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LOOKING TO KEEP IT GOING
Winners of 10 in a row, the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team looks to continue its winning streak with two games this week. The Owls travel to St. Anselm on Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. before hosting Stonehill on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The Owls enter the week with an overall record of 12-3 and are 9-2 in Northeast-10 Conference play.

CAREER HIGHS EQUALING SUCCESS
The Owls have benefitted from increased scoring output from nearly its entire roster this season. Returners Sylvonya Moore (14.6 ppg), Alex Fiola (8.9 ppg), Camille Fantini (10.1 ppg), Moni Smith-Ocran (9.2 ppg) and Shaniqua Fuller (3.4 ppg) are currently all posting career-bests in points per game.

STEALING THE SHOW
The Owls recorded a season-high 21 steals in two of the last three games - against Queens on Jan. 9 and at Merrimack on Saturday.

TRACKING THE TRENDS
SCSU is 7-2 when senior guard Sylvonya Moore leads the team in scoring, and 8-1 when Moni Ocran-Smith leads the team in rebounding. The club is also 8-0 when at least one player posts a double-digit rebounding effort and 5-0 when a player records a double-double.

MOORE EARNS NE-10 HONORS ONCE AGAIN
Sylvonya Moore was selected to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll this week for her play against St. Michael's and Merrimack last week. She averaged 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per contest in a 2-0 week for the Owls.

FIOLA KICKING IT UP A NOTCH
Senior guard Alex Fiola averaged 16.5 points per game in the Owls' two contests last week, while also hitting on 10-of-23 shots from behind the three-point arc.

AGGRESSIVE DOWN ON THE BLOCKS
Moni Smith-Ocran has recorded double digits rebounding efforts in six of the eight contests.

ALL-TIME VS. ST. ANSELM
SCSU is 12-6 all-time against conference opponent St. Anselm.

ALL-TIME VS. STONEHILL
Stonehill holds an 11-9 all-time series lead against SCSU.

AMONG THE NORTHEAST-10 LEADERS
Camille Fantini leads the league with 3.0 steals per game and 46 total steals, while Moni Smith-Ocran is currently fourth in the NE-10 with 9.1 rebounds per contest. Alex Fiola is also 11th in the league in assists.

AMONG THE NCAA LEADERS
Southern is currently ranked No. 8 in the country in steals/game (14.1) and ranks No. 16 in turnover margin (+6.6). Camille Fantini is also No. 17 in steals/game.

HANKTON SHINES
Freshman guard Mariah Hankton netted a career-high 22 points in a conference matchup against UMass-Lowell on Jan. 7.

TEAM EFFORT
The Owls made a statement against UMass-Lowell, outscoring the RiverHawks, 40-9, in bench points.

CAN WE GET SOME MOORE
Senior Sylvonya Moore finished with a double-double against UMass-Lowell. Moore posted 13 points and 14 rebounds in the win.

FOUR SCORE AND...
Southern Connecticut had four players in double figures against Franklin Pierce, led by a 21-point effort from Sylvonya Moore.

STRINGING IT TOGETHER
The Owls 10-game winning streak is the longest since the 2006-07 season.

DISHING IT OUT
Senior Alex Fiola handed out a career-high seven assists in the win over Franklin Pierce.

SWIPER, NO SWIPING!
Sophomore Shaniqua Fuller recorded a career-best five steals against Franklin Pierce.

MOORE EARNS WEEKLY HONORS
Sylvonya Moore was named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for her play in the Owls' win over Dominican.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Moni Smith-Ocran posted her fourth double-double of the year with an 12-point, 10-rebound effort in the win over Merrimack. She now has six career double-doubles.

FOLLOW THE CAPTAINS LEAD
Senior point guard Alex Fiola netted a season-high 19 points to help lead Southern to a win over Eckerd College.

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.

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.

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.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
One hundred and three of the 140 shots taken by Alex Fiola this year have been three-pointers.

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.

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.

ON DECK
The Owls host Southern New Hampshire on Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m.