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OWLS CONTINUE NORTHEAST-10 PLAY
Following a 1-1 week, the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team returns to Moore Field House for a Northeast-10 Conference battle with Assumption College before wrapping up week 11 with a road game at Bentley University.
 
SOUTHWEST DIVISION STANDINGS
School                       NE-10                       Overall
1. American Int'l           8-4            0.667            15-4
2. Saint Rose               8-4            0.667            14-5
3. Adelphi                    6-6            0.500            13-7
4. So. Connecticut       6-6            0.500            13-7
5. Le Moyne                6-6            0.500            9-9
6. New Haven              5-7            0.417            9-9
7. Pace                       5-7            0.417            10-10
 
SCOUTING ASSUMPTION
• The Greyhound hold an overall record of 12-5 and a league record of 8-4, placing the team second in the Northeast Division standings.
• Assumption is currently on a two game winning streak while posting a road record of 4-3.
• Allison Stoddard leads the team averaging 11.2 points per game.
• On the road, the Greyhounds are shooting 33.7 percent from the floor and averaging 57.7 points per game.
• Assumption is first in the league in three-point attempts (21.0) while ranking second in made three-pointers (6.8) and opponent three-point percentage (26.2 percent).

ALL-TIME AGAINST ASSUMPTION
Southern Connecticut leads Assumption in the all-time series with a record of 19-16.
 
LAST SEASON AGAINST ASSUMPTION
Four different players recorded double-digits, including a 20-point effort from Maria Weselyj as the women's basketball team defeated Assumption College, 81-71, at Laska Gymnasium.
 
SCOUTING BENTLEY
• Bentley holds an overall record of 15-3 and a league record of 9-3, placing the Falcons first in the Northeast Division standings.
• At home, Bentley is 6-2 as well as shooting 43.1 percent from the floor, 38.4 percent from long range and 66.9 percent from the free throw line.
• The Falcons are currently on a three game winning streak.
• Bentley leads the conference in points per game (70.0), made three-pointers per game (6.9), three-point percentage (39.2 percent) and assists per game (16.2)
• Jenna Gemma leads the team and the league averaging 19.3 points per game and ranks second in the league with 10.3 rebounds per game.
 
ALL-TIME AGAINST BENTLEY
Bentley leads Southern Connecticut in the all-times series with a record of 22-11.
 
LAST SEASON AGAINST BENTLEY
Maria Weselyj connected on a three-pointer with 4.7 seconds remaining in regulation to provide the margin of victory for the women's basketball team in a 65-62 triumph over Bentley. 
 
WEEK 10 RECAP
Southern Connecticut recorded a 1-1 record last week after picking up a 82-56 win over Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday evening. However, the Owls fell to Franklin Pierce University on Saturday by the score of 72-58 .
 
LYNCH CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS
After a 1-1 week, head coach Kate Lynch is only six games away from recording her 100th win as a head coach.

SCSU VS. ST. ROSE TELEVISED ON AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK
On Febuary 6th the Southern Connecticut and the College of Saint Rose women's basketball game will be televised on the American Sports Network beginning at 2 p.m.
 
BEATHEA MOVES UP IN SCSU RECORD BOOK
After posting a combined 26 points last week for the Owls, senior Jackie Beathea now ranks seventh (out of 20) in the all-time points category with 1,359.
 
BEATHEA REACHES 11 DOUBLE-DOUBLES
On Wednesday against the Penmem, senior Jackie Beathea recorded her 11th double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

MCLAUGHLIN RECORDS DOUBLE-DOUBLE
For the second time this season, Taylor McLaughlin recorded a double-double against Southern New Hampshire with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
 
CAREER EVENING VS. SNHU
• Paige Decker recorded a career-high five assists.
• Taylor McLaughlin tied her career-high 12 rebounds.
• Allie Smith registered a career-high one assist and tied her career-high one rebound.

CAREER AFTERNOON AT FRANKLIN PIERCE
• Danielle Powell posted a career-high 25 points.
• Murphy Murad tied her career-high two steals.
 
OWLS AMONG NCAA LEADERS
According to the NCAA Ranking Summary (1/25):
Jackie Beathea ranks:
• first in rebounds per game with 12.9.
• first in offensive rebounds per game with 6.0.
• first in total rebounds with 258.
• ninth in double-double with 11.
Nicole Grossbard ranks:
• 10th in total assists with 104.
• 23rd in assists per game with 5.2.
 
NORTHEAST-10 LEADERS (as of 1/25)
• Jackie Beathea not only leads the team, but leads the conference in rebounds averaging 12.9 a contest.
• Jackie Beathea is ninth in the league averaging 1.2 blocks per contest.
• Maria Weselyj is tied in fourth in the conference with a three-point shooting percentage of 41.2 percent.
• Nicole Grossbard is third in the league in assists averaging 5.2 a game as well as seventh in the league in steals averaging 2.0 a game.

POWELL NAMED TO NE-10 HONOR ROLL
Danielle Powell helped the Owls to a 1-1 week as she averaged 20.0 points per game while shooting 46.2 percent from the floor and adding 5.0 rebounds per contest. In a win against Southern New Hampshire, Powell registered a team-high 15 points, three rebounds and four assists before registering a career-high 25 points, seven rebounds and an assist in a loss at Franklin Pierce.

BEATHEA SETS NEW SCSU SINGLE GAME-HIGH
In the win against the Eagles, Jackie Beathea set a new SCSU single game-high in rebounds with 22. She posted 10 rebounds in the first half and 12 rebounds in the second half.

BEATHEA RECORDS 1,000 CAREER REBOUND
On January 2, 2016, Jackie Beathea recorded another major achievement as an Owl as she recorded her 1,000th career rebound at Le Moyne. Following this accomplishment, she now leads SCSU in the all-time records books in rebounding.

NEW ARRIVALS
The Owls welcome four newcomers to the squad for the 2015-16 season – Jana Migliaro, Amanda Pfohl, Allie Smith and Erin Ryder.

WELCOME BACK
Southern Connecticut returns 13 players from last year's squad – seniors Liz McKinley, Jacqueline Deens, Jackie Beathea, Nicole Grossbard and Danielle Powell, juniors Taylor McLaughlin and Maria Weselyj, sophomores Chandler Williams, Abby Hurlbert, Paige Decker Chloe Brinton and Kendra Meredith, red-shirt sophomore Murphy Murad.

LYNCH NOTE
Kate Lynch '08 begins her first full season as head coach for the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team. Lynch has compiled a 81-65 overall record as a head coach. Lynch remains the all-time leading scorer in Owls' history (1,779 points) and ranks fifth all-time in rebounds (650).

IN THE POLLS
Southern Connecticut was selected fourth in the Southwest Division according to the Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Southwest Division
1. Adelphi - 86 (11)
2. American Int'l - 67 (1)
3. Le Moyne - 60 (2)
4. So. Connecticut - 54 (1)
5. New Haven – 40
6. Pace – 33
7. Saint Rose - 31
()- first place votes

TRI-CAPTAINS
Senior Jacqueline Deens, Nicole Grossbard and Danielle Powell will serve as team tri-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 14 wins and qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. The Owls had one student-athlete recognized by the league with year-end honors.

BEATHEA NAMED ALL-NE-10
For the third year in a row, Jackie Beathea earned All-Conference honors after an impressive season as she led the Owls in scoring with 384 points and rebounds with 323. She also recorded 16 double-doubles.

AMONG THE NE-10 LEADERS
Amongst the returners, the Owls had three players finish in the top five of Northeast-10 Conference participants in four categories.
•Jackie Beathea finished No. 1 in rebounds per game, pulling down 11.1 per contest.
•Jackie Beathea finished No. 1 in offensive rebounds per game, pulling down 5.0 per contest.
•Nicole Grossbard finished No. 2 in assists per game, recording 4.9 per contest.

EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM
Southern Connecticut had 11 student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the 2014-15 academic year.

UP NEXT
The Owls return to action on Feb. 6 as the team takes on Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y.