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KSU Rallies Past Liberty in 5 Sets
10/12/2024 6:47:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State overcame a 2-1 deficit, rallying to win the final two sets in a 3-2 (25-22, 18-25, 23-25, 25-13, 16-14) victory over Liberty, Saturday at KSU convocation center.
CUSA newcomer KSU improves to 7-11 on the season, including a 4-3 conference record with its third straight win. Liberty (10-7, 4-1) sustained its first conference loss of the season after starting CUSA play at 4-0. Both Liberty (Oct. 5) and KSU (Oct. 9) beat Jax State in five sets in their last match entering this weekend.
Notable Numbers
The Lady Flames and Owls meet again tomorrow, a 1 p.m. match at KSU Convocation Center.
CUSA newcomer KSU improves to 7-11 on the season, including a 4-3 conference record with its third straight win. Liberty (10-7, 4-1) sustained its first conference loss of the season after starting CUSA play at 4-0. Both Liberty (Oct. 5) and KSU (Oct. 9) beat Jax State in five sets in their last match entering this weekend.
Notable Numbers
- KSU outhit Liberty, .229-.199. The Owls also led in kills (57-55), assists (51-47), aces (7-5) and blocks (14-13). The Lady Flames held a 54-53 edge in digs. It was Liberty's third 10-block match in a row.
- Manu Johnsen led all players with 19 kills, adding 12 digs and four blocks. Kiernan Stamey recorded nine kills and four blocks, while Maggie Butkovich totaled nine kills. Caroline Chastang registered eight kills and 14 digs, while Olivia Burrage posted a match-high nine blocks. Kourtney Brown dished out 24 assists, while Leah Freeman collected 15 digs.
- Kamryn Bacus scored a team-high 14 kills for Liberty, adding four blocks. Kate Gammer registered 11 kills and 10 digs, while Madison Blane posted 10 kills and seven blocks. Autumn Flowers and Elizabeth Helmich scored eight kills each, while Charli Morris dished out a match-high 25 assists and Erica Lowery collected a match-best 17 digs.
- KSU used a 10-0 run late in set four, pulling away for a 25-13 win to send the match to a fifth set.
- The Owls led by as many as three points in the fifth set, but Liberty battled back into ties at 12-12 (Aubrey Acheson ace), 13-13 (Bacus kill) and 14-14 (KSU service error). A Liberty attack error gave KSU its second match-point try, which Stamey cashed in with a kill.
- Liberty saw its five-match winning streak snapped, its longest winning streak since opening the 2023 season with a 7-0 record.
- Kennesaw State leads the all-time series against Liberty, 14-1, including 8-0 in KSU Convocation Center. The Lady Flames won the most recent matchup before today, sweeping the Owls 3-0 on Sept. 30, 2022 in Liberty Arena. Liberty and KSU were both members of the ASUN Conference together from 2018-22 seasons.
- Gammer, who recorded her sixth straight double-digit kill match and 28th career double-double, is now three kills shy of 1,000 for her career.
- Liberty now 5-1 on Saturdays this year.
- Liberty and KSU are both 3-2 in five-set matches this season.
- The Lady Flames are 6-7 in sets decided by two points and 2-3 in extended sets so this season
- Tonight was the seventh time this season, and third match in a row, that three or more Lady Flames reached double figures in kills in the same match. Liberty is 5-2 in matches where the team has three or more 10-kill players.
- This was the 30th time that both Gammer and Bacus reached double figures in kills in the same match. Liberty is 23-7 all-time when both of these players score 10 or more kills.
The Lady Flames and Owls meet again tomorrow, a 1 p.m. match at KSU Convocation Center.
Team Stats
Lib
KennSt
Kills
55
57
Errors
26
24
Attempts
146
144
Hitting %
.199
.229
Points
73.0
78.0
Assists
47
51
Aces
5
7
Blocks
13
14
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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