The men’s basketball team scrimmaged on Tuesday night in preparation for the upcoming 2008-09 season. The team opens up with an exhibition against North Greenville at home on Nov. 6. The women’s basketball team opens with an exhibition against Emmanuel College on Tuesday (Nov. 4). KSU was picked to finish second in the Atlantic Sun this year behind East Tennessee State. Neither team is eligible for postseason play this season due to their recent transitions into Division I. The Lady Owls are led by 2007-08 Atlantic Sun Women’s Basketball Player of the Year Britteny Henderson. The senior forward from Atlanta was picked to repeat as conference player of the year.
The volleyball team swept Campbell University last Friday in Buies Creek, N.C., to win its third straight volleyball match. All of the wins came against Atlantic Sun competition, allowing the Lady Owls to improve their record to 5-17 overall and 4-10 in the conference. Junior hitter Asjia Stokes led the team with 16 kills. Stokes also had a .609 kill percentage, which is the highest of any Atlantic Sun player with a minimum of 12 kills. The 16 kills matched a personal season-high. Sabrita Gulley helped out with 11 kills. The Lady Owls hope to ride the momentum of their winning streak into a road trip to Florida this weekend. KSU will play Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
The soccer team (10-4-4, 5-2-2) shut out Campbell 2-0 last Wednesday in the Lady Owls’ final road game of the regular season. It was KSU’s third win in a row. Sophomore Yasha Blount and freshman Shelby Cosby scored goals for the Black and Gold. The Lady Owls conclude their regular season at home on Wednesday at 7 p.m. against Mercer.
AROUND CAMPUS
The men’s golf team finished ninth at the Columbia Invitational this past weekend. Freshman Jeff Karlsson finished third overall with an overall score of 222, just one stroke shy of leaders Tom Hoge of TCU and Tim McKenney of Florida. The Owls are now off until Feb. 9 when they will participate in the Mardi Gras Invitational in New Orleans.
The women’s tennis team took part in the Wilson/ITA Southern Regionals this past weekend at the University of Georgia tennis facility. Ayano Tanaka was the only Lady Owl to emerge victorious from a match. Tanaka defeated defending Atlantic Sun champion Elvira Yusupova of Jacksonville University to advance to the Round of 16. There, she was eliminated by Katerina Gresova of Georgia State. The fall season is now over for KSU, as the team will commence offseason practice before reconvening on Jan. 25 to take on Savannah State and Georgia Southern at home.
The women’s golf team competed at the Pat Bradley Invitational in Ft. Meyers, Fla., on Monday and Tuesday (results were not available at press time). The tournament was the final event of the fall season; the Lady Owls will be off until Feb. 22 when they will travel to Kiawah Island, S.C., for the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate competition.
Black can be reached at sblack@scoreatl.com.
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