LIBBY KNIGHT Assistant Director of Communications 590 Cobb Avenue Kennesaw, Ga 30144 OFFICE: 470-578-7589 CELL: 678-428-9808 [email protected] THREE-TIME A-SUN CHAMPION | TWO-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT | 76 ALL-A-SUN HONOREES » 2014 SCHEDULE AND RECORD KENNESAW STATE VS FURMAN, MEMPHIS MATCH 7 VS. FurmAN | SEPT. 12 ‌​| FIFTH-THIRD BANK STADIum | KENNESAW, GA. OVERALL 2-3-1 D R MATCH 8 VS. MEMPHIS | SEPT. 14 ‌​| FIFTH-THIRD BANK STADIum | KENNESAW, GA. A-Sun 0-0-0 ECO Non-Conference 2-3-1 KENNESAW STATE VS THIS WEEKEND Home 0-0-1 Away 0-2-0 KENNESAW STATE FURMAN Neutral 2-1-0 RECORD: 2-3-1, 0-0-0 A-Sun 2014 R 2014 RECORD: COACH: Rob King 4-1-0, 0-0-0 SOCON 2014 SCHEDULE 19th Season (200-114-22) Date opponent time RECORD VS.: STATISTICAL LEADERS AUGUST 1-0-0 MINUTES DANIELLE GRAY, 549 10 Sun. at Wofford (EX.) W, 1-0 GoaLS Maggie Gaughan, 3 MEMPHIS 15 FRI. CLAYTON ST. (EX.) W, 6-1 ssisTS OUR LAYERS A F P , 1 RECORD: 17 SUN. MIDDLE TENN. (EX.) L, 4-2 OINTS aggie aughan P M G , 6 1-2-2, 0-0-0 American 22 Fri. at Alabama L, 5-1 SHOTS Maggie Gaughan, 10 RECORD VS.: 25 GEORGIA stATE T, 1-1 2OT GAAVG OLIVIA STURDIVANT, 0.73 0-0-0 SAVES CARTER, STURDIVANT, 14 TROY TROJAN CLASSIC 29 Fri. at Troy L, 1-0 » GAME COVERAGE 31 Sun. vs. South Alabama W, 2-1 LIVE STATS: KSUOwls.Com LIVE VIDEO: KSUOwls.com (Fri) TWITTER: Twitter.com/KSUOwlsSoccer LIVE AUDIO: KSUOwls.com (Sun) SEPTEMBER MT blue RAIDER classic »WEEKEND SCHEDULE THE competition 5 Fri. vs. Austin Peay W, 1-0 FRIDAY Furman/Memphis 7 Sun. vs. South Florida L, 1-0 OT The Paladins opened the 2014 season VS. FURMAN 7 P.M. with an overtime win over Georgia 12 FRI. FURMAN 7 P.M. SUNDAY State, before dropping a 2-1 decision to 14 SUN. MEMPHIS 5 P.M. VS. MEMPHIS 5 P.M. Auburn. Since then, Furman has won 19 FRI. UT MARTIN 7 P.M. three-straight, including Mississippi State 21 Sun. at Samford 1 p.m. TALKING POINTS » Following almost three weeks away (2-1), Presbyterian College (4-1) and USC 27 Sat. at Lipscomb* 7 p.m. from Fifth Third Bank Stadium, the Upstate (3-0). They are led by Stephanie OCTOBER Owls return to Kennesaw for its first DeVita (3G) and Carlie Couch (2G 2A), 3 FRI. STEtsON* 7 P.M. home match since hosting Georgia who lead the Paladins with six points. 5 SUN. FLA. GULF COAst* 1 P.M. State on Aug. 25. After opening the season with a 2-1 win 10 Fri. at Jacksonville* 7 p.m. over Alabama, the Tigers have gone » The Owls are a mix of youth and winless with ties against Lipscomb and 12 Sun. at North Florida* 1 p.m. experience, with 12 letterwinners Ole Miss and losses against Vanderbilt 18 Sat. at Northern Kentucky* 7 p.m. returning from a season ago as well and Auburn. Valeria Sanderson leads UM 24 FRI. USC UpstATE* 7 P.M. as welcoming in nine newcomers in 2014, including six international with six points on three goals this season, NOVEMBER student-athletes and three local which play Southeastern Louisiana on A-SUN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS players. Friday prior to Sunday’s match. 1 Sat. First Round TBD LAST MEETING VS. FurmAN: KSU won, 3-1, 7 Fri. Semifinals TBD » In the annual A-Sun Coaches on Sept. 12, 2008 in Spartanburg, S.C. Poll, KSU was picked to finish third, LAST MEETING VS. MEMPHIS: First meeting. 9 Sun. Finals TBD coming in behind regular season champion Florida Gulf Coast and CAPS denotes home contest PROBABLE Starting LINEUP * denotes Atlantic Sun Conference match tournament champion Jacksonville. NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. All home matches played at Fifth Third 19 OLIVIA STURDIVANT GK 5-9 SO » On Sept. 2, senior Nicole Calder Bank Stadium 27 BriTTneY Reed D 5-9 RSO All times are Eastern and subject to change was named as one of 30 candidates for the 2014 women’s soccer Senior 22 ABBY ROTH D 5-8 FR CLASS Award. The list is comprised of 11 ALma GardarsdoTTir D 6-0 SR » SOCIAL MEDIA CORNER 30 NCAA Division I seniors who have 13 SHANNON DriscoLL D 5-8 SO TWITTER notable achievements in four areas – 8 Hannah ChurchiLL MF 5-5 JR @KSUOWLNATION, @KSUOWLSSoccer community, classroom, character and FACEBOOK competition. The candidate class will 2 Ida HEPSOE MF 5-4 FR FaceBOOK.com/KennesaWSTATEOWLS be narrowed to 10 finalists midway20 JULIA NELSON MF 5-4 SR YOUTUBE through the regular season, before the 5 MARIT SANDTROEEN MF 5-6 FR YOUTUBE.com/KSUOWLVISION winner is announced during the 2014 7 Maggie Gaughan F 5-7 SO INSTAGRAM Women’s College Cup in December. INSTagram.com/KennesaWSTATEOWLS 21 DanieLLE GraY F 5-8 RSO » SoccER QUICK FACTS » NEWS AND NOTES HIS EEK IN OCCER UNIVERSITY T W KSU S After almost three weeks away from the friendly confines of Fifth Third InsT. Name �������������������������KennesaW STATE UniVersiTY Bank Stadium, the Kennesaw State soccer team returns to Kennesaw this LOCATION ........................................... KennesaW, GA. weekend to open a three-match homestand. The Owls will first take on ENROLLMENT ��������������������������������������������������� 24,629 Furman in a 7 p.m. ET contest on Friday, Sept. 12, before facing Memphis at FOUNDED ��������������������������������������������������������������1963 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14. NICKNAME �����������������������������������������������������������OWLS Live video for Friday’s contest will be available on ASun.TV, while live COLORS. .......................................... BLack AND GOLD audio for Sunday’s match will be broadcasted on KSU All-Access. AFFILIATION .................................... NCAA DIVISION I CONFERENCE �����������������������������������������ATLANTIC SUN The Owls own a 1-0-0 record against the Paladins after earning a 3-1 win Arena/CapaciTY ����FifTH Third Bank STadium/8,300 over Furman on Sept. 12, 2008 in Spartanburg, S.C., while Sunday’s match against the Tigers will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs. YEAR OPENED ���������������������������������������������������� 2010 In the Owls’ 3-1 win over the Paladins, Brittany Vinning posted her first two PRESIDENT ............................................DR. DAN PAPP goals of her career and Beth Meadors added a third score to lead KSU to ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ��������������������� Vaughn WILLIAMS victory. SENIOR WOMAN ADMIN. �����������������������KATIE EGLOFF INSTITUTION WEBSITE ��������������������������KennesaW.EDU The Owls wrap up their three-match homestand with a 7 p.m. match against UT Martin on Friday, Sept. 19, before traveling to Birmingham, Ala., ATHLETIC WEBSITE ���������������������������� KSUOWLS.com for a 1 p.m. contest at Samford on Sunday, Sept. 21. COACHING STAFF LAST TIME OUT HEAD Coach ����������������������������������������������� ROB KING The Kennesaw State soccer team went 1-1 at the Blue Raider Classic, ALMA MATER ���������������� ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE, 1991 hosted by Middle Tennessee at the Hayes Soccer Stadium. The Owls KSU Record/YEARS �������156-62-18/13TH Season opened the tournament with a 1-0 win over Austin Peay as freshman Marit CAREER Record ........... 200-114-22/19TH Season Sandtroeen headed in her first-career goal off of a cross from seniorJulia in the 56th minute of the match. KSU then dropped a back-and- OFFICE PHONE �������������������������������(470) 578-2777 Nelson forth overtime battle with South Florida on Sunday when the Bulls scored KING E-MAIL [email protected] the game’s only goal in 99th minute for the 1-0 victory. AssisTANT Coach �����������������������������MATTHEW CARR ALMA MATER �������������������������WEST GEORGIA, 2008 KSU NOTAblES OFFICE PHONE �������������������������������(470) 578-2778 With the Owls’ 1-0 win over Austin Peay last Friday, head coach Rob King Carr E-MaiL ���������������������������������[email protected] earned his 200th career head coaching win and now owns a 200-114-22 AssisTANT Coach ���������������������������RacheL BECKLER record in 19 seasons of coaching. At Kennesaw State, King owns a 156-62- ALMA MATER ����������������������KennesaW STATE, 2009 18 record after earning the program’s 150th win against Northern Kentucky OFFICE PHONE ������������������������������ (470) 578-2789 on Sept. 29, 2012. Prior to KSU, King spent six seasons at Montevallo and accumulated a 44-52-4 record while coaching the Falcons. BECKLER E-MAIL ������������������� [email protected] VOLunTeer AssisTanT Coach �����������������������������ALEX Pama Sophomore Maggie Gaughan leads the Owls with six points on three STudenT AssisTanT Coach ��������������������������HeaTher JOYce goals this season. She ranks in the top five of the Atlantic Sun Conference in Team Manager ������������������������������������������MATT WALkieWics points (t-fourth, six), points per game (t-fifth, 1.0 avg./game), goals (three) ATHLETIC TRAINER ������������������������COURTNEY SILVERA and goals per game (0.50 avg./game). Since returning to the lineup, sophomore goalkeeper Olivia Sturdivant HISTOry has been tough to beat in front of the net and holds a 0.73 goals against First Year ........................................................ 2002 average in 368 minutes of action. She ranks in the top seven in the league All-Time Record/Yrs ...................156-62-18 / 13 in goals against average (fourth, 0.73 GAA), save percentage (fourth, .824), All-Time DI Record/Yrs .................. 101-57-16 / 10 saves (seventh, 14), shutouts (t-third, one). All-Time A-Sun Record/Yrs ....................58-22-7 / 10 All-Time Home Record/Yrs .................... 89-21-8 / 10 After giving up five goals in their season-opening match at Alabama, the Kennesaw State defense has buckled down to allow only four goals in its All-Time 5th/3rd Bank Stadium Record/Yrs .............17-14-6 / 5 last five matches. In this stretch the Owls have allowed no more than one goal per match, while also earning their first shutout of the season against TEAM Austin Peay last Friday. 2013 OVERALL Record .................................... 9-9-1 2013 A-SUN Record/FINISH ...................5-3-1/3RD KSU opponents have been flagged for 36 offside calls in six matches this season, including a season-high 10 from South Florida on Sunday.