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THE WEEK AHEAD
The Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team is back in action with two games this week. The Owls travel to Assumption on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in hopes of securing their second win of the year over the Greyhounds. SCSU will then host AIC on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Jess Dow Field.

SENIOR SENDOFF
The Owls will recognize seniors Aleida Mapes and Ryan Morgan prior to Thursday's home finale against AIC.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
Saturday's contest marked the first 'Play 4 The Cure' game that the Owls had dropped in the four years of hosting the event.

GOALS GONE FISHIN'
Erica Fisher scored two goals, including the game-winning goal in overtime as Southern Connecticut defeated Adelphi, 3-2, on Oct. 4.

COMEBACK KIDS
The Owls have had to come back after trailing in each of their four wins this season. Dating back to last year, 10 of their last 12 wins have come by one goal.

LEADING THE WAY
Junior Erica Fisher leads the team in points with 20 (nine goals, two assists).

ON THE HONOR ROLL
Erica Fisher was selected to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll last week after finishing with four points (two goals) during the week prior for the Owls.

SCHOCK CONNECTS FROM IN CLOSE
Randi Schock has converted two penalty strokes during regulation action so far this season - against Assumption on Sept. 6 and Saint Anselm on Oct. 15.

THE CAPTAINS
Senior Ryan Morgan and junior Randi Schock will serve as team captains for the Owls this fall.

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

A VETERAN PRESENCE RETURNING
Southern Connecticut has 10 student-athletes returning from last year's squad.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome five newcomers to this year's squad - Stephanie Karn, Nicole Scionti, Kaitlyn Stobierski, Allison Vilardi and Katy Williams.

THE TRIFECTA
The Owls qualified for the Northeast-10 Tournament for the third year in a row in 2010. It marked the sixth NE-10 Tournament appearance for the Owls under head coach Kelley Frassinelli. Previously, SCSU made the tournament in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009.

TEN OWLS HONORED BY NFHCA
Ten members of the Owls' field hockey squad - Petru Bester, Laurie Cockerline, Paige Donlin, Amanda DeChent, Ann Farrier, Kristin Grecula, Megan Lahm, Ryan Morgan, Jennifer Peterson and Lauren Zarrella - were named to the NFHCA  National Academic Squad. The National Academic Squad program recognizes those collegiate student-athletes who achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30 through the first semester of the 2010-11 academic year.

OWLS EXCEL IN THE CLASSROOM
Southern Connecticut posted the fourth-highest team grade point average among all Division II field hockey programs in 2010 and earned national honors from the NFHCA.

TRIO HONORED BY NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE
Seniors Ann Farrier and Dieny Charlot both collected All-Northeast-10 Conference honors, while freshman Sarah Cebry was named to the league's All-Rookie Team in 2010.

KEEPING THE STREAK GOING
The Owls won their third straight 'Play 4 The Cure' contest on Oct. 9, 2010 with a convincing 6-1 win over St. Michael's. The team wore pink jerseys and representatives from the Susan G. Komen Foundation were on site to assist the Owls in their efforts to raise breast cancer awareness. SCSU defeated St. Anselm in its first 'Play 4 The Cure' game in 2008 and downed a nationally ranked UMass-Lowell squad in 2009.

ON DECK
The Owls return to action on Oct. 22 when they travel to Bentley at 1Field Hockey P p.m.