KSU Sports Recap: Lady Owls Defeat Mercer

Here's a roundup of the week in sports. Click on the links for more detailed information from ksuowls.com.

Women's Sports

Basketball—With 10 seconds left on the clock, Lisa Capellan’s jumper sealed a 70-68 win over Mercer. The Lady Owls are now within one game of third place in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings. Read more here.

Softball—Kennesaw State swept the second day of the KSU Classic, defeating the Red Hawks 2-0 and the Lady Govs 9-0. The Lady Owls finish the first weekend of the season at 3-0. Read more here.

Track and Field—The Lady Owls put on a solid performance at the Vulcan Invitational in Alabama against some of the nation's top teams, including Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Memphis and Vanderbilt. Freshman Lauren Scott finished sixth in the 5000 meter run, and Cynthia Davis finished sixth in the 200 meter dash. Read more here.

Golf—Kennesaw State's women’s golf team concluded round one of the UCF Challenge in Florida with an 11th place tie. Read more here.

Tennis—Women's tennis suffered a 6-1 loss at Troy University in Alabama with sophomore Alexandra Apostu scoring the Owls' only point. Read more here.

Men's Sports

Basketball—The Kennesaw State Owls lost 61-57 to rivals the Mercer Bears in front of a record 4,991 people at the KSU Convocation Center. Kennesaw State also debuted its before the game. Read more here.

Golf—Kennesaw State's men's golf team struggled at the Gator Invitational in Gainesville, FL with a 12th place finish. Read more here.

Tennis—The Owls' 7-0 loss to Troy University in Alabama dropped the team to 3-3 for the season. Read more here.

Track and Field—Senior Kendal Parks gave one of the top performances for the Owls at the Vulcan Invitational in Alabama, placing seventh in the 60-meter hurdles. Read more here.