After two players won conference awards, the Kennesaw State women's golf team finished its regular season schedule last week, playing at the Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic from Friday, April 11, to Sunday, April 13, in Athens, Georgia. The Owls finished above six nationally-ranked teams to finish tied for first during the stroke play portion of the event hosted by the...
By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read
Owls pitching duo combines for shutout in finale after 3 losses earlier in week
Photo credit: Vanessa Banks
Garrett Pitts contributed to this article. The Kennesaw State baseball team played four games last week, falling at Georgia Southern before coming home to face Florida Gulf Coast, and losing twice before winning the finale on Sunday. An eighth-inning push by Georgia Southern proved to be too much as the Owls lost 7-2 in Statesboro. KSU tied the game at...
By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Thomason, Greep help softball win twice after 2 shutout losses
Photo credit: Houida Aldihri
The Kennesaw State softball team played four games last week, opening with a home loss to Georgia Tech on Wednesday, April 10, before visiting Stetson over the weekend, dropping one game before winning twice. KSU combined for just five hits against the Yellow Jackets in a 7-0 loss, as stranded baserunners doomed the Owls. In the third inning, KSU loaded...
By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 3 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Outside the Nest: Before the glory of Tiger, tragedy strikes the golfing world
While millions of viewers around the world witnessed the miraculous comeback of Tiger Woods at the Masters, the family and friends of 28-year-old Malaysian golfer Arie Irawan were still reeling from his sudden death on Sunday, April 7. Irawan had missed the cut at the Sanya Championship in China but decided to remain at his resort area hotel for the...
By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Calvo Barcelo sets men's record for singles wins, Nash wins thriller for women
Photo credit: Vanessa Banks
The men's and women's tennis teams were in action last week beginning on Tuesday, March 19, as the men beat Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech before falling to Liberty, while the women lost to Jacksonville State and Liberty. Senior Fermin Calvo Barcelo broke a team record by winning his 62nd career singles match 4-3 as the men's team opened its...
By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Owls fall 3 times in close games to conference foe FGCU
Photo credit: Alisa Seripap
Rio White contributed to this article. Kennesaw State's softball team lost three close games as it played a trio of weekend home games against Florida Gulf Coast beginning on Saturday, March 21. KSU began the series with a close 4-3 loss in extra innings during the 1 p.m. matchup. The Eagles took an early lead, scoring three runs in the...
By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read
Baseball sweeps opening conference series against Lions, renews winning streak
Rio White contributed to this article. Kennesaw State's baseball team played five games last week beginning on Tuesday, March 19, splitting two games against Binghamton before sweeping North Alabama in the first Atlantic Sun Conference series of the season. Four players contributed with two hits each as the Owls won the first of two games against Binghamton 10-1. With the...
By Rio White + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Foreign Language Day introduces students to global cultures
Learning a new language is not only about vocabulary. It means learning a new culture and learning a new way of thinking. Kennesaw State's Department of Foreign Languages hosted its annual Foreign Language Day celebrating 11 different languages and cultures in the University Rooms of the Student Center on Thursday, March 21. Foreign Language Day is an annual event dedicated...
By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Defense victorious over offense during KSU's spring football game
Photo credit: Richard Blythe
Eight sacks, 25 tackles for loss and a veteran advantage helped the football team's defense defeat the offense 69-40 at Kennesaw State's annual spring game on Friday, March 22. Playing with an alternative scoring system that rewarded the offense for making progress down the field and the defense for preventing it, both sides aimed to show the talents of next...
