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A LOOK AHEAD
The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team (1-18, 0-14 NE-10) gets some much needed rest this week after coming off a three-game skid in five days. The Owls will travel to New York, N.Y. on Wednesday, Jan. 28 for their only contest of the week versus Pace. Wednesday's match-up marks the second time these teams met this season as the Pace Setters got the better end of the deal at Moore Field House, as they pulled away with a 70-69 victory. Tip-off for Wednesday's night game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Goldstein Fitness Center.

FIRST MEETING
Earlier this season, the Owls played host to the Pace Setters at Moore Field House on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008. With 12 seconds remaining in the game, Ryan Woods went to the line and hit both foul shots to give his team the win, 70-69. Despite only six players suited for the Owls, the team played extremely well and had a chance to win but their final shot fell short and Pace regained the possession. Junior John Mazzarella and freshman Kieran Ramsey led the Owls as they both posted double-doubles. Mazzarella dropped a career-high 20 points and Ramsey posted season-highs in points (17) and rebounds (17). Southern seeks revenge as they hope to knock off Pace in their own gymnasium on Wednesday night. Pace marks an overall record of 6-12 and 4-9 in the conference; however they are losers of seven straight. They are led by freshman guard Adrian Mills as he averages a team-high 14.1 points per game.

COMING UP SHORT
Last week the Owls traveled to Felician College for a non-conference road game on Thursday night. Down by four with 23 seconds remaining in the second half, junior Derrick Corbett entered the game and gave the Owls the spark they needed. Corbett came off the bench and hit a lay-up right away to cut the margin to two. The Owls then sent Ethan Kennedy to the line as he went 1-for-2 to give Felician a 79-76 lead with seven seconds left. Southern went right back to Corbett as he nailed one from downtown with one second remaining, lifting his team into overtime. In the OT, Corbett dropped another three and the Owls looked as if they were headed toward victory. However, Felician responded by hitting back-to-back three's to tie the game at 86. The Owls had a chance to end the game but a missed lay-up followed by a defensive rebound and a foul, sent Richard Fegins to the line with half a second remaining. He hit one of two foul shots as the Owls left New Jersey with a devastating loss, 87-86. Despite falling short, the Owls showed improvement as their 86 points was their highest scoring output of the season.

OWLS ON THE HONOR ROLL
Junior center John Mazzarella has earned recognition on the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll twice this season. He was selected to the weekly honor roll on Dec. 1 for his performance against Pace and Dec. 15 for his performances against Stonehill and New Haven.

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 return to the road on Wednesday, Feb. 4 for a Northeast-10 contest versus Saint Anselm. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Stoutenburgh Gym.