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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Winners of four in a row to start the season, the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team travels to Pace on Tuesday night. The Northeast-10 Conference game will tip off at 7:30 p.m.

ALL-TIME AGAINST PACE
Pace leads the all-time series against the Owls 20-7.

HOT START
This marks the second time in the past four seasons that SCSU has opened 4-0 under Coach Mike Donnelly. Before Donnelly arrived, the last time that the Owls began a year 4-0 was 1999-2000.

ON THE GLASS
SCSU, who has outrebounded opponents 188-153 this season, average 45.8 boards per game. Luke Houston tops the team with 8.5 rebounds per game.

BALANCED ATTACK
Dating back to last season, the Owls have had five players score in double figures in three of the past six games.

CAPTAINS CARRY THE LOAD
Owls' tri-captains Greg Langston, Luke Houston and Tylon Smith have carried the scoring load for the team. At the
Bridgeport Tournament, the three guards accounted for just shy of 69% of SCSU's points.
• As of Nov. 22, Langston, who leads the Owls with 25.5 points per game, ranks second in the NE-10 in scoring average.
• Smith, who had a double-double against Molloy, leads the team with 6.5 assists per game.
• Houston, who recorded a double-double at Concordia, tops SCSU with 8.5 rebounds per game.

MALLORY MAKES A MARK
Freshman guard Michael Mallory has stepped right into the Owls' rotation this season. He finished with 17 points, along
with six rebounds, in the season-opener against Molloy. Through the first four games of 2013-14, Mallory has averaged 13.0 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game.

CRUZ CONTROL
Jose Cruz scored a season-high seven points against Adelphi. The junior shot 100% from the floor and had three rebounds.

SCSU WINS TWICE AT BRIDGEPORT CLASSIC
Southern Connecticut opened the 2013-14 season with two victories at the Bridgeport Men's Basketball Classic,
defeating Molloy, 93-77, on Nov. 9 and host Bridgeport, 77-73, on Nov. 10.
• Against Molloy, five players scored in double figures,led by a double-double from tri-captain Tylon Smith. The junior guard registered 22 points along with team-highs of 10 assists and eight rebounds. Greg Langston led all scorers in the game with 24 points. Luke Houston and Michael Mallory each posted 17 for the Owls, while Stefon Williams added 10.
• The following night, Smith had 12 of his 19 points in the second half to help SCSU earn the victory over Bridgeport. The guard grabbed five rebounds and dished out seven assists. Greg Langston led all scorers with 26 points. The senior guard also grabbed six rebounds.

IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL
In the release of the Northeast-10 Conference preseason coaches' poll, the Owls were picked second in the Southwest Division. SCSU received 70 points, including one first place vote, tied for second with Saint Rose and behind the University of New Haven.

IN SEASON OPENERS
The Owls are 28-36 all-time in season-opening games. SCSU has won its last four season openers, including an 93-77 win over Molloy to start this year.

A LOOK BACK AT THE URI GAME
SCSU held a one-point lead at halftime, but the University of Rhode Island outscored the Owls by a 52-35 margin the second half to claim a 93-77 win in an exhibition contest on Nov. 1.
• Greg Langston led the Owls with 21 points in the contest. Michael Mallory added 19 points and five rebounds, while Tylon Smith chipped in 12 points, along with team-highs of seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.

A LOOK BACK AT THE UCONN GAME
Senior forward Greg Langston finished with 18 points, but the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team dropped a 93-65 decision to No. 18/19 nationally ranked University of Connecticut in an exhibition contest on Oct. 30.
• Michael Mallory also reached double figures in the contest as he scored 13 for the Owls. Luke Houston and Austin Carter added nine points each.
• After a jumper from UConn's Shabazz Napier to open the scoring, the Owls went in front on a three-pointer from Langston. The Huskies followed with an 8-0 run to take a 10-3 lead. Southern Connecticut countered with a spurt to cut the gap to 18-14 with just over nine minutes left in the opening frame. The lead was just 23-16 approaching the eight minute timeout.
• However, the Huskies closed the half on a spurt that allowed them to extend their lead to 44-28 at the break.
• The Huskies outscored the Owls by a 49-37 margin in the second half to make it a 93-65 final.

WILLIAMS CRASHES THE BOARDS
Sophomore Stefon Williams had a team-high 10 rebounds in the exhibition against UConn. His previous single-game best during the regular season last year was eight boards.

MAKING STRIDES ON THE GLASS
Southern Connecticut outrebounded UConn by a 48-43 margin in its exhibition opener.

NEW ARRIVALS
The Owls welcome five newcomers to the squad for the 2013-14 season - Michael Mallory, Austin Carter, Michael Bozzuto, Jonathan Paul and Dominic Migliaro.

WELCOME BACK
Southern Connecticut returns eight players from last year's squad - senior Greg Langston, juniors Jose Cruz, Luke Houston and Tylon Smith and sophomores Stefon Williams, Deshawn Murphy and Jack McCarthy and redshirt freshman Lucas Van Nes.

THE CAPTAINS
Head coach Michael Donnelly announced that senior Greg Langston and juniors Tylon Smith and Luke Houston will serve as team captains for the 2013-14 season.

ON THE BRINK
The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team just missed out in its first NCAA Tournament berth in more than a decade. The Owls were ranked as high as No. 4 in the region during the year and closed the campaign with a 17-10 overall mark. It marked the second straight year that the Owls posted a winning record. In addition, the team also finished in fifth place in the Northeast-10 Conference, matching its highest placement since joining the league.

DONNELLY BUILDING A FOUNDATION
Owls' coach Michael Donnelly enters his fourth season at the helm of the SCSU men's basketball program in 2013-14. Over the course of his first three years, he has guided the Owls to steady win total improvements. Donnelly inherited a team that won just two games the year prior to his arrival and has since followed up with campaigns of 12, 14 and 17 victories. He has a 47-38 record as head coach at SCSU, which includes three straight trips to the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament, a program first. Prior to his hiring at SCSU in May, 2010, Donnelly spent seven years as the head coach at Post University.

TWO OWLS RECOGNIZED BY NORTHEAST-10
Trevon Hamlet and Greg Langston were both recognized by the Northeast-10 Conference for their play during the 2012-13 campaign. Hamlet and Langston were both selected for the All-Conference squads. It was the third year in a row that Hamlet had collected All-NE-10 honors and the second consecutive for Langston.

HAMLET RAKES IN THREE MORE HONORS
Trevon Hamlet was also named to the Daktronics All-Region and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Region teams for his play during the 2012-13 campaign. He was also named to the 2013 Reese's® Division II College All-Star Game.

SMITH NAMED TO NE-10 MEN'S HOOPS ALLACADEMIC TEAM
Tylon Smith was selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Basketball All-Academic Team for his work in the classroom and on the court. He averaged 10.2 points per game and had a team-high 6.8 rebounds.

EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM
Southern Connecticut had four student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the 2012-13 academic year.

BREAKING INTO ELITE COMPANY
Trevon Hamlet and Greg Langston both joined exclusive company by crossing the 1,000 point threshhold for their careers. Hamlet scored his 1,000th point as an Owl against Pace on Nov. 28, while Langston eclipsed the mark at UMass-Lowell on Jan. 12.

UP NEXT
SCSU hosts Saint Rose on Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m.