Game Notes

THE WEEK AHEAD

The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team will travel to New York, N.Y. to face Pace on Wednesday at 5:30. On Saturday, the Owls will be back home when they host AIC at 1:30 at Moore Field House. 

LAST SEASON VS. PACE: GAME 1

SCSU fell to Pace last season in their first meeting at Moore Field House, 46-42. Camille Fantini scored 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and added five steals for the Owls. 

LAST SEASON VS PACE: GAME 2

SCSU was able to beat Pace the second time around last season, 70-57, on  the road. Camille Fantini scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Owls. Moni Smith-Ocran added 12 points in the win. 

ALL-TIME VS. PACE

SCSU leads the all-time series against Pace by a 18-13 margin. 

LAST SEASON VS AIC: GAME 1

The Owls prevailed on the road the first go around vs. AIC last year, defeating the Yellow Jackets, 71-66 in overtime. Camille Fantini had 16 points to go with eight rebounds. 

LAST SEASON VS AIC: GAME 2

SCSU swept the seasons series last year, taking game 2 vs. AIC,  68-62. Camille Fantini led the Owls with 22 points and added six steals. 

ALL-TIME VS. AIC

AIC leads the all-time series against Southern Connecticut by a 18-14 margin. 

LAST TIME OUT 

Southern Connecticut lost at home last Teusday, falling to Assumption 68-47 in a Northeast-10 Conference game. Moni Smith-Ocran tallied 14 points to go along with 11 rebounds for the Owls. 

ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR SMITH-OCRAN

Junior forward Moni Smith-Ocran tallied her fourth double-double in a row for the Owls last Tuesday. She recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds. 

SMITH-OCRAN TALLIES THIRD DOUBLE-DOUBLE

Moni Smith-Ocran tallied her third double-double on the year after recording 15 points and 14 rebounds on Nov. 17 vs. Saint Thomas Aquinas. 

BEATHEA RECEIVES ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Freshman forward Jackie Beathea was named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie Of The Week for her performances last week. Beathea scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds at Adelphi on 11/14 and had nine points and nine board vs. Saint Thomas Aquinas on Nov. 17. 

SMITH-OCRAN NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Junior forward Moni Smith-Ocran was named the Northeast-10 Conference Player Of The Week for her performance against Dowling on Nov. 10. Smith-Ocran had 18 points and 12 rebounds in the Owls opener. 

OWLS DEFEAT SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS

SCSU defeated Saint Thomas Aquinas on Nov. 17, 63-54, to pick up their second win of the year.

BEATHEA RECORDS FIRST DOUBLE-DOUBLE

Freshman Jackie Beathea recorded her first career double-double on 11/14 in a loss to Adelphi. Beathea pulled down 15 rebounds to go with her team-high 20 points. 

OWLS DEFEAT DOWLING

Southern Connecticut opened its 2012-13 season on Nov. 10 with a win against Dowling, 70-68, in a thrilling non-conference game. Camille Fantini hit a game-winning three with 28 seconds left in the game to lift the Owls. 

SMITH-OCRAN POSTS DOUBLE-DOUBLE

Junior Moni Smith-Ocran posted her first double-double of the year on Nov. 10 vs. Dowling. She scored a team-high 18 points, while pulling down 12 rebounds in the win. 

IN SEASON OPENERS

The Owls are now 29-10 in season-opening games since 1974-75. SCSU has won its last five season openers.

IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLL

The Owls have been selected fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll. They finished second in the regular season standings last year.

IN THE NATIONAL POLL

SCSU has been selected No. 21 in  the USA Today Sports/ESPN Top 25 coaches preseason poll. They are also No. 16 in the Division II Bulletin preseason rankings. 

WELCOME TO THE CLUB

The Owls welcome seven newcomers to the squad for the 2012-13 season - Katie Stopera, Danielle Powell, Nicole Grossbard, Amani Lightbourne, Jackie Beathea, Liz McKinley and Trinity Barnes. 

VETERAN PRESENCE 

Southern Connecticut returns four players from last year's squad - Mariah Hankton, Camille Fantini, Jacqueline Deens and Moni Smith-Ocran.

OWLS ENJOY STELLAR CAMPAIGN

The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team closed the 2011-12 campaign with a 25-6 overall record and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Along the way, the Owls also advanced to the finals of the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament.

WIN IMPROVEMENT TOPS IN DIVISION II

The Owls improved from 11 wins in 2010-11 to 25 victories in 2011-12, which marked the best win improvement (+14) in all of Division II from the two campaigns.

OWLS FINISH NO. 24 IN NATIONAL POLL

Southern Connecticut concluded the 2011-12 season ranked No. 24 in the national ranking in the WBCA/ESPN Division II poll. SCSU had been ranked as high as No. 18 during the course of the season.

SCSU IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

The 2012 appearance marked the sixth appearance all-time for the Owls in the tournament. SCSU is 13-5 all-time in the NCAA tournament and has won at least one game in each of the six appearances.

SMITH-OCRAN SETS REBOUNDS RECORD

Moni Smith-Ocran set a new single season record last year, recording 307 total rebounds. That broke Melissa Palmer's record of 296 that was set during the 1987-88 campaign. 

BROWN EARNS ARRAY OF ACCOLADES

Head coach Meghan Brown was named a finalist for the 2012 National Coach of the Year award in addition to her selection as WBCA Regional and Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year.

TWO OWLS EARN ALL-CONFERENCE LAURELS

Two student-athletes were awarded year-end honors from the Northeast-10 Conference. Sylvonya Moore was named Second-Team All-Conference, while Camille Fantini was named to the Third-Team. 

TWO EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HONORS

Moni Smith-Ocran and Sylvonya Moore were selected to the Northeast-10 All-Tournament team for their performances in helping SCSU reach the finals.

RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

Southern took down three nationally ranked opponents  last year, including No. 22 Assumption, No. 23 Franklin Pierce and No. 5 Bentley. The win over the Falcons snapped their 17-game home winning streak.

EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM

The Owls had seven student-athletes named to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the 2011-12 academic year - Jackie Deens, Alex Fiola, Lauren Allen, Moni Smith-Ocran, Shaniqua Fuller, Mariah Hankton and Keshia Primo.

AMONG THE NCAA LEADERS

Southern finished the 2011-12 season ranked among the Division II leaders in several categories. The Owls were No. 6 in steals/game (13.9) and No. 11 in turnover margin (+5.9). In addition, Camille Fantini closed the year ranked No. 8. among all Division II players in steals/game with an average of 3.5 per outing.

FANTINI JUST MISSES ON STEALS RECORD

Camille Fantini finished just five steals away from setting a new SCSU single-season mark. She had 107 steals on the year, just four back of Geraldine Artis, who registered 111 steals for the Owls during the 1990-91 campaign.

ON DECK

The Owls will be home on Dec. 4 when they host LeMoyne at 5:30 p.m. at Moore Field House.