Complete Game Notes as a .PDF

ONLY THREE GAMES REMAINING
With only three games remaining in the regular season, the Southern Connecticut State University looks to end the year on a high note and return to the Northeast-10 Conference Championship for the second year in a row. This Wednesday night, the Owls travel to Pleasantville, N.Y. to tackle Pace University before returning home to host the College of Saint Rose on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day.

SENIOR DAY- SAT. FEB. 21
Head coach Bert DeSalvo and the SCSU women's basketball team will be recognizing seniors Mariah Hankton and Sydni Lester as part of Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 21. The ceremony will begin prior to tip-off (1:30 p.m.) against the College of Saint Rose.
 
ALL-TIME AGAINST THE SETTERS
Southern Conn. holds a 19-16 edge over the Setters in the all-time series.

LAST SEASON AGAINST THE SETTERS
Southern Conn. went 1-1 last season against Pace University. The Owls defeated the Setters, 66-58, in the first meeting before dropping game two, 70-60.
 
SCOUTING THE SETTERS
-Pace enters Wednesday's game on a three-game losing streak.
-Margo Hackett leads the team averaging 12.0 points per game while shooting 39.3% from the field and 88.7% from the free throw line.
-As a team, the Setters are shooting only 39.5% from the floor, 35.3% from long range and 73.6% from the line.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Southern Conn. leads the all-time series against the Golden Knights, 17-10.

LAST SEASON AGAINST THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Saint Rose defeated Southern Conn. in both meetings last year by the scores of 77-62 and 75-67.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
- Senior Mariah Lesure ranks second in the NE-10 in field goal percentage (56.9%) and ranks third in blocks with 29.
- On the road, the Golden Knights are shooting 40.7% from the floor and 62.2% from the line.
-As a team, they are averaing 14.7 turnovers, 6.0 stelas, 2.5 blocks and 34.1 rebounds per contest.
 
D2SIDA EAST REGION RANKINGS
The women's basketball team remains at No. 10 in the latest Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) East Region rankings. Last week, the Owls (13-11, 10-6 NE-10) were tied in 10th with NYIT.
 
NE-10 SOUTHWEST DIVISION STANDINGS
1. Adelphi (15-2)
2. New Haven (15-3)
3. SCSU (10-7)
4. Le Moyne (9-9)
5. American Int'l (8-9)
6. Saint Rose (7-11)
7. Pace (5-12)
**top-five teams earns a spot in the NE-10's

NE-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
With only three games remaining in the regular season, the Owls currently hold the No. 3 seed in the NE-10 Conference Championship.
 
MONDAY NIGHT RECAP
This past Monday, the Owls were tipped by Merrimack College in Northeast-10 Conference play by the score of 68-64. Three Owls scored in double figures - Danielle Powell (14), Maria Weselyj (13) and Jackie Beathea (10).

DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Senior Sydni Lester and junior Jackie Beathea each recorded a double-double last week for the Owls. Lester recorded her first double-double of the year, 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Beathea tallied her 13th double-double, 12 points and 14 rebounds.

NE-10 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
This week Jackie Beathea was named to the NE-10 Weekly Honor roll for her performance in last week's game against Adelphi.

AMONG NCAA LEADERS
As of 2/15, Nicole Grossbard, Jackie Beathea and Danielle Powell are ranked among the Div. II leaders. Grossbard ranks 21st averaging 5.2 assists per game while Beathea ranks second in offensive rebounds per game (5.0), is 16th in rebounds per game (11.5), is 17th in double-doubles (13) and 47th in field-goal percentage (51.8%). Powell is ranked 39th averaging 1.96 blocks per game.

OFFENSIVELY AND DEFENSIVELY
As of 2/15, the Owls are ranked among the top 50 nationally Div. II programs in one statistical categories. The Owls are 19th in offensive rebounds per game (17.0).

BEATHEA AMONG SCSU CAREER LEADERS
Jackie Beathea ranks second in the SCSU all-time career rebounding category with 789 rebounds and tied the single-game high of 19 rebounds on 11/19/14 at Adelphi. She also ranks 16th in the SCSU all-time career points with 1,057.

BENCH SUCCESS
Southern Conn. has benefitted from increased scoring output from nearly its entire roster this season. The team has totaled 1740 points this season while 589 of those points come from off the bench. 

CONFERENCE HONORS
Jackie Beathea (nine times), Taylor McLaughlin (five times), Danielle Powell (four times), Mariah Hankton (five times) and Maria Weselyj (once) have all been named to the Northeast-10 Conference Honor Roll this Honor Roll this season thus far.

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 McLaughlinand redshirt freshman Murphy Murad.

DESALVO NOTE
Bert DeSalvo is in his first full 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 last year.

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 will wrap up the 2014-15 season on Tuesday, Feb. 24 as the travel to Springfield, Mass. to take on American International. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.