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THE WEEK AHEAD
The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team is coming off a one game week in which the team was edged out by Northeast-10 Conference opponent Pace, 70-69 in its home opener at Moore Field House. This week the Owls will host conference opponent New Haven on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. They remain home for their next contest against Saint Anselm. Game time is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

CAREER HIGHS
Three Owls set new career highs last week as they fell short to Pace at home on Tuesday, Nov. 25. John Mazzarella netted 20 points, outscoring his old career high by nine. He also posted a career high in assists with five. Kieran Ramsey set career highs in points (17) and rebounds (17) in only his fifth game with the Owls. Lance Long set a new career high in points with eight and Andrew Zito tied his at 10.

OWLS ON THE HONOR ROLL
Junior center John Mazzarella has earned recognition on the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for his performance against Pace on Tuesday, Nov. 25. He posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. He also tallied team-highs in blocks (4) and assists (5). He was selected to the weekly honor roll on Dec. 1 for the first time this season.

RETURNING A STRONG LINEUP
SCSU will look for its veterans to lead the team this season as they welcome back 10 returning players from last year's squad. Three of the team's top four scorers in 2007-08 return to the team's lineup including seniors Justin Gardenhire and Preston Bell as well as junior Trevor Harris.

WELCOME ABOARD
The Owls welcome two newcomers to this year's team including freshmen guard Chris Harris and forward Kieran Ramsey.

IN THE NORTHEAST-1O PRESEASON POLL
The Owls have been ranked No. 15 in this year's Northeast-10 Preseason Coaches Poll.

GOING OUT WITH A BANG
The Owls' defeated the University of Massachusetts-Lowell by a score of 61-43 in their final home game of the 2007-08 season. The team hopes for similar success this season on Senior Night, which will be played on Feb. 24 against Le Moyne at 7:30 p.m.

SETTING THE STANDARD
A trio of first year Owls in 2007-08, Andrew Zito, Lance Long and Tocari Davis, set career highs in the team's Feb. 16 game at Bryant. Zito scored a career-high 10 points. Long netted six points to mark a new career-best and also dished out a career-high three assists. Davis matched his career-high of eight points and set career highs in rebounds and assists with five of each. Davis played every minute of the game before fouling out with 22 seconds remaining.

RUNNING THE POINT
In 2007-08, Trevor Harris dished out a career-high 11 assists against Pace on Feb. 13. The Nanuet, N.Y. native was the Owls leading assist man on the season, as he dished out 102 dimes. Harris also led the 2006-07 club with 3.3 assists per game.

AN OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
In the 2007-08 campaign, the Owls scored a season-high 89 points in their win over Dominican on Dec. 28. Preston Bell led the offensive effort with a career-high 22 points. The Owls' previous season-high of 80 points came in the team's season opening loss to St. Anselm on Nov. 17. Southern Connecticut last scored 89 or more points in a game on Feb. 4, 2006 in a 102-92 overtime loss at Merrimack. SCSU last scored 89 or more points in a 40 minute contest on Feb. 25, 2003, when they defeated Le Moyne by a score of 91-75.

ON DECK
The Owls go back on the road next week as they travel to North Easton, Mass. for a conference game against Stonehill. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.