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A NON-CONFERENCE AFFAIR FOR THE OWLS
After a week off, the Owls are ready for action and will travel to Bridgeport, Conn. for a non-conference match-up against the Purple Knights from the University of Bridgeport on Dec. 20. The Owls have an overall record of 3-5, 1-5 in Northeast-10 Conference competition and are looking to snap a four game losing streak. Southern will certainly look to take advantage of this game, as they will challenge a team well below the .500 mark. The game against Bridgeport will begin at 2 p.m. at Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium.

SCOUTING THE PURPLE KNIGHTS
The Purple Knights currently have an overall record of 1-6 heading into Saturday's match-up. Juniors Shannon Malone and Sidney Parsons have led the way thus far for Bridgeport. Malone leads the team averaging just over 16 points and eight rebounds per game, while Parsons is averaging just over 13 points and four rebounds per game. As a team, the Purple Knights average 61 points per game, 12 points less than the Owls this season. The Owls need to stay away from foul trouble and limit the number of Purple Knight free-throws to be successful in this match-up.

PICKING UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF
2007-08 Northeast-10 Conference All Rookie Team Selection, Logan Lentz picked up right where she left off from last season. Lentz scored a career-high 29 points on 11-17 shooting, 5-7 from behind the three-point line and tallied four assists against conference foe, Pace University. Later in the week, the team captain dropped 13 points, dished out four assists and recorded four steals in the win over the Pioneers from C.W. Post. The Owls are ranked first in the Northeast-10 in scoring, averaging just over 82 points per game.

AN OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
SCSU had no problem putting points on the board in their first game of the season. The Owls defeated Post 105-61, hitting the 100 point mark for the second time in as many seasons. Four different players reached double-digits in the game and a total of eight players scored in the victory.

ROOKIE BENCH BOSS
The 2007-08 season marked the first behind the SCSU bench for head coach Meghan Brown. She posted an above-.500 record in her first campaign as the Owls finished 15-14. Brown wasted no time recording her first career victory, which came in her first game, a 92-71 win over Northeast-10 Conference foe St. Anselm on Nov. 17 at Moore Fieldhouse in New Haven. The rookie coach picked up her first win over a nationally ranked team on Dec. 16, when SCSU tallied a 79-67 victory over No. 11 Clayton State. Brown was also successful in her first Northeast-10 Tournament game, a 64-46 win at Pace in the first round on March 2.

IN THE NORTHEAST-10
The Southern Connecticut State University's women's basketball team was placed in the No. 13 slot for the 2008-09 Northeast-10 Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll.

STRONG VETERAN PRESENCE
The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team will return five players from last year's team. The Owls will look for leadership from juniors Stephanie Hiriak, Lexi Allen, Jacqueline Johannes and Allyson Smith, and sophomore Logan Lentz.

LEADING THE WAY
Coach Brown and the Southern women's basketball team have selected Lexi Allen, Logan Lentz and Stephanie Hiriak as team captains for the 2008-09 season. Each of these athletes played key roles the 2007-08 campaign and will look to guide the new comers in the upcoming season.

WELCOME ABOARD
The Owls will bring six new players to this year's team including the inside presence of Tiffany Thompson, Lindsey Stergio and Sarah Schicher. The Owls will look for assistance at the guard position from Alex Fiola, Lauren Allen and Jessica Williams.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
Logan Lentz wasted no time making herself comfortable as a freshman in New Haven. The Chambersburg, Pa. native led an offense that wound up first in the Northeast-10 in scoring (72.2 points per game), turnover margin (+5.69 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (0.93). Lentz finished fifth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.52) and 11th in assists per game (3.45).

TAKING CARE OF THE BASKETBALL
SCSU led the Northeast-10 in both turnover margin (+5.69 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (0.93). The Owls were led in the ball-control department by Logan Lentz, who finished fifth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.52) and 11th in assists per game (3.45).

SCORING IN BUNCHES
The Owls led the Northeast-10 in scoring offense in 2007-08. SCSU averaged 72.2 points per game, one point more than Franklin Pierce (71.2 points per game).

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.

DISHING IT OUT
Logan Lentz handed out a career-high nine assists against Southern New Hampshire on Jan. 26. Lentz led the Owls in assists in 2007-08 with 100 (3.45 per game). As a team, SCSU dished out 15.10 assists per game, good for fourth in the Northeast-10.

ON DECK
The Owls will stay on the road, as they will head to Orangeburg, N.Y. for another non-conference game against Dominican College. Tip off for this match is set for 3 p.m.