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THE WEEK AHEAD
The Owls host their only match of the week and regular season finale on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. against Assumption.
 
ALL-TIME VS. ASSUMPTION
The Owls are 12-5-1 all-time aginst the Greyhounds.
 
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Assumption defeated Southern 3-0 on Oct. 30, 2013 in Worcester, Mass. Paige Radomski and Andrea Bates (2) each had goals for the Hounds in the win.

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS
Assumption enters the week in first place in the Northeast-10 with a 10-2 conference record. The Hounds are riding a three game winning streak with two games remaining on their schedule. They are averaging 2.33 goals per game, while allowing 0.99 goals per game. Paige Radomski is third in the NE-10 with  11 goals and Rachel Edgin is fourth with 71 saves. Amanda Arnold is tied for fourth in the NE-10 with nine goals, while Edgin enters with a 1.00 GAA. Seniors Kelsey Imondi and Lindsey Miller have three goals apiece, while senior forward Liz Manganella leads the squad with five assists.

OWLS ENTER NCAA RANKINGS AT NO. 3
Southern is ranked at No. 3 in the first edition of the NCAA regional rankings. Saint Rose and Mercy were ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively. Including automatic qualifiers, eight teams make the NCAA Tournament. Erica Ridella made six saves to pick up her sixth shutout of the season.

LAST TIME OUT
A golden goal in the 103rd minute by sophomore Kieran DeBiase lifted the Owls to a 1-0 double-overtime victory over Bentley on Friday. Sophomore Erica Ridella made six saves to pick up her sixth shutout of the season.
 
IN THE PRESEASON NORTHEAST-10 COACHES POLL
The Owls were picked ninth in the Northeast-10 Preseason coaches poll. The Owls received 100 points, while Saint Rose was tabbed as the preseason favorite.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the squad for the 2014 season - Hannah Bodner, Victoria Buonanni, Victoria Conde,  Brooke Davis, Erica Friel, Kimberly Livecchi, Taylor Moore, Marissa Pearson, Betti Worth and Kasie Wilk.

THE CAPTAINS
Head Coach Adam Cohen has announced that seniors Hannah Spreckley and Sarah Brochu will serve as team captains for the Owls this fall.

LOOKING BACK AT 2013
The Southern Connecticut State University women's soccer team enjoyed a fine 2013 season and narrowly missed out on a berth in the Northeast-10 Tournament. The Owls finished the year with seven wins. The team also excelled in the classroom, as they were once again honored by the National Soccer Coaches Accosiation of America with a Team Academic Award for posting a cumulative team grade point average of higher than 3.0.

PIRES NAMED THIRD OWLS' ALL-AMERICAN
Senior Suzane Pires became the third player in Owls' history to earn All-America honors when she was recognized by the NSCAA at the conclusion of last year. She joins Theresa Uliano and Beba Stratakis as Owls' All-Americans.

PIRES EARNS ALL-REGION HONORS
For the third year in a row, Suzane Pires was named to the All-Region teamfor her play during the 2013 season.  

TWO NAMED ALL-NEW ENGLAND, ALL-ECAC
Hannah Spreckley and Suzane Pires were both selected  to the All-New England and the All-ECAC teams for their play during the 2013 season.
 
OWLS THRIVE INDIVIDUALLY IN THE CLASSROOM
From the academic standpoint, the Owls were honored with the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the fifth year in a row. Twenty-one student-athletes were also named to the NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for posting a semester grade point average of at least 3.0.

PAIR COLLECT ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
Hannah Spreckley and Suzane Pires were recognized by the Northeast-10 Conference for their play during the 2013 season. Pires collected First-Team All-League honors, while Spreckley was named to the Second-Team.

ON DECK
The Owls will begin play in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament next week. A complete schedule and bracket will be posted after the completion of the regular season on Saturday afternoon.