Game Notes
THE WEEK AHEAD
The Southern Connecticut State University women's
basketball team will host LeMoyne on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at
Moore Field House. On Saturday, the Owls will travel to the
University of New Haven to take on the Chargers at 1:30 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Owls fell to AIC on Saturday, 70-56.
Jackie Beathea scored
21 points for Southern in the loss.
BEATHEA TALLIES DOUBLE-DOUBLE VS. PACE
Freshman forward
Jackie Beathea recorded her third
double-double of the year in a 62-59 loss to Pace on Nov. 28.
Sophomore
Mariah Hankton also chipped in with a seasonhigh
19 points for Southern.
LEADING THE WAY
Freshman
Jackie Beathea leads the Owls averaging 13.5 ppg.
Junior
Moni Smith-Ocran is averaging a double-double with
12.8 ppg and 10.3 rpg. Sophomore
Mariah Hankton is also
averaging in double-figures with 12.3 ppg.
LAST SEASON VS LEMOYNE: GAME 1
The Southern Connecticut State University women's
basketball team won a tough road game, 52-45, in it's first
contest against LeMoyne last season.
LAST SEASON VS LEMOYNE: GAME 2
The Owls swept the season series with LeMoyne last season
beating the Dophins, 81-52, in the second meeting. Moni
Smith-Ocran finished with 16 points in the win.
ALL-TIME VS. LEMOYNE
Southern Connecticut leads the all-time series against
LeMoyne by a 16-10 margin.
LAST SEASON VS NEW HAVEN: GAME 1
The Owls defeated New Haven, 81-57, in the first meeting
between the cross-town rivals a year ago.
Camille Fantini
had 15 points and
Moni Smith-Ocran had 13 points and 11
rebounds.
LAST SEASON VS NEW HAVEN: GAME 2
SCSU beat New Haven twice last season, including a 75-65
win the second time these two teams met.
Camille Fantini
scored a game-high 20 points for the Owls.
ALL-TIME VS. NEW HAVEN
New Haven leads the all-time series vs. Southern Connecticut
by a 35-22 margin.
ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR SMITH-OCRAN
in a row for the Owls on Nov. 20. She recorded 14
points and 11 rebounds.
SMITH-OCRAN TALLIES THIRD DOUBLE-DOUBLE
year after recording 15 points and 14 rebounds on Nov. 17
vs. Saint Thomas Aquinas.
BEATHEA RECEIVES ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
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
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
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.
game-winning three with 28 seconds left in the game.
SMITH-OCRAN POSTS DOUBLE-DOUBLE
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.
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
and Trinity Barnes.
VETERAN PRESENCE
Southern Connecticut returns four players from last year's
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
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
named to the Third-Team.
TWO EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HONORS
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
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).
among all Division II players in steals/game with an average
of 3.5 per outing.
FANTINI JUST MISSES ON STEALS RECORD
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. 18 when they host Queens
at 7 p.m. at Moore Field House.
