Kennesaw State soccer

AT KENNESAW STATE (1-0-0) vs. STATE (1-0-0) Monday August 22, 2016 • 7 p.m. ET • Kennesaw, Ga. • Admission: FREE

Video: ASUN-TV Live Stats: KSUOwls.com Coaches: Benji Walton, 1st season at KSU | Ed Joyce, 1st season at Georgia State Series: Kennesaw State Leads, 3-2-1 Last Meeting: 2015, Georgia State won, 3-2 Promotion: Student Appreciation Night

Game Preview Scouting Georgia State Fresh off a season-opening 1-0 victory at Chattanooga • The Panthers posted an 11-6-4 record, including a 4-4-1 on Friday (Aug. 19) to begin the Benji Walton Era, mark in the Sun Belt Conference, in 2015. Kennesaw State returns home to entertain local rival Georgia State at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on Monday Georgia State returns three of its top four points leaders (Aug. 22). Kickoff is 7 p.m. and KSU will host Student from a year ago, including senior Suzanne Arafa, who Appreciation Night. topped the club with 23 points after scoring nine goals and adding five assists. Georgia State enters play with a 1-0 record after defeating Alabama State, 3-0, Friday in . Kennesaw State Team Notes • The 2016 Kennesaw State roster includes seven seniors, Story Line seven juniors, one sophomore and nine freshmen. Monday’s match-up between the Owls and Panthers • Kennesaw State was picked to finish fifth in the ASUN features two first-year coaches with their respective preseason coaches’ poll after receiving 32 points. teams. KSU head coach Benji Walton and Georgia State Defending conference champion Florida Gulf Coast head coach Ed Joyce are in their first season leading was selected first in the poll as it was a unanimous pick, their respective programs. totaling 63 points and seven first-place votes. • Senior Cassidy Kemp returns as the Owls’ top point Walton came to Kennesaw after three years as an producer after totaling 16 points (six goals, four assists) assistant coach at Indiana, while Joyce moved to Atlanta • Including Kemp, Kennesaw State returns it top six following two seasons as an assistant for the Campbell points leader from a year. Kemp, Reed, senior Kim men’s team. Fincher (14) and junior Ida Hepsoe (10) reached double digits in points a year ago. Chattanooga Review • Senior goalkeeper Catherine McDuff-Viau earned An early goal by senior Shannon Driscoll, solid defense her first career shutout in Friday’s 1-0 victory over and strong play in goal by senior goalkeeper Cathernine Chattanooga and improved her all-time record to 2-2-0. McDuff-Viau sparked a 1-0 victory over Chattanooga. • Senior Shannon Driscoll’s goal against the Mocs was The Owls dominated the first half, out-shooting the the sixth of her career, and fourth game-winner. Mocs, 7-2, before finishing the game with a 9-4 shot • Junior defender Ida Hepsoe was credited with her advantage. ninth career assist in the Owls’ win over Chattanooga.

Brittney Reed Named Preseason All-ASUN Next Up Redshirt senior Brittney Reed was named to the The Owls return to Fifth Third Bank Stadium on Friday Atlantic Sun Conference’s preseason all-conference when they host in-state rival Mercer. Kickoff is 7 p.m. team following a vote of the league’s coaches. Reed, who earned her degree in July, was named to the all- Stat Leaders (2015) conference team despite playing in just three matches Points: 16, Cassidy Kemp after suffering an early-season knee injury. The Owls’ Goals: 7, Brittney Reed senior was a force in those three contests as she totaled Assists: 8, Ida Hepsoe 15 points (seven goals, one assist) to place second on Shots: 49, Kim Fincher the team. Shots on Goal: 20, Kim Fincher Goals Against Average: 1.71, Ashley Zambetti Saves: 66, Ashley Zambetti

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NO. NAME CL. POS. HT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Ashley Zambetti Jr. GK 5-7 Duluth, Ga./UAB 1 Catherine McDuff-Viau Sr. GK 5-7 Ste-Catherine, Quebec, Canada/Champlain Col. St-Lambert 2 Ida Hepsoe Jr. D 5-4 Malvik, Norway/Kristen Videregående Skole Trøndelag 3 Ashtah Das Jr. D 5-5 Kennesaw, Ga./Allatoona HS 5 Kaitlyn Sterling Jr. D/MF 5-7 Marietta, Ga./Coastal Carolina 6 Kim Fincher Sr. F 5-9 Lawrenceville, Ga./UAB 7 Maggie Gaughan Sr. F 5-7 Marietta, Ga./Hillgrove HS 9 Monica Herrera Sr. MF/F 5-7 Acworth, Ga./Harrison HS 10 Jessica Sexton Jr. F 5-4 Marietta, Ga./Rutgers 12 Cassidy Kemp Sr. MF/F 5-3 LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange HS 13 Shannon Driscoll Sr. MF 5-8 Woodstock, Ga./River Ridge HS 14 Charlotte Rindt Fr. MF 5-4 Augusta, Ga./Augusta Preparatory Day School 15 Carly Pressgrove So. D 5-9 Peachtree City, Ga./ Starr’s Mill HS 16 Mady Carter Jr. GK 5-8 Conyers, Ga./Heritage HS 17 Sydney Crowley Fr. D 5-9 St. Mary’s, Ga./Camden County HS 18 Tiffany Sornpao Fr. GK 5-7 Berkeley Lake, Ga./Duluth HS 19 Martina Juric Fr. MF 5-3 Lawrenceville, Ga./Brentwood HS 20 Haley Worthy Fr. MF 5-10 Winston, Ga./Alexander HS 21 Isabella Contreras Fr. MF 5-3 West Palm Beach, Fla./The Kings Academy 22 Abby Roth Jr. D 5-8 Columbus, Ga./Shaw HS 23 Emely Sosa Fr. MF 5-4 Pembroke Pines, Ga./Pembroke Pines HS 25 Morgan Harrison Fr. MF 5-4 Canton, Ga./Cherokee HS 27 Brittney Reed R-Sr. MF 5-9 Kennesaw, Ga./Florida 33 Reagan Peters Fr. MF/F 5-7 LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange HS

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Benji Walton (1st season) Assistant Coaches: Chevy Chevalier, Lauren Sestak ROSTER

NO. NAME CL. POS. HT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Kendall Alvey Fr. GK 5-8 Loganville, Ga./Loganville 1 Brie Haynes R-Jr. GK 5-9 Suwanee, Ga./South Forsyth 2 Taina Anglade Jr. F 5-3 Milton, Ga./Cambridge 3 Brooke Shank Fr. F/D 5-9 Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge 4 Kenzie Winters Jr. MF 5-2 Fayetteville, Ga./Whitewater 5 Mikella Rodriguez Fr. D/MF 5-3 Miami, Fla./Eagles Landing 6 Alex Melnyk Fr. D 5-6 Alpharetta, Ga./South Forsyth 7 Amanda Bruemmer Sr. D 5-3 San Antonio, Texas/Collins Hill 8 Monique Hundley So. MF/F 5-3 Scott, La./Acadiana 9 Siobhan Wilson Sr. F/MF 5-3 London, England/Sheredes Senior School 10 Shelby Soldat Sr. D/MF 5-5 Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall 11 Kylie Ruffule Jr. MF 5-4 McDonough, Ga./Union Grove 13 Rebecca Copeland Jr. F/MF 5-9 Huntsville, Ala./Virgil I. Grissom 14 Rachael Schultz So. D 5-6 McDonough, Ga./Ola 15 Alexis Thomas Sr. F 5-4 Bishop, Ga./UNCG 16 Caitlin Ray So. F 5-3 Loganville, Ga./Loganville 18 Callie O’Connor Sr. F 5-7 Milton, Ga./Georgia Southern/Milton 19 Isabelle Grest Fr. D/MF 5-7 Buford, Ga./Buford 20 Lily Barron Fr. F/MF 5-5 Sharpsburg, Ga./Northgate 21 Erin Rhodes Fr. F/MF 5-4 Johns Creek, Ga./Northview 22 Suzanne Arafa Sr. MF 5-6 Acworth, Ga./Kennesaw State/Allatoona 24 Samantha Craig Jr. D 5-9 Dunwoody, Ga./UAB 26 Skylar Olson Jr. MF 5-8 Concord, N.C./UAB

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Ed Joyce (1st season) Assistant Coaches: Jonathan Britt, Kim Denne

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