| Match 16 |
Kennesaw St. (7-5, 0-0) at NJIT (1-14. 0-0) |
| Date | Time |
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 | 1pm |
| Location | Arena |
Newark, NJ | Wellness and Events Center |
| All-Time Series |
KSU Leads 8-0 |
| Live Stats |
In-Game Statistics |
| Live Video |
Highlander Sports Network |
NEWARK, NJ--The NJIT women's volleyball team will open up Atlantic Sun Conference action when it hosts Kennesaw St. on Tuesday at 1pm in the Wellness and Events Center.
Last Time Out
NJIT dropped all three of its matches at the Tiger Invitational last weekend.
Highlander Leaders
Kills: Sarah Merritt (111)
Digs: Olivia Welsch (178)
Assists: Liz Benson (374)
Blocks: Courtney Branch (47.0)
Service Aces: Madi Busler (10)
Honor Roll
NJIT players have picked up All-Tournament Team honors at each of the squad's four weekend events this season.
Sarah Merritt was named to the All-Tournament Team at the season-opening Terrier Classic and last weekend's Tiger Invitational. while
Madi Busler was named to the All-Tournament Team at the FDU Knights Fall Classic and
Courtney Branch earned All-Tournament Team recognition at the Sacred Heart Invitational.
Scouting Kennesaw
KSU heads into Tuesday afternoon's match with a 7-5 record against a difficult schedule thus far. Half of the Owls' 12 matches have come against Power 5 opponents, with KSU earning victories vs. Georgia Tech and at Alabama. Kennesaw St. is coming off of a pair of losses as it fell to Maryland and South Carolina in straight sets last weekend. Three Owls -Lauren Chastang, Quin Sutphin and Emma Schurfranz– have each surpassed the 100-kill plateau this season, with Chastang's 184 (3.76 k/s) topping the leaderboard. Lexi Broadwater is the squad's setter and enters Tuesday's match averaging 11.04 a/s and her 541 total assists lead the NCAA. Defensively, Karlee Groover ranks fifth in the ASun averaging 4.22 d/s.
Series History
Tuesday's match will be the ninth meeting between the Highlanders and Owls, and KSU has won the previous eight including both matchups last season.
UP NEXT
Following the match against the Owls, the Highlanders will return to the court on Sunday when they host North Alabama in ASun action at 12pm back in the WEC.
