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CLOSING OUT THE YEAR
Fresh off a 12-point win over No. 11 nationally ranked Clayton State, the No. 10 Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team returns to the floor on Friday night for its final action of the 2007 calendar year when they visit Northeast-10 Conference foe Pace. The Owls went 2-0 last week and have won seven of their last eight  overall, including four of five in the conference, and  currently sit tied for third in the NE-10. 

LAST TIME OUT
Senior forward Kate Lynch led all scorers with 23 points on Sunday afternoon as No. 10 SCSU defeated No. 11 Clayton State 79-67 in non-conference  action at Moore Fieldhouse. Lynch shot 12-for-14 from the free-throw line on the afternoon and led four Owls in double figures, while Marie St. Fort led three Clayton State players in double digits with 21 points. 

SCOUTING THE SETTERS
Picked to finish eighth in the Northeast-10, Pace has dropped six of its first eight, including four  of six in the conference, and currently sits 11th in  the NE-10. Most recently, Stephanie Klingele (18 points) led four Setters in double figures as Pace ended a five-game losing streak with a 72-54 road  victory over St. Anselm on Saturday. Stephanie Rossmy hauled in 13 rebounds on the evening. On the season, Klingele leads the Setters in scoring (14.6 points per game), while Rossmy leads the club in rebounding (6.8 per game).

PREVIOUSLY AGAINST PACE
The Owls and the Setters last met on March 3, 2007 at Moore Fieldhouse in the Northeast-10 Championship. In that game, Kate Lynch scored a career-high 34 points and Shamika Jackson added 22 points of her own to lead No. 7 SCSU to a 73-57 victory and their second straight conference tournament title. Liran Buchris led three in double figures for Pace with 14 points. Jackson and Babette Noah each hauled in eight rebounds, while Rochelle Johnson grabbed seven boards of her own. 

NICE TO MEET YOU
SCSU's 79-67 victory over Clayton State on Dec. 16 marked the first ever meeting between the two programs. In fact, it was the first time the Owls had ever faced any of the teams currently in the Peach Belt Conference. Clayton State became the 146th unique opponent in SCSU history as well as the 120th different program to suffer a defeat at the hands of the Owls. 

REACHING MILESTONES
A trio of SCSU seniors reached significant career milestones against Clayton State on Dec. 16. With 11:09 remaining in the first half, guard Kaylie Schiavetta dished out her 100th career assist as she set up a layup by Rochelle Johnson. Schiavetta recorded 18 of her assists over her freshman and sophomore campaigns at Massachusetts. With 4:33 remaining in the game, guard Michelle Martinik knocked down her 100th career three-pointer. Finally, on a free throw with 3:06 remaining, Kate Lynch became the sixth player in SCSU history to record her 1,400th career point.

HAVE A DAY
Senior guard Kaylie Schiavetta set a pair of career highs in SCSU's 79-67 victory over Clayton State on Dec. 16. The Northport, N.Y. native scored 17 points to bump up her career high for the third time this season and the second time in as many games. Schiavetta also collected a career-high rebounds, eclipsing her previous high of four, which she had accomplished twice before. 

ELITE COMPANY
With a free throw with 3:06 remaining against Clayton State on Dec. 16, senior forward Kate Lynch became the fourth player in SCSU history to notch 1,400 career points. She is only the second player in program annals to tally 1,400 career points and 500 career rebounds, joining Debbie Petrasek, who
racked up 1,683 points and 596 rebounds from 1989 through 1994. 

SHE'S ALL OVER THE PLACE
Senior guard Michelle Martinik really filled out the stats sheet in SCSU's 83-58 victory over Merrimack on Dec. 14. The Monroe, Conn. native scored 11 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out nine assists, narrowly missing her first career triple-double. Martinik also collected two steals, shot 6-for-9 from the foul line and hit a three-pointer on the evening.

DOUBLING UP
Senior guard Michelle Martinik matched her career-high with 10 rebounds and scored 11points to notch her second double-double of the season against Merrimack on Dec. 14. The Owls now have four double-doubles on the season. 

NATIONALLY PROMINENT
The Owls are ranked 10th in the nation in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, as announced on Dec. 18 by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The fourth weekly poll of the regular season saw SCSU ranked No. 10 for the second week in a row. This marks the 26th consecutive week the Owls have been nationally ranked. The last time SCSU did not appear in the Top 25 was the eighth
week of the 2005-06 season. 

OWLS ON THE HONOR ROLL
Senior forward Kate Lynch and senior guards Michelle Martnik and Kaylie Schiavetta were all named to the Northeast-10 Conference Honor Roll for the week ending on Dec. 16. It was the fourth honor roll selection of the season for Lynch, as well as the second for Martinik. In all, the Owls have had nine honor roll selections so far this season. 

SCORING IN BUNCHES
The Owls currently lead the Northeast-10 in scoring  offense. SCSU is averaging 79.9 points per game, 5.3 points more than Stonehill (72.6 points per game). The Owls also rank second in the conference in scoring margin. SCSU is averaging 19.1 points per game more than their opponents and trails only Stonehill (+19.4 scoring margin) in that department.

FROM THE LINE, THE FIELD OR THE ARC 
SCSU currently leads the Northeast-10 in three-point and free-throw percentage. On the season, the Owls have shot 194-for-255 (.761) from the free throw line and 67-for-187 (.358) from three-point
range. In addition, the Owls have shot 269-for-608 (.442) from the floor, good for second in the conference, behind only Franklin Pierce (.466). 

RALLYING POINT
At Massachusetts-Lowell on Dec. 6, SCSU faced its biggest deficit of the season when it trailed the River Hawks by 13 points with 13 minutes to play in the first half. From that point, the Owls went on a 28-8 run over the remainder of the half to take a lead they would not relinquish as they went on to a 75-61 victory. 

MULTI-PRONGED ATTACK
Six Owls scored in double figures in SCSU's 106-40 victory over Felician on Dec. 3. Senior forward Kate Lynch led all scorers with 27 and sophomore forward Sarah Houseknecht tied her career high with 15 points. Also in double digits were senior guard Michelle Martinik (18 points), junior guard Lexi Allen (11), senior guard Kaylie Schiavetta (10) and senior forward Rochelle Johnson (10). 

GRAND THEFT BASKETBALL
SCSU recorded a season-high 23 steals against Felician on Dec. 3, which led to 57 points off of turnovers for the Owls. Senior forward Kate Lynch led the way with eight steals. On the season, SCSU ranks second in the Northeast-10 with 12.0 steals per game. Lynch ranks fourth in the conference with 2.9 steals per game. 

WELCOME ABOARD
With a jump shot with 5:30 remaining in the game against Felician on Dec. 3, freshman guard Katie Spydell notched her first career field goal for the Owls. Just 1:06 later, she would follow that up with her first career three-point field goal to set a new career high with five points. 

HANGING A HUNDRED
SCSU's 106-40 victory over Felician on Dec. 3 marked the first time the Owls had reached the 100-point plateau since Nov. 18, 1995, when they posted a 101-77 victory at Molloy. It was the first time SCSU had scored 100 points at home since Feb. 27, 1979, when they defeated Northeastern 100-62. The 106 points was the most scored by an SCSU team since the 1973-74 season, when they twice posted 109 points in 109-41 and 109-27 victories over Rhode Island and Connecticut, respectively. 

DUAL HONORS
SCSU picked up a pair of Northeast-10 Conference awards for the week ending on Dec. 1. Senior forward Kate Lynch averaged 27 points and 8.5 rebounds over two games to earn Player of the Week honors and freshman forward Logan Lentz garnered Freshman of the Week accolades as she averaged 5.5 points, four assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals over the week's pair of games.