Category | Sports

Lady Owls lose heartbreaker

Published on February 26, 2008 by The Sentinel

    The Lady Owls suffered a heart-wrenching loss Monday night in the
Convocation Center.  After gaining the lead with 15 seconds left, KSU
went down once again with just three seconds left to play.

      Jennifer Baker then had a game-winning lay-up opportunity blocked at the buzzer to give the Stetson Hatters the victory, 55-54 over KSU.  The loss snapped a four game winning streak for the Owls.

     Monday night was also Senior night for the Lady Owls.  This marks the last regular season game the seniors will play at home in the Convocation Center.  The KSU Women’s Basketball team started all of the honored seniors: Jade Robinson, Katie Martin, Nikki Gurley and Ngoneh Gaye, with the exception of Stephanie Scearce who missed the season with a knee injury.

 “I felt very honored to be able to start my final home game in front of family and friends who have been there since day one.” Katie Martin graciously stated about her start. “It is surreal to think that we have played both Division II and I, and now we have pushed Kennesaw into a new phase of athletics.”

    The seniors were emotional throughout the whole game to say the least.  Katie Martin tried to stay positive after the game, saying “I guess you can’t win them all.” She keeps hope for their up and coming years saying, “This program will definitely turn some heads in the Atlantic Sun in future years to come.”

    This game was close as it could be, with most of the match being played with the two teams’ scores just one point from each other.  The lead was switched team-to-team as the girls ran up and down the court, neither side gaining a lead greater than four points the entire game. The match was back-and-forth with ten ties and 20 lead changes.  Leaders on the court included Montinique Nixon and Brittney Henderson, who helped KSU with 12 points each.  Jennifer Baker also tallied double digits, scoring 10 points for the Lady Owls. Henderson just missed a double-double with nine rebounds.

    The home crowd that night was one for the ages. There were 643 people in attendance at the game on Monday to support the Lady Owls.  The very last seconds of the game were some of the most vocal moments a crowd has had in the Convocation Center. 

    Even with this loss, the Lady Owls’ season is not over.  They still have two very important regular season games on the road, ones which could affect the outcome of their season, including post-season play.