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CONFERENCE PLAY KICKS OFF
Fresh off a season-opening weekend sweep of Chestnut Hill and Bridgeport, the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team begins Northeast-10 Conference play on Wednesday night against LeMoyne. It's the only contest for the week for the Owls. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. at Moore Field House.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE
The season opening win was the first for the Owls since the 2006-07 season, when they defeated UMass-Lowell. The team's 2-0 start is the first since the 2001-02 campaign.

RETURNING VETERANS IMPACT DOWN LOW
Senior Dexton Williamson and junior Kieran Ramsey played a key role in the Owls' two wins over the weekend. Williamson was one of two Owls to score in double digits in both contests. He had 16 points against Chestnut Hill and 10 against Bridgeport. Ramsey scored 23 points in the win over Chestnut Hill and averaged 15.5 points in the two contests.

LANGSTON ACCLIMATES HIMSELF WELL
Freshman Greg Langston was one of just two Owls to register double digits in both outings over the weekend. He tallied 12 points in his collegiate debut against Chestnut Hill and added 15 points in the win over Bridgeport.

DOING IT ON THE DEFENSIVE END
Two strong defensive efforts have helped the Owls to their quick start. In addition to meriting just 56.5 points per game in their first two contests, SCSU posted a +7 margin in rebounding and held its opponents to just 29.7 percent shooting from the field.

WIN NO. 1 AND WIN NO. 100 ALL IN A WEEKEND
Owls' coach Michael Donnelly posted his first win on the SCSU sideline on Saturday, and followed that up with his 100th win as a collegiate head coach thanks to Sunday's triumph over Bridgeport.

WRITING THE PLAY TO HIS LIKING
Trevon Hamlet registered the go-ahead bucket with 1:22 remaining in regulation to propel the Owls to a 59-56 win at Bridgeport on Sunday. He averaged 9.5 points in two games last week.

SPREADING THE WEALTH
Eight different players averaged double digit minutes during the opening weekend, while a ninth averaged 9.5 minutes per outing.

NO ROAD WOES HERE
Southern Connecticut posted its first road win since Dec. 29, 2008, a 58-53 win at Dowling, when it defeated Bridgeport on the road on Sunday.

RETURNING A STRONG CORE
Southern Connecticut returns six student-athletes from last year's squad - seniors Lance Long, Dexton Williamson and Andrew Zito, juniors Chris Harris and Kieran Ramsey and sophomore Ante Cosic.

EIGHT IS GREAT
Eight newcomers have joined the squad for the 2010-11 season - Joe Groski, Trevon Hamlet, Lenzie Harrison, Demetrius Jackson, Greg Langston, Chazz McCarter, Nyheem Sanders and John Scurry.

IN THE ALL-TIME SERIES
LeMoyne holds a 17-7 advantage in the all-time series with Southern Connecticut State.

IN THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL
The Owls were selected 15th in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches.

RECEIVING THEIR JUST DUE
The Owls were named the recipient of the 2009-10 Northeast-10 Conference Men's Basketball Sportsmanship award for their play during the course of the season.

QUARTET PICKS UP LEAGUE ACCOLADES
Four Owls - Clyde Chapman, Lance Long, Johnnie Bird and Jonathan Schofield - were named to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll during the 2009-10 academic year.

DISHING IT OUT
Junior guard Chris Harris was ninth in the NE-10 in assists in 2009-10. He also finished 12th in assist-turnover ratio.

ON DECK
The Owls travel to Pace for a Northeast-10 Conference contest on Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m.