Complete Game Notes

THE WEEK AHEAD
The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team returns to action this week with two conference games. The Owls will host Southern New Hampshire (10-8, 6-7 NE-10) on Wednesday and will travel to Bentley (13-4, 9-4 NE-10) on Saturday. SCSU enters the week with an overall record of 8-9 and 6-7 in NE-10 play.

ALL-TIME VS. SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Penmen hold a 46-14 overall series advantage against the Owls.

ALL-TIME VS. BENTLEY
Bentley holds a 23-5 series lead against Southern.

LANGSTON SEALS THE DEAL
Down late in the second half, Greg Langston netted 11 straight points en route to the win over St. Anselm last Tuesday night.

SMITH KEY IN VICTORY OVER ST. ANSELMS
Freshman Tylon Smith grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds in a win over St. Anselm last Tuesday.

KEY ROAD WIN
The Owls jumped back in the win column on Jan. 14 with a 60-57 victory at Merrimack. Trevon Hamlet hit two free throws with 90 seconds left to put the Owls ahead for good before Luke Houston knocked down a pair to secure the win.

ONE FOR THE AGES
The Owls played just their third four-overtime game in program history in the game against St. Michael's on Jan. 11. SCSU also went to four extra frames against Pace in 1996 and Coppin State in 1984. Ironically, the Owls have yet to win one of those four overtime contests.

IRONMEN
Three Owls played at least 50 minutes in the four overtime game against St. Michael's. Tylon Smith led all players with 58 minutes, while Trevon Hamlet played 54 and Dominique Langston, 50.

ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER HONOR
Trevon Hamlet was tabbed for the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for the fifth time this season after averaging 25.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in the Owls' contest against St. Michael's and Merrimack.

A GOOD WEEK FOR TWO NEWCOMERS
Freshmen guards Tylon Smith and Luke Houston played key roles in the Owls' last four contests against St. Michael's, Merrimack, St. Anselm and Stonehill. Houston has averaged 12.3 points per contest and was one of two Owls to post double digit scoring efforts in each of the two games. Smith averaged 10.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists, including his first career double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds) in the game against St. Michael's.

DEFENSE TELLS THE STORY AGAIN
Last year, the Owls merited just 67.4 points per game in their 12 wins, but allowed 75.9 points per game in their 15 losses. This year, the Owls are meriting just 67 points in their eight wins, but 84.4 points in their nine losses.

DISHING THE ROCK
Freshman guard Kyle Callanan dished out a career-high six assists against UMass-Lowell on Jan. 11. Classmate Tylon Smith handed out a career-best seven helpers in the win over Merrimack.

DOUBLING DOWN
Sophomore Dominque Langston netted 23 points with 13 rebounds against UMass-Lowell and followed that up with 21 points and 13 rebounds against St. Michael's. He now has three career double-doubles.

OWLS RANK NEAR THE TOP
Greg Langston is ranked second in the Northeast-10 in scoring, as he is averaging 17.1 points per contest. Teammate Trevon Hamlet is sixth with an average of 16.9 points per game.

SHOWING BALANCE
Six different Owls had nine or more points in the game against UMass-Lowell.

LANGSTON SETS TEAM HIGHS
Sophomore forward Dominique Langston set team highs in scoring and rebounding against Franklin Pierce with 23 points and seven rebounds.

BELOTE FARES WELL WITH INCREASED MINUTES
Freshman guard Ryan Belote played a season-high 21 minutes against Bridgeport and responded with new career-highs of seven points and five rebounds.

DOMINIQUE DOMINATES AGAINST CONCORDIA
Sophomore Dominique Langston had one of his best games as a collegian against Concordia. He finished with a career-high 24 points to go along with nine rebounds and a team-high five assists.

SMITH HEATED UP IN DECEMBER
Freshman guard Tylon Smith averaged 10.7 points per game over the three outings in the month, including a career-high 15 points with a career-high eight boards in the win over Concordia. He has averaged 10.2 points a game over the last 10 games.

AND AS A RESULT...
Langston and Smith were tabbed as the Northeast-10 Conference Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, for their play in the win over Concordia.
BALANCED SCORING TRANSLATING INTO WINS
In five of its eight wins this season, Southern Connecticut has had at least four players reach double digits in scoring. The Owls had a quintet hit the double digit mark in wins over Post, Adelphi and Concordia.

TRACKING THE TRENDS
The Owls have been perfect on the year when the following takes place:
• 5-0 when holding the opposition to 70 points or less
• 3-0 when shooting 50-percent or better from the field

HAMLET IN THE NCAA RANKINGS
Trevon Hamlet sits at No. 11 in the NCAA in blocks per game with an average of 2.5 per outing as of the last NCAA stats.

RAMSEY DOUBLES HIS PLEASURE
Senior Kieran Ramsey had his first double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Concordia. It was his 12th career double-double.

BLOCK PARTY CONTINUES
After being amongst the leaders in blocks within the Northeast-10 Conference last season, Trevon Hamlet has picked up right where he left off by swatting away 44 shots through the Owls' first 17 games. Hamlet is first in the NE-10 in total blocks and in blocks per game (2.5).

ON THE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Trevon Hamlet has been tabbed for the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll five times this year, with Greg Langston earning the honor twice thus far.

NEWCOMERS IMPROVING NUCLEUS
Freshmen Kyle Callanan and Luke Houston have continued to make an impact for the Owls. Entrenched in a starting role, Callanan is averaging 5.2 points per game and is third on the team with 39 assists. Houston averages 7.6 points per contest. Meanwhile, transfer Dominique Langston is third on the team in scoring with 12.8 points per game and leads the Owls in rebounding with 6.6 boards per contest. He is sixth in the Northeast-10 in rebounds/game. Tylon Smith has also fared well for the Owls, with 7.4 points and 5.0 rebounds to go along with 38 assists, which is second on the team.

HARRIS NAMED TEAM CAPTAIN
Senior guard Chris Harris has been selected as team captain for the Owls in 2011-12.

IN SEASON OPENERS
With the victory over Post, the Owls are now 26-36 all-time in season openers.

IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLL
The Owls were selected eighth in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll. They finished tied for 10th in the regular season standings last season.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome eight newcomers to the squad for the 2011-12 season - Ryan Belote, Kyle Callanan, Kevin Clark, Jose Cruz, Luke Houston, Dominique Langston, Tylon Smith and Rashamell Vereen.

VETERAN PRESENCE
Southern Connecticut returns six players from last year's squad - seniors Chris Harris and Kieran Ramsey, junior Trevon Hamlet and sophomores Joe Groski, Lenzie Harrison and Greg Langston.