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A NEW MONTH BEGINS
Coming off a win in its Northeast-10 Conference opener on Saturday, the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team opens the month of October with two road games this week. The Owls travel to AIC on Tuesday before heading north to St. Michael's on Saturday morning.

STANDING AT THE TOP
With two goals at LIU-Post on Sept. 24, senior Sarah Cebry moved into the top spot for Southern Connecticut's career scoring list. She moved past Cathy Cardini, who had 101 career points as an Owl. Cebry enters this week with 108 career points.

COMING THROUGH WITH THE WINNER
Freshman Jaime Matson scored the game-winning goal in overtime against St. Anselm on Saturday, giving the Owls their first conference win of the year.

STANDING TALL
Sophomore goalkeeper Audrey Dolloff ranked among the NCAA leaders in saves/game last year, and she's on track to replicate that feat this year. Dolloff posted a career-high when she stopped 23 shots at LIU-Post last week and followed that up with 15 saves in the Owls' win over St. Anselm on Saturday. She now has 104 saves on the year, which leads the Northeast-10 Conference. She is also third in the NCAA in saves per game (14.9) and fifth in save percentage (.776).

ALL-TIME AGAINST AIC
The all-time series between SCSU and AIC is 17-6 in favor of the Owls. AIC defeated SCSU by a 5-1 score in their earlier meeting this season.

ALL-TIME AGAINST ST. MICHAEL'S
The all-time series between SCSU and St. Michael's is 13-8 in favor of the Owls.

BRING IT ON
The Owls have faced arguably the most challenging schedule in all of Division II to start the season, with five of their first six games against nationally ranked opponents.

NETTING # 1
Freshman Kristi Montemurro scored her first collegiate  goal in the game against Shippensburg. Classmate Jaime Matson matched the feat in the first game against AIC.

CEBRY STRIKES AGAIN
Sarah Cebry picked up where she left off last season. The All-American started her senior season with a goal in the opener against Mansfield and  followed that up with an assist against Shippensburg. She leads the Owls with 12 points this year (five goals, two assists).

THE CAPTAINS
Seniors Meghan Lahm and Sarah Cebry will serve as captains this fall.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome nine newcomers to the squad for the 2013 season - Jamie Matson, Marita Brothers, Alicia Morgan, Kimberly Driscoll, Meghan Davis, Zoe Fanolis, Vienna Pallisco, Kennedy Farr and Kristi Montemurro.

ANOTHER SEASON IN THE BOOKS
The Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team closed the 2012 season with a 8-10 record. The Owls qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament.

CEBRY CAPTURES ALL-AMERICA HONORS
Junior Sarah Cebry was  selected as an All-American by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association at the conclusion of the season. She was named to the Second-Team after a campaign in which she led all of Division II in goals per game (1.28) and was No. 2 in points per game (2.89). Cebry also finished third in goals with 23 and fourth in points with 52. Along the way, she set new Southern Connecticut single-season records for goals and points. In addition, she also set a new single-game record with five goals, achieved twice during the campaign. Cebry also moved into first place on the SCSU career chart in goals during the year.

OWLS FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN FINAL NCAA STATS
The Southern Connecticut State University field hockey program was well-represented in the final NCAA statistical rankings. Sarah Cebry led the nation in goals per game (1.28), was third in goals with 23 and fourth in points with 52. She was also No. 2 in points per game (2.89). Audrey Dolloff finished the year ranked No. 2 in saves per game (9.50), No. 10 in save percentage (.764) and No. 17 in goals against average. Bailey McGinnis was No. 17 in assists per game (0.39), while Anna Marcucilli was No. 19 in defensive saves (3.0).

DUO COLLECTS ALL-ROOKIE LAURELS
Bailey McGinnis and Audrey Dolloff were named to the Synapse Sports Division II All-Rookie Team at the conclusion of the year.

PAIR SELECTED TO SENIOR ALL-STAR GAME
Seniors Erica Fisher and Randi Schock were selected to participate in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association North-South Senior All-Star Game.

TRIO NAMED TO NE-10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Seniors Laurie Cockerline and Paige Donlin, along with junior Sarah Cebry, were named to the Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey All-Academic Team following the conclusion of the season. Student-athletes must have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average, have completed at least one year at their institution and be a starter or key reserve. It marked the second year in a row that Cockerline and Donlin earned the honor.

OWLS EXCEL IN THE CLASSROOM
Twelve members of the squad were named to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom in 2012-13. Student-athletes must post a 3.0 semester grade point average in order to be eligible for the honor.

SEVEN OWLS HONORED BY NFHCA
Seven members of the squad – Sarah Cebry, Laurie Cockerline, Paige Donlin, Erica Fisher, Marisa McCann, Bailey McGinnis and Cathlyn Pistolas - were named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad. The National Academic Squad program recognizes those collegiate student-athletes who achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30 through the first semester of the 2012-13 academic year.

TEAM HONORED BY NFHCA
For the fifth year in a row, the Owls were recognized with National Academic Team honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. The National Academic Team Award recognized those institutions that achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0 during the first semester of the 2012-13 academic year.

ON DECK
The Owls are back in action on Oct. 9 for a game against LIU-Post.