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HOME AT LAST
The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team continues the 2014-15 season with two home games this week against Pace University on Tuesday evening at 5:30 p.m. and the University of District of Columbia on Saturday at 2 p.m. 

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST PACE
Southern Connecticut leads the all-time series with the Setters, 19-16.

LAST SEASON AGAINST PACE
Southern Connecticut went 1-1 last season with the Setters. In the first meeting, the Owls defeated Pace 66-58, but lost the second game against the Setters, 70-60.

SCOUTING THE PACE SETTERS
The Setters are 1-3 overall and 1-1 in Northeast-10 Conference play. The Setters averaged 52.0 points per game while shooting 32.5 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from long range. Margo Hackett leads Pace with 12.5 points per game as well as 2.3 steals and 5.8 rebounds per contest.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYONE
This is the first time that Southern Connecticut will take on the University of the District of Columbia.

SCOUTING UDC
The University of the District of Columbia holds a 3-1 record. As a team, the Firebirds average 80.5 points and 44.2 rebounds per game. Senior forward Denikka Brent leads the team with 15.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 4.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

LAST TIME OUT
Southern Connecticut is coming off an 0-1 week as the Owls lost their Northeast-10 Conference opener to Adelphi University, 81-63.

THIRD STRAIGHT
Juniors Danielle Powell and Jackie Beathea recorded their third-straight double-double for the Owls. Powell recorded 10 points, 13 rebounds and a team-high three blocks while Beathea posted a team-high 13 points and 19 rebounds against Adelphi.

NORTHEAST-10 HONORS
Juniors Danielle Powell and Jackie Beathea were named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll last week for their performance in the Owls 0-2 week against Bridgeport and Molloy.

LEADING THE WAY
Jackie Beathea currently leads the team in both points (15.3 ppg) and in rebounds (15.0 rpg). Nicole Grossbard ranks first on the team in assists with 19 while Danielle Powell leads the Owls in steals (4) and blocks (4). 

NEW ARRIVALS
The Owls welcome six newcomers to the squad for the 2014-15 season - Kendra Meredith, Chloe Brinton, Paige Decker, Abby Hurlbert, Liz McKinley and Chandler Williams.

WELCOME BACK
Southern Connecticut returns nine players from last year's squad – seniors Mariah Hankton and Sydney Lester, juniors Danielle Powell, Nicole Grossbard, Jackie Beathea and Jaqueline Deens, sophomores Maria Weselyj and Taylor McLaughlin and redshirt freshman Murphy Murad.

DESALVO NOTE
Bert DeSalvo begins his first season as head coach for the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team. Entering the season, DeSalvo had compiled a 99-26 (.792) overall record as a head coach.

IN THE POLLS
Southern Connecticut was selected seventh in the Southwest Division according to the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll.

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
Senior Mariah Hankton and junior Nicole Grossbard will serve as team captains for the Owls this winter.

LOOKING BACK ON THE SEASON THAT WAS
The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team closed the regular season with 12 wins and qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. The Owls had three student-athletes recognized by the league with year-end honors.

TWO NAMED TO NE-10 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
Jackie Beathea was selected Third Team All-Conference and freshman standout Taylor McLaughlin was named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team.

AMONG THE NE-10 LEADERS
Amongst the returners, the Owls had two players finish in the top 10 of Northeast-10 Conference participants in three categories.
•    Jackie Beathea finished No. 1 in rebounds per game, pulling down 10.1 per contest.
•    Jackie Beathea finished No. 1 in offensive rebounds per game, pulling 4.8 per contest.
•    Sydney Lester finished No. 5 in steals, tallying 2.1 per contest.

EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM
Southern Connecticut had nine student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the 2013-14 academic year.

ON DECK
The Owls open the month of December at Saint Rose on Dec. 3.