are now being accepted.

Spring football practice will begin March 20 and is open to the public.

Renew your season tickets and be there for KSU football's first FBS home game against Louisiana Sept. 7.

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Women's Golf - KSU Partakes in UNF Collegiate Starting Monday

It's a quick whip around for the women's golf team as they take on the Momentum Transportation UNF Collegiate in Jacksonville, Fla. starting today.

The history is relatively new with KSU and the UNF Collegiate as they only competed just last year. The squad came away in eighth place in the 17 team field shooting 18-over 882 over the two days.

In last year's UNF Collegiate, Bella Kil recorded -2 after the first 36 holes and -3 after 54 holes. Both of those tallies were among her four best career scores in those categories.

The first and second rounds will be today, totaling 36 holes. Tuesday will mark the final day with 18 holes. Play begins at 8:30 a.m.

The 19 team two-day 36 hole event also includes Arkansas State, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Daytona State, ETSU, EKU, Jacksonville State, New Mexico State, Old Dominion, Sam Houston, UNC Charlotte, Iowa, Memphis, ULM, UNF, South Alabama, UTSA, WKU and Xavier.

Women's Basketball Opens ASUN Tournament Friday vs #7 Austin Peay

The Owls women's basketball team begins their run in the 2024 Atlantic Sun Conference tournament on Friday, March 8. Their first round opponent is #7 Austin Peay at 6:00 p.m. The game can be seen on ESPN+. The tournament takes place on the Stetsun campus in Deland, FL.

Kennesaw State's Trynce Taylor won the final Freshman of the Week award, her third. The forward from Alpharetta totaled 10 points, three rebounds and two steals in the lone game for KSU.

She helped the Owls clinch the No. 8 Seed in the ASUN Championship with the final regular season game win over the Royals.

 Taylor shot 57 percent from the floor while knocking down two shots from the charity stripe.

FGCU captured the ASUN Regular Season Championship posting a perfect 16-0 record to earn its 14th regular-season title.

Quarterfinal action gets started on Saturday, March 9, when the Eagles battle the winner of the Knights/Dolphins game while the victor of the Governors/Owls contest will square off against the Hatters. 

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KSU Baseball - Owls Visit Belmont Wednesday

After sweeping a Saturday doubleheader, Kennesaw State baseball dropped its series finale to Longwood by a score of 6-1 Sunday afternoon at Stillwell Stadium. The Owls (6-6) are back in action Wednesday as they visit Belmont for the first time since 2011. First pitch is set for 5:00 p.m. ET.

Smith Pinson made his third start of the season and worked a career high 7.2 innings. The 6'8 right-hander allowed two runs on five hits with a season-high eight strikeouts.

Offensively, Kennesaw State collected six hits and were led by Jackson Chirello who was 2-for-3 with a walk. The sophomore ripped his first triple of the season and scored KSU's lone run. He was also the only Owl with multiple hits in the contest.

KSU baseball is back in action Wednesday for a midweek matchup at Belmont. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. (ET) in Nashville. This will be the first time the two teams have met on the baseball diamond since the ASUN tournament during the 2012 season. They follow with a three game series at the Kentucky Wildcats.

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Owls Softball

Heads To Idaho For

Boise State Tournament

Kennesaw State softball (6-14) split four games at the Knights Classic in Orlando last weekend. After an opening 4-3 loss to #22 South Carolina, they followed with a pair of wins vs Bethune Cookman 8-5 and Princeton 5-1. The tournament closed with a 4-1 loss to UCF.

The Owls losses in the tournament were still notable, dropping games to #22 South Carolina 4-3 and UCF 4-1. Not only are both teams power five members but they were also both well over .500 clubs.

The tournaments are not done quite yet as the Owls travel to mountain country for the Boise State tournament in Boise, Id. 

It all starts with two games on Thursday vs Utah Valley at 4:30 p.m. and Boise State at 7:00 p.m. Friday has a matchup with Weber State at 2:00 p.m. The Wildcats are the opponent again on Satuday at noon.

KSU returns home next Tuesday, March 12 to host the University of Texas San Antonio Roadrunners at Bailey Park. Admission is free to all Kennesaw State softball home games in 2024.