Lexi Broadwater climbed to fifth all-time in team history for assists as the Kennesaw State volleyball team defeated its first two Atlantic Sun Conference opponents in straight sets and extended their winning streak to five matches.
The Owls played their first match at the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Friday, Sept. 21, beating the Highlanders without dropping a set.
NJIT played well in the first set, nearly taking it while leading 24-22. Two errors by them and two kills from the Owls allowed KSU to come back and take the first set. The final two sets were straightforward as freshmen Kaylee Morris and Dani Ballou helped the Owls reach their tenth win on the season.
Laura Chastang led the way with 14 kills while Quin Sutphin had five blocks.
“It’s never easy to go on the road and get a win, especially in three sets,” said head coach Keith Schunzel. “We let a big lead in set one slip away, but kudos to our team for staying calm, fighting back and pulling out the win.”
Chastang extended her double-digit kill streak to 13 matches as the Owls traveled to face North Alabama two days later.
KSU showed incredible consistency as they continued to use several players to face the Lions’ defense and win all three sets. Sutphin highlighted the first set with seven kills while Broadwater provided 43 assists, the third-most in a three-set match in team history.
Broadwater’s assist total now stands at 716 as the Owls won their eleventh game of the season.
“Really happy with the competitive, consistent mentality we brought to all three sets today,” Schunzel said. “We’ve been talking a lot about our standard … [and] today we did a great job with that.”
The Owls head back home this week as they continue their ASUN slate. KSU hosts the Stetson Hatters on Friday, Sept. 29, before hosting North Florida Osprey on Sunday.
