Game Notes

THE WEEK AHEAD
The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team will play a pair of Northeast-10 Conference games this week. They will travel to Assumption on Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. start and then host Saint Rose on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
The Owls fell to No. 2 Bentley at home last Saturday, 94-52, in a Northeast-10 Conference contest.
• Freshman Jackie Bethea recorded 16 points and six  rebounds to lead the Owls.
• Senior Camille Fantini chipped in with 10 points, four assists and three rebounds.
•Courtney Finn led all scores for Bentley with 21 points and also pulled down six rebounds.

BEATHEA TABS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS
Jackie Beathea was named the Northeast-10 Rookie Of The Week for the fourth time this season for her play against No. 17 Stonehill and Saint Anselm. Beathea averaged 19.0 points per game and 13.5 rebounds per contest in the two outings.

OWLS AMONG D-II NCAA LEADERS
The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball is ranked nationally in several categories as of Jan. 29, 2013.
• The Owls rank No. 20 in Division II in steals per game averaging 12.8 per contest.
• Moni Smith-Ocran and Jackie Beathea rank No. 15 and 20 in rebounds per game pulling down 10.9 and 10.6  per contest.
• Beathea also is among the leaders in double-doubles coming in at No. 13 with nine on the year.
• Camille Fantini ranks No. 18 in steals per game averaging 3.44

BEATHEA EARNS NE-10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jackie Beathea was named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie Of The Week on Jan. 28 for her performances against Saint Anselm and Stonehill. She finished the week averaging 19.5 points per game and 13.0 rebounds per contest.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOR BEATHEA & SMITH-OCRAN
Freshman Jackie Beathea and junior Moni Smith-Ocran each recorded double-doubles on Jan. 26 at Stonehill.
• Beathea had 22 points and 15 rebounds and Smith-Ocran had 18 rebounds and 16 points. Beathea now has nine double-doubles on the year, while Smith-Ocran has seven.

OWLS GET WIN AT HOME VS. SAINT ANSELM
Southern got it's fifth win of the year on Jan. 23 as they defeated Saint Anselm, 59-54.
• Katie Stopera scored a career-high 18 points in the win.
• Beathea tallied her eighth double-double of the year with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

BEATHEA EARNS WEEKLY HONORS
Freshman Jackie Beathea was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for her play against Saint Michael's and Merrimack. Beathea averaged 17.5 points per game and 10 rebounds per contest in an 0-2 week for SCSU.

STOPERA SCORES CAREER-HIGH VS. HAWKS
After scoring a career high on Jan. 19 vs. Merrimack with 14, freshman Katie Stopera netted 18 points in a win against Saint Anselm on Jan. 23.

BEATHEA NOW WITH SEVEN DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Beathea tallied her seventh double-double of the year on Saturday in a loss vs. Merrimack. Beathea scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Owls.

SMITH-OCRAN WITH SIX DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Smith-Ocran recorded her sixth double-double of the year on Saturday as she tied a career-high in rebounds with 18 and also scored 11 points.

BEATHEA NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Beathea was named to Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for her performances during the week of Jan. 7 against Franklin Pierce and UMass-Lowell. Beathea averaged 21.5 points per game and 13.5 rebounds per contest last week.

SMITH-OCRAN TALLIES CAREER-HIGH IN REBOUNDS
Senior Moni Smith-Ocran grabbed a career-high 18 rebonds vs. UMass-Lowell on Saturday. She also contributed her fifth double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 boards against Franklin Pierce.

ALL-TIME VS. ASSUMPTION
The all-time series between Southern and Assumption is tied at 16-16.

EARLIER THIS SEASON VS. ASSUMPTION
The Owls fell at home to Assumption earlier this season, 68-47, in a Northeast-10 Conference game on Nov. 20, 2012 in a game held at Moore Field House.
• Moni Smith-Ocran tallied a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Owls.
• Freshman Daniell Powell scored a season-high 13 points in the loss.

ALL-TIME VS. SAINT ROSE
Southern leads the all-time series against Saint Rose by a 17-7 margin.

EARLIER THIS SEASON VS. SAINT ROSE
The Owls were defeated by Saint Rose earlier this season, 81-62, in a Northeast-10 Conference game on Jan. 5 in Albany, N.Y.
• Beathea scored a team-high 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds for SCSU.
• Mariah Hankton chipped in with 14 points in the loss.
• Jessica Walton scored a game-high 18 points for the Golden Knights.

BEATHEA EARNS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman Jackie Beathea was named the Northeast-10 Conference Rooke of the Week for her performances against  Dominican on Dec. 31 and Saint Rose on Jan. 5. She finished the week averaging 15.5 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per contest.

LEADING THE WAY
• Beathea leads the Owls in scoring averaging 15.8 points per game.
• Beathea and Moni Smith-Ocran are tied for the team lead in rebounds per game averaging 10.2 per contest.
• Fantini leads the team in assists and steals per game as she averages 3.9 assists per game and 3.3 steals per contest.

OWLS SLIP PAST DOMINICAN
The Owls defeated Dominican on Dec. 31, 59-57, in a non-conference contest to improve their record to 4-5 on the season.

OWLS DEFEAT LEMOYNE
Southern Connecticut recorded a win at home on Dec. 4, beating LeMoyne 69-52. Senior Camille Fantini scored a team-high 17 points in the win.  

BEATHEA RECORDS FOURTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Freshman Jackie Beathea recorded her fourth double-double on Dec. 8 vs. LeMoyne. Beathea grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds and scored 18 points in the win.

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 season-high 19 points for Southern.

ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR SMITH-OCRAN
Junior forward Moni Smith-Ocran tallied her fourth double-double in a row for the Owls on Nov. 20. 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 boards versus 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 its 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. Camille Fantini hit a game winning three-pointer with 28 seconds left in the game.

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.

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 SmithOcran, 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 are set to host Pace on Feb. 12 for a 5:30 p.m. start for a Northeast-10 Conference game.