member pages kennesaw state headlines featured Print All Preview Recap List View Grid View Owls Plate 12 Runs in First Inning in Win Over Georgia Southern April 19, 2023 Seven-Run Fourth Inning Propels KSU Past Mercer April 12, 2023 Kennesaw State Prepares to Face Xavier in NCAA Tournament First Round March 16, 2023 ATLANTA - After earning its first ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Championship, Kennesaw State earned the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament and prepares for its first March Madness appearance. The Owls drew a No. 14 seed in last Sunday's selection show and face No. 3 Xavier in the First Round on Friday at 12:40 PM ET. The game broadcasts on truTV with Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel on the call and Evan Washburn sideline reporting from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. #ASUNBSB Weekly Awards Claimed by FGCU's Kinker, KSU's Wehunt March 13, 2023 ATLANTA – Joe Kinker of FGCU and Blake Wehunt of Kennesaw State were both named in the latest edition of the ASUN Conference Baseball weekly accolades as the Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, which were announced Monday afternoon by the league office. Kennesaw State's Youngblood Named Finalist For Lou Henson Award March 09, 2023 KENNESAW, Ga. (ksuowls.com) - Chris Youngblood is up for his first national honor, as the Kennesaw State junior guard is a finalist for the 2022-23 Lou Henson National Player of the Year award, it was announced on Thursday. Owls' Abdur-Rahim Named Finalist For Multiple National Coach of the Year Awards March 07, 2023 KENNESAW, Ga. (ksuowls.com) - More national recognition keeps rolling in for Kennesaw State men's basketball. Fourth-year head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim was named as finalist for both the Jim Phelan and the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Awards. This marks three national coaching awards Abdur-Rahim is now a finalist for, after being named to the finalist list for the Ben Jobe Award Monday, presented to the top Division I minority coach. #ASUNBSB Catching Trio Named to 2023 Buster Posey Watch List March 06, 2023 ATLANTA (wichitasports.com) – Will King of Eastern Kentucky, Nick Hassan of Kennesaw State and Gray Betts of Liberty are three of 65 catchers named to the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Watch List, the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission announced on Monday. KSU's Abdur-Rahim Named Finalist for Ben Jobe Award March 06, 2023 KENNESAW, Ga. (ksuowls.com) - Fresh off the first ASUN championship in school history which earned the first-ever trip for Kennesaw State to the NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Tournament, KSU head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim has been named a finalist for the 2022-23 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award. After Defeating #2 Liberty, Top-Seeded Owls Claim Program's First @ASUN_MBB Championship March 05, 2023 #1 Kennesaw State defeated #2 Liberty on Sunday inside the Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Ga., to capture the program's first ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Championship. #7 Kennesaw State Moves on in @ASUNWBB Championship For First Time Since 2019 March 04, 2023 #1 Kennesaw State Defeats #5 Lipscomb to Earn Appearance in First #ASUNMadness Final March 02, 2023 KENNESAW, Ga. - After capturing its first ASUN Conference Regular Season Championship, #1 Kennesaw State defeated #5 Lipscomb on Thursday to reach the program's first ASUN Championship Final. The Owls face off against either #2 Liberty on Sunday inside the Owls' Convocation Center. #1 Kennesaw State Survives Tough Battle With Queens to Reach First #ASUNMadness Semifinal Since 2017 February 28, 2023 KENNESAW, Ga. - After a tough battle inside the Convocation Center, #1 Kennesaw State defeated #9 Queens to advance to the semifinal round of the 2023 ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Championship. The Owls host #5 Lipscomb on Thursday in the third postseason matchup between the two programs. KSU's Cash, UCA's Windham Highlighted With @ASUNBSB Weekly Accolades February 27, 2023 ATLANTA – Donovan Cash of Kennesaw State and Payton Windham of Central Arkansas both heard their names called by the league office during the latest release of the ASUN Baseball weekly awards, which were announced Monday afternoon. Cash (Player) combined to hit .571 (8-of-14) with three home runs and 10 RBIs for the Owls over the weekend. Windham (Pitcher) threw 8.1 innings over two games (including at No. 10 Vanderbilt) and allowed three hits, no earned runs and had six strikeouts. 2023 @ASUNBSB Season Preview: Kennesaw State Owls February 14, 2023 ATLANTA – With the 2023 ASUN Conference Baseball season quickly approaching, it's time to take a glance at all 14 league squads before the 45th year gets underway. Today, we take a deeper look at Kennesaw State, the defending ASUN Champion who the conference's head coaches voted second place in the preseason poll with 173 tallies (two first-place nods). 2023 Women's @ASUNLacrosse Season Preview: Kennesaw State February 03, 2023 ATLANTA – As the final preparations are made for the 2023 ASUN Conference Women's Lacrosse season, we are sharing information about each of the eight conference squads for the upcoming year. Kennesaw State, picked fourth in this year's preseason coaches poll, recorded the program's most wins and first winning season (11-7) in Owls' history en route to an ASUN Championship semifinalist showing in 2022. KSU hopes to build on that momentum of the historic campaign when the Owls open the season at home against Reinhardt on Feb. 10. KSU's Stroud and Stetson's Blackmon Earn Their Second @ASUN_MBB Weekly Honors of the Season January 23, 2023 ATLANTA - Kennesaw State's Brandon Stroud and Stetson's Jalen Blackmon earned the ASUN Conference Men's Basketball weekly honors, announced by the league office on Monday. Both student-athletes garnered their second weekly recognition of the season with Stroud being named Player of the Week and Blackmon securing the Newcomer distinction. KSU Takes Down Furman in Road Matchup December 15, 2022 KSU Earns Big Win Over Georgia State December 10, 2022 @ASUN_MBB Weekly Honors Earned by KSU's Stroud and APSU's Robinson November 21, 2022 ATLANTA - Kennesaw State's Brandon Stroud and Austin Peay's Shon Robinson earned the ASUN Conference Men's Basketball weekly honors, announced by the league office on Monday. Stroud helped the Owls to a 3-1 week which has Kennesaw State off to its best start in program history at 4-1 overall. Robinson posted career highs for the Govs in a win against Milligan. Owls Upend Jacksonville State, Advance to @ASUNVolleyball Semifinals November 17, 2022 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Kennesaw State advanced to the ASUN Conference Volleyball Championship Semifinals after outlasting #3 Jacksonville State to earn a five-set victory. The Owls entered this season's tournament as the sixth seed and return to the semifinal round where they fell to the Gamecocks last season. This year, KSU faces defending champion FGCU in Nashville. The Owls and #2 Eagles battle at 4 PM CT inside Allen Arena. FGCU's Shomaker & Lockey, UNF's Moro and KSU's Johnsen are @ASUNVolleyball Weekly Award Winners October 31, 2022 ATLANTA - The ASUN Conference weekly honors went to FGCU's Erin Shomaker & Chelsey Lockey, North Florida's Rocio Moro and Kennesaw State's Manu Johnsen, announced Monday by the league office. Shomaker (Player) and Lockey (Setter) helped the Eagles to road victories against Jacksonville State and Kennesaw State. Moro captured her ninth Defensive Player of the Week award while Johnsen captured her first freshman honor as the Owls clinched a berth in the 2022 ASUN Championship. 2022-23 @ASUN_MBB Season Preview: Kennesaw State Owls October 26, 2022 ATLANTA - With the 2022-23 ASUN Men's Basketball season approaching, we scope out our 14 conference squads in preparation for the 44th season of action. Kennesaw State was selected to finish eighth in the ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll after finishing fourth in the East Division last season. 2022-23 @ASUNWBB Season Preview: Kennesaw State Owls October 26, 2022 ATLANTA – With the 2022-23 ASUN Women's Basketball season approaching, we scope out our 14 conference squads in preparation for the 38th season. Kennesaw State was chosen to finish in eighth by the coaches (101 points) and 10th by the media (178 points) in their respective rankings. KSU's Rainwater, Lipscomb's Craft & UNF's Miliancano Earn #ASUNWSOC Accolades October 25, 2022 ATLANTA – The final version of the ASUN Conference Women's Soccer weekly honors were announced Tuesday by the league office as Macie Rainwater of Kennesaw State (Player), Shelby Craft of Lipscomb (Defensive Player) and Sofia Miliancano of North Florida collected the respective accolades. Kennesaw State's Bella Kil Wins Second Career ASUN Golf Honors October 20, 2022 ATLANTA – Kennesaw State senior Bella Kil had her name announced Thursday by the conference office as the ASUN Women's Golfer of the Week after leading the field in par-3 scoring with a 2.83 average at The Southern Tournament in Savannah, Ga. She was the only player in the ASUN to finish top five this week as the Owls finished 16 strokes ahead of North Florida and 35 ahead of Jacksonville State. #ASUNWSOC Calls Names of KSU's Rivera, UNF's Siassi and Stetson's Wise October 18, 2022 ATLANTA – The ASUN Conference office announced its weekly award winners for Women's Soccer on Tuesday as Kennesaw State's Tianna Rivera (Player), North Florida's Zara Siassi (Defensive Player) and Stetson's Ashleigh Wise (Goalkeeper) all heard their names called in their respective category. Rivera scored twice last week in a pair of KSU victories, including an 89th-minute header to shock Bellarmine. Siassi helped UNF shut out both Queens and Liberty in 0-0 outcomes while Wise manned the net for the Hatters and posted 23 total stops against Austin Peay and Lipscomb. Duos from UCA and KSU Capture @ASUNVolleyball Weekly Honors October 17, 2022 ATLANTA - The ASUN Conference weekly honors went to the Central Arkansas duo of Alexis McDaniel and Caylan Koons along with Kennesaw State's Dani Ballou and McKinley Ferguson, announced Monday by the league office. Ballou earned her first Player of the Week award and Ferguson took home her third Setter honor after KSU remained undefeated at home. McDaniel and Koons claimed their second consecutive Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week honors, respectively, as UCA won its sixth and seventh matches in a row. @ASUN_Football Weekly Awards Include UCA Pair Wilson & Owens, KSU's Cummins and UNA's Kenebrew October 10, 2022 ATLANTA – North Alabama's Takairee Kenebrew (Offensive) and Kennesaw State's Conor Cummins (Special Teams) were joined by Central Arkansas' Tamuarion Wilson (Defensive) and Jordan Owens (Freshman) as this week's ASUN Conference Football award winners, announced by the league office on Monday. @ASUNVolleyball Weekly Honors Won by UCA's McDaniel & Koons, FGCU's Shomaker, KSU's Ferguson October 10, 2022 ATLANTA - The ASUN Conference weekly honors went to the Central Arkansas duo of Alexis McDaniel and Caylan Koons along with FGCU's Erin Shomaker and Kennesaw State's McKinley Ferguson, announced Monday by the league office. Shomaker earned her sixth Player of the Week award after guiding the Eagles to two victories. McDaniel secured her first Defensive Player of the Week while Koons was recognized as the top freshman for the second straight week. Ferguson, the Setter of the Week, and the Owls swept Jacksonville State twice and now are perched alone atop the league standings. Garcia and Salmeron Finish Play at ITA All-American Championships October 02, 2022 TULSA, OKLA. (ksuowls.com) – Raul Garcia and Hugo Salmeron competed in the pre-qualifying rounds of the ITA All-American Championships over the weekend. Load More