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A BATTLE OF UNBEATENS
A pair of undefeated teams, both overall and in Northeast-10 Conference play, will square off on Tuesday night when the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team hosts Assumption in a Northeast-10 Conference contest. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. at Moore Field House. Fans who can't make it can follow the action with live stats at http://www.sidearmstats.com/southernct/mbball

LANGSTON PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF
A year after leading the Northeast-10 in scoring during the regular season, junior Greg Langston is once again atop the league in scoring this year. He's currently averaging 21.7 points per game. In addition, he also pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds last time out against Adelphi.

DEFENSE DOING THE JOB
Southern Connecticut is holding its opponents to just 37-percent shooting from the field thus far on the year. In addition, opponents have made just 12-of-55 three-point attempts (21.8 percent).

A QUICK START
The Owls are off to a 3-0 start for the second time in the last three seasons. The 2010-11 squad won its first four games of the year.

LANGSTON NAMED NE-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Greg Langston was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Week on Monday after posting 22 points and 13 rebounds in the Owls' win at Adelphi. The double-double was the fourth of Langston's collegiate career. Coincidentally, three of those four double-doubles have come against Adelphi, one in each of the past three seasons. The fourth came against Bentley in 2010-11.

PAIR NAMED TO NE-10 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Trevon Hamlet and Greg Langston made the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll during the week of Nov. 12 for their performances during a 2-0 week for the Owls. Hamlet led the Owls with 28 points and five rebounds against Goldey-Beacom. He then had 10 points, five rebounds, four rebounds and four blocks against Bridgeport. Langston had 17 points against Goldey-Beacom, and then led the Owls with 26 points and seven rebounds against Bridgeport.

LAST SEASON AGAINST ASSUMPTION...GAME 1
Four players scored in double figures, led by a 19-point effort from Trevon Hamlet, but the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team dropped a 92-78 decision to Assumption on Nov. 22, 2011 in Worcester, Mass.
• Greg Langston had 16 points for the Owls, while Dominique Langston added 14 points and six rebounds. Kyle Callahan also reached double digits with 10 points and a team-high four assists.
• The game was tied at 5-5 in the opening minutes before Assumption went on a 7-0 run and never trailed again. The Greyhounds led by as many as 15 in the first half and carried a 49-35 lead into halftime.
• The Owls were able to trim the Assumption lead to 10 in the second half, but never into single digits. Assumption shot 63-percent from the field for the game, including 65-percent (13-of-20) from behind the arc.

LAST SEASON AGAINST ASSUMPTION...GAME 2
Trevon Hamlet scored 27 points and pulled down nine rebounds, while Greg Langston added 22 points and a team-high six assists as the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team captured an 82-65 win over Assumption at Moore Field House on Jan. 31, 2012.
• Tylon Smith scored 15 points for the Owls and added nine rebounds.
• The Owls shot 58 percent from the floor in the contest and led practically from start to finish. SCSU hit 18-of-27 field goals in the first half and led by as many as 20 points in the opening stanza. The hosts carried a 47-30 lead into the locker room at halftime.
• Assumption hung around for most of the second half and closed to within seven, 63-56, with 7:28 remaining. However, the Owls put the game away with a 10-0 run and went on to the 17-point win.

HAMLET CLOSING IN ON CENTURY MARK
Trevon Hamlet needed less than two full collegiate seasons to reach the 1,000 point plateau for his career. However, he stands just 38 points shy of reaching 1,000 as a member of the Owls. Hamlet played his freshman season for current Owls' coach Mike Donnelly at Post University. In all, Hamlet now has 1,501 points in his college career heading into the game with Assumption.

CONSISTENCY AGAINST THE GREYHOUNDS
Trevon Hamlet will look to maintain his strong play against Assumption. Over the course of the four games he has played against the Greyhounds, Hamlet has averaged 25.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per contest.

AT THE UB MEN'S BASKETBALL CLASSIC
The Owls opened the 2012-13 season with two wins at the UB Men's Basketball Classic in Bridgeport, Conn. The Owls defeated Goldey-Beacom, 94-77, and Bridgeport, 71-57.

IN SEASON OPENERS
With the win over Goldey-Beacom, the Owls improved to 27-36 all-time in season-opening games. SCSU has won its last three season openers.

ALL-TIME VERSUS ASSUMPTION
The Greyhounds hold a 29-13 lead in the all-time series between the two clubs.

NEW FACES IMPACTING EARLY
Freshmen Deshawn Murphy and Stefon Williams made the most of their collegiate debuts in the opening weekend for the Owls. Murphy had 11 points and seven rebounds against Goldey-Beacom, and added two points and six rebounds against Bridgeport. Williams had 14 points and five rebounds against Goldey-Beacom, and added four points and three rebounds against Bridgeport.

VETERANS HELP SET THE TONE
The four returning starters for the Owls all played a significant role in the team's two wins over the opening weekend. Greg Langston averaged 21.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Trevon Hamlet finished with 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 blocks per outing. Tylon Smith averaged 8.5 points, 8.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds, while Luke Houston averaged 8.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

WORTH THE WAIT
Senior guard Rashamell Vereen was an immediate contributor on both ends of the floor in his first two games as an Owl over the opening weekend. After sitting out all of last year due to NCAA transfer rules, he stepped in and averaged 9.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. In addition, he played a key role in defending Bridgeport's Darian David in that game between the clubs. David averaged 32 points in two games against the Owls last year, but was held to just nine points in the game.

LENDING A HELPING HAND
Greg Langston handed out a single-game high seven assists in the season opener against Goldey-Beacom. He had previously handed out half a dozen assists on two occasions. Tylon Smith also set a new personal-best with nine assists against Bridgeport.

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

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome four newcomers to the squad for the 2012-13 season - Jack McCarthy, Deshawn Murphy, Lucas Van Nes and Stefon Williams.

VETERAN PRESENCE
Southern Connecticut returns seven players from last year's squad - seniors Trevon Hamlet and Rashamell Vereen, junior Greg Langston and sophomores Ryan Belote, Jose Cruz, Luke Houston and Tylon Smith.

OWLS CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD
The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team continued its upward climb in 2011-12 with its best season in a decade. The Owls concluded the campaign with a 14-13 mark, good for their first winning season since 2001-02. In addition, the team also finished in fifth place in the Northeast-10 Conference, the highest placement since joining the league.

THREE OWLS RECOGNIZED BY NORTHEAST-10
Trevon Hamlet, Greg Langston and Tylon Smith were all recognized by the Northeast-10 Conference for their play during the 2011-12 campaign. Hamlet and Langston were both selected for the All-Conference squads, while Smith was tabbed for the All-Rookie Team. It was the second year in a row that Hamlet had collected All-NE-10 honors.

EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM
Southern Connecticut had six student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the 2011-12 academic year.

HAMLET FINISHES AMONG NCAA BLOCKS LEADERS
Trevon Hamlet finished the year ranked No. 17 in Division II blocks/game. Hamlet averaged 2.3 blocks per contest on the year.

CONFERENCE RESURGENCE
The Owls registered 21 conference victories combined during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, the highest win total since they entered the league with 22 conference wins from 2000-02.

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, 2012. 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.

DEFENSE TELLS THE STORY AGAIN
In 2010-11, the Owls merited just 67.4 points per game in their 12 wins, but allowed 75.9 points per game in their 15 losses. A similar trend followed the Owls in 2011-12, who  meriting just 65.7 points in their 14 wins, but 83.1 points in their 13 losses.

OWLS RANKED NEAR THE TOP
Greg Langston finished the season ranked third in the Northeast-10 in scoring with 16.7 points a contest, while Trevon Hamlet was fifth with an average of 16.3 points per game.

BALANCED SCORING TRANSLATES INTO WINS
In eight of its 14 wins in 2011-12, Southern Connecticut 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.

BLOCK PARTY CONTINUES
After being amongst the leaders in blocks within the Northeast-10 Conference in 2010-11, Trevon Hamlet picked up right where he left off with 61 blocks, which ranked first in the NE-10.

ON DECK
Southern Connecticut is back in action on Nov. 28 for a road game at Pace at 7:30 p.m.