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Women's Basketball Seeks Fourth Straight Win On Monday Night

Camille Fantini and the Owls look for their fourth straight win on Monday night.
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THE WEEK AHEAD
After a week off for exams, the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team returns to action on Monday night at 6 p.m. when it hosts Eckerd College. The Owls have won three straight to improve their record to 5-3 overall, while the Tritons are 6-1 on the year.

MISSING IN ACTION
The Owls continued their dominance as seven players recorded a steal in the 81-57 win over New Haven. Camille Fantini finished with five steals to lead the way, while senior captain Alex Fiola had a career-high four steals.

SUPPORTING ROLES
Southern's bench players contiued to be a factor as the Owls bench provided a spark outscoring New Haven's bench 14-10.

DOUBLE DOSE
Five Owls scored in double figures in the win over UNH. Leading the way was Sylvonya Moore with 20 points. Moni Smith-Ocran added a double-double for the Owls in the win.

DISHING IT OUT SUCCESSFULLY
Southern Connecticut currently ranks No. 11 in Division II in assists/game. The Owls are averaging 14.1 assists a contest.

ALL-TIME VS. ECKERD, SSC
This will be the first meeting all-time between SCSU and Eckerd College. Southern is 0-1 all-time against Sunshine State Conference opponents, as Barry won the only meeting against the Owls.

MOORE FUELS COMEBACK
Sylvonya Moore scored a career-high 27 points to go along with eight rebounds, two assists and three steals in the overtime win against AIC. The Owls came back from an eight point halftime deficit to send the game into overtime, where Moore stole the show by scoring all eight of the Owls' points in the extra frame as SCSU went on to win, 71-66.

SHARP SHOOTERS
Efficient shooting aided the Owls in their win over AIC, as they shot 52.8 percent from the field en route to the comeback victory.

CAREER BESTS
The top four leading scorers for the Owls - Sylvonya Moore, Camille Fantini, Moni Smith-Ocran and Alex Fiola - are all enjoying personal bests in scoring average so far this season. Moore is averaging 13.8 points per game to go along with 4.1 rebounds per game; Fantini is averaging 10.8 points per game and 5.8 rebounds a game; Fiola averages 6.5 points and 3.3 rebounds a game, while Smith-Ocran is posting 9.1 points per game to go along with a team-leading 8.1 boards per contest.

IN THE NE-1O PRESEASON POLL
The Owls were selected 13th in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll.

MOORE EARNS NE-10 HONORS
Sylvonya Moore was named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for her play against Adelphi and St. Thomas Aquinas. She averaged 19 points per game and totaled nine steals, seven rebounds and eight assists.

LOOKING BACK AT THE YEAR THAT WAS
The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team concluded its 2010-11 season with 11 wins. The Owls just missed a Northeast-10 Tournament berth.

COMMUNITY SERVICE CUP WINNERS
The team won the Tim Greer Insurance Agency Inc. Community Service Cup for their efforts during the 2010-11 academic year.

COMMUNITY RECOGNITION
The 2010-11 squad was recognized by the Connecticut Department of Higher Education for their outstanding community service efforts. Head coach Meghan Brown and captain Alex Fiola attended an event in Hartford to receive formal recognition for their efforts in April.

CLEANING THE GLASS
The Owls ranked first in the league in 2010-11 in offensive rebounds/game (15.62) and second in the Northeast-10 Conference in rebounding offense (40.3 per game).

ON DECK
The Owls will host Dominican on Dec. 30 at 6 p.m.
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