Complete Game Notes as a PDF

VENTURING FORWARD IN LEAGUE PLAY
A road game at St. Michael's and a visit from No. 24 nationally ranked Franklin Pierce provide the script for the week ahead for the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team. The Owls take on the Purple Knights on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. before welcoming the Ravens on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. SCSU defeated Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 10 in the nation at the time, on the road in a non-conference game on Dec. 11. Ironically, it will be the second Saturday in a row that the Owls host a top-25 team at Moore Field House.

FOUR SCORED AND...
Southern Connecticut had four players in double figures - Sylvonya Moore, Keshia Primo, Shelley Pierson and Logan Lentz - last time out against Bentley.

GUARDS CRASHING THE BOARDS
Logan Lentz and Lauren Allen both matched career-highs with six rebounds last time out against Bentley.

GOOD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU PLAY DEFENSE
The equation has been pretty straightforward for the Owls this year - strong defensive efforts translate into victories. Southern Connecticut is allowing just 54.1 points per game in its six wins and meriting 69.1 points per game in its eight losses. The Owls haven't allowed more than 60 points in any win, but have allowed more than than figure in seven of their eight losses.

SMITH DOES MORE WITH LESS
Freshman Moni Smith-Ocran enjoyed two straight strong efforts against New Haven and Stonehill. Despite playing just 15 minutes against New Haven, she just missed out on a double-double with eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds. She also played 15 minutes at Stonehill and tallied her second double-double of the year with 12 points and 12 boards.

WE ARE WHO WE ARE
Sophomore Keshia Primo has scored 15 points in each of the last two outings for the Owls. She is averaging 9.9 points per game on the year.

PIERSON TALLIES ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Senior Shelley Pierson finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds last time out against Bentley. She hit on 7-of-9 shots from the floor in the game.

KNOCKING OFF A NATIONALLY RANKED SQUAD
Playing in its first ranked opponent of the year, Southern Connecticut picked up a 71-60 win at No. 10 nationally ranked Franklin Pierce on Dec. 11. Sylovnya Moore had a career-high 26 points while senior Shelley Pierson tallied a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Moore also set a new career-high in assists (six).

INDIVIDUALS AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS
Entering the week, senior Shelley Pierson was sixth in the Northeast-10 Conference in field goal percentage (.549), fifth in rebounds/game (8.9) and eighth in blocks/game (1.14). In addition, Logan Lentz was sixth in assists/game (4.1) and seventh in assist-turnover ratio (1.32). Sylvonya Moore was ninth in the league in scoring with 14.2 points per game.

CLEANING THE GLASS
Entering the week, the Owls ranked first in the Northeast-10 Conference in rebounding offense (42.1 per game) and in offensive rebounds (16.7).

LENDING A HELPING HAND
Entering the week, SCSU ranked fifth in the Northeast-10 in assists/game (14.5).

ALL-TIME AGAINST ST. MICHAEL'S
Southern Connecticut leads the all-time series against the Purple Knights by a 15-6 margin.

ALL-TIME AGAINST FRANKLIN PIERCE
The Ravens lead the all-time series against the Owls by a 30-15 margin.

WE WANT MOORE
Junior guard Sylvonya Moore was named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll on Nov. 29 for her play against Pace and AIC. Moore began the week by compiling a double-double, scoring a career-high 24 points, while hauling in 14 rebounds at Pace on Nov. 23. She then scored 10 points against AIC on Nov. 28 while also adding eight rebounds.

STEPPING UP
Shelley Pierson has become a reliable component to the Owls offense this season. Pierson is averaging 10.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per contest.

FALL RIVER DREAMS
Ninety of the 106 shots that Alex Fiola has attempted this year have been from behind the three-point arc.

IMMEDIATE IMPACT
Freshman Moni Smith-Ocran captured Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week for her efforts against Queens and Bridgeport during the opening weekend. She scored seven points with seven rebounds in the season opener against Queens and, in the victory over Bridgeport, scored 12 points and hauled in 13 rebounds. For the season, she is averaging 4.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

CRUSHING THE COMPETITORS
As the Owls completed their first weekend of the season, Southern was in control. In neither game did they let their opponent take the lead, nor be within 10 points at halftime. Senior Shelley Pierson controlled the court totaling 30 points and 18 rebounds. On the weekend, the Owls forced 45 turnovers and scored 54 points as a result.

WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM
Out of the 34 student-athletes from Southern Connecticut awarded the Academic Achievement Award, senior Logan Lentz and junior Alex Fiola were among those chosen representing the women's basketball team.

BACK TO BACK HONORS
Senior guard Logan Lentz was named to Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Team honors for the second straight year in 2010. An exercise science major, she has a 3.95 cumulative grade point average.

LEADING THE TEAM
Head Coach Meghan Brown has announced that senior Logan Lentz and juniors Alex Fiola and Lauren Allen will serve as team captains for the 2010-11 season.

LOOKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Owls are looking forward to the contribution of four new student-athletes - Sylvonya Moore, Keshia Primo, Shaniqua Fuller and Moni Smith-Ocran.

STRONG GROUP RETURNING
Southern welcomes back seven student-athletes for last year's team.

IN THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL
Southern Connecticut was picked 12th in the league's preseason poll.

ON DECK
The Owls are back in action on Jan. 19 for a home game against St. Anselm.