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OWLS LOOK TO REMAIN UNBEATEN IN NON-CONFERENCE GAMES
Fresh off a convincing victory at Bridgeport last weekend, the Owls are set for a three-day road trip that will consist of a game in New York and another in Pennsylvania. On Dec. 28 the women's basketball team will travel to Orangeburg, N.Y. for a game against Dominican College at the Hennessy Center. Game time is set for 3 p.m. Two days later on Dec. 30, Southern will head to Philadelphia, Pa. for their last non-conference match of the season. The team will challenge last year's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Champions at Campus Center Gymnasium scheduled for 6 p.m.

SCOUTING THE CHARGERS
The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball program has only faced Dominican College one time going into Sunday's match-up. The Owls were victorious in the only meeting between to two institutions, defeating the Chargers 74-48 in the 2006-07 campaign. Dominican is currently 4-4 on the season, coming off two losses heading into the game. Team captains, Althea Chambers and Adele Laskowski, have led the way this season for the Chargers. Chambers is averaging 13.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, while Laskowski is averaging 10.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game for the Chargers.

A BALANCED ATTACK
The women's basketball team has found offense from several members of the squad this season. Last game against Bridgeport, Alex Fiola and Allyson Smith each recorded career-highs in points leading Southern to an 81-64 victory. Three players are averaging double-digits this season, while four others are scoring seven points or more per game.

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 seniors Stephanie Hiriak, Lexi Allen and Allyson Smith, junior Jacqueline Johannes 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 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 Wocester, Mass. for a Northeast-10 Conference game against Assumption College. Tip off for this match is set for 1:30 p.m.