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OWLS LOOK TO MAKE EARLY CHARGE IN NEW YEAR
The Owls are coming off a thrilling win on the road in Worcester, Mass. against the Greyhounds of Assumption College and will look to maintain their momentum going into this week. Beginning a difficult juncture in their schedule, Southern will play three games in six days this week. The team kicks off the week with a home game on Jan. 6 against American International College. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. Two days later in Moore Field House, the Owls will host Southern New Hampshire on Jan. 8 at 5:30 p.m. To close out the week, SCSU will head up north to Rindge, N.H. to face No. 23 Franklin Pierce. Tip off is set for 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 10.

SCOUTING THE YELLOWJACKETS
The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team will face the Northeast-10 Conference's fourth place squad on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets are led by senior Stacey Boisvert who is averaging just over 17 points (third in NE-10) and seven rebounds per game. AIC leads the league in scoring defense, holding opponents to 56.8 points per games. The Owls rank second in scoring offense, leading to believe that fans will be in for an interesting match-up.

ALLEN IN THE CLUTCH
Team captain Lexi Allen demonstrated great leadership and composure as she knocked down the game-winning field goal with 1.2 seconds remaining against Assumption College on Saturday. Her closely guarded fade-away jumper from the corner proved to be the difference against the Northeast-10's fourth placed team. Allen finished the game with 14 points and five steals in the victory and currently ranks fourth in the league in points per game.

FIOLA FROM DOWNTOWN
Freshman Alex Fiola was on fire last week and led the team's offense in both games. On Tuesday she scored a team-high 12 points and on Saturday she recorded a career-high 29 points. Overall on the week, Fiola went 13-19 from the field (68 %), 8-12 from behind the three-point line (67 %) and 7-7 from the free-throw line.

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 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 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 travel to Lowell, Mass. on Jan. 14 for Northeast-10 Conference match against UMass-Lowell. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m.