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THE START OF A NEW SEASON
After being forced to postpone the first game of the season due to inclement weather, the Southern Connecticut State University softball team is set to kickoff its 2009 campaign. The Owls will travel to Clermont, Fla. for three doubleheaders over a stretch of three days. On Friday March 13, the team will challenge Queens and Wayne State College beginning at 9:30 a.m. On Saturday March 14, the Owls have a non-conference doubleheader against Nyack and Dominican at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Southern will wrap up the three-game road trip with a doubleheader against Philadelphia University on March 15. First pitch is set for 9 a.m. 

IN THE 2008 CAMPAIGN
The Owls finished the 2008 season with a record of 25-26. They wrapped up their Northeast-10 Conference schedule in the third spot with a 18-12 record in conference play. In their last game, the team took an ill fortuned 3-2 loss to Bryant in extra innings in the second round of the Northeast-10 Tournament.

IN THE NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE
The Southern Connecticut State University's softball team has cracked the top five in the 2009 Northeast-10 Conference Softball Preseason Poll. The Owls received one first place vote and 170 total points and control the No. 4 seed heading into the 2009 campaign.

STRONG VETERAN PRESENCE
The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team will return 10 players from last year's team. Furthermore, among the 10 student-athletes, six started all 51 games for the Owls.

LEADING THE WAY
Coach Barbaro and the Southern softball program have named three returning starters to serve as team captains for the 2009 season. Seniors Monica Savarese, Brittany Gandley and Christina Wolf will lead the way for the Owls this coming season.

2008 ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
In 2008 two members of the softball team earned Northeast-10 Conference accolades. Returning junior third baseman, Megan Caporossi, and Jessica Dempsey were selected to the NE-10 third team. Caporossi led the way last season, starting in all 51 games for the Owls, hitting .349 with 33 RBI and 36 runs scored. She finished second in the league with nine home runs and forth in the league with an astounding .614 slugging percentage.

WELCOME ABOARD
The Owls will bring seven new players to this year's team. Coach Barbaro has added three potential outfielders, three pitchers and another infielder to assist the 10 returning athletes from last year's squad.

THE COACH
Head Coach Lisa Barbaro returns for her fifth year in the dugout. In her Southern Connecticut career, Barbaro has posted a record of 102-83-5, including a 67-44-3 mark in Northeast-10 Conference games.

ON DECK
On deck for the Owls, the team will challenge Molloy College on March 19 in Rockville Centre, N.Y. First pitch is set for 10 a.m. in Fort Myers, Fla.