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The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team will take on Holy Family University in the final game of the year 2016 on Friday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.

ALL-TIME VS. HOLY FAMILY
Both teams have split the all-time series, 1 -1.

THE LAST TWO MEETINGS

• GAME 1: Sophomore Joey Wallace (Rochester. N.Y.) recorded 13 points along with six rebounds and four assists in a 90-70 loss. (12/7/15)
• GAME 2: Junior Jerry Luckett, Jr. (Milwaukee, Wisc.) scored 23 of his team-high 30 points in the second half along with 13 rebounds for the Owls in a 105-103 victory. (11/12/16)

SCOUTING HOLY FAMILY

• The Tigers (5-7, 3-1 CACC) stand in third place in the South Division.
• Freshman Randy Bell (23.8 and 3.7 rpg) leads the team in scoring.
• Junior Dyllon Hudson-Emory (22.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg) is second on the team in scoring.
• Bell and Hudson-Emory rank among the top two scorers in the CACC.
• The Tigers rank fourth in both scoring (77.7 ppg) and points allowed (78.2 ppg) 

CAREER AVERAGE VS. THE TIGERS
Through two games versus the Tigers, senior Michael Mallory (Waterbury, Conn.) is averaging 17.5 points, five assists and 4.5 rebounds. In the Owls only meeting this year against the Tigers, Mallory scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half. 

THE MONTH OF DECEMBER
Prior to Owls showdown against the Tigers, SCSU has won three of its last five games with wins over Saint Rose, Molloy and Pace. 

A STRONG MONTH 
Through four games played in the month of December, Jerry Luckett, Jr. is averaging 16.5 points per game along with 9.5 rebounds. The junior also has a total of four double-doubles on the year. 

THE SOPHOMORES
Entering the week, Joey Wallace (12.9 ppg and 5.0 apg) is sixth in the NE10 in assists and ranks third on the team in scoring. Isaiah McLeod (Cambridge, Mass.) is averaging 10.0 ppg and has scored over 10 points in eight of the Owls' 12 games this season.  

NE10 RANKINGS
Entering the week, the Owls rank:

• 1st: Offensive rebounding (13.1 orpg)
• 2nd: Blocks (4.2 bpg)
• 3rd: Rebounds (38.8 rpg)
• 7th: Points (78.9 ppg) 

FIRST PLACE IN THE NE10
SCSU stands in first place in the Southwest Division with a conference record of 5-1.

TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
Individual averages through 12 games:

• Michael Mallory - 22.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.3 apg
• Jerry Luckett, Jr. - 16.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg
• Joey Wallace - 12.5 ppg, 5.0  apg 4.9 rpg (11 games played) 
• Isaiah McLeod - 10.0  ppg and 4.0  rpg

MALLORY IN THE BOOKS 
Michael Mallory continues to make his mark in the SCSU record book:
• He became the all-time leader in field goal attempts with 1,594 at Pace on 12/7.
• He is now second in career field goals made with 723, which is 12 back of Michael Prim for first all-time.
• He is now seventh in school history with 130 career steals. 

MALLORY MOVING UP IN NE10 RECORD BOOKS
Michael Mallory is currently tied with Jason Westrol of Bentley for eighth place all-time in NE10 history in scoring with 2,068 points. 

MALLORY BECOMES OWLS ALL-TIME LEADER IN POINTS
After a 30-point performance against AIC, senior Michael Mallory (Waterbury, Conn.) passed Rich Radicioni as the program's all-time leading scorer with 1,938 career points and counting.

NATIONAL RANKS
As of 12/27, Michael Mallory (22.8 ppg) ranks 14th in the country in scoring.

2K POINT CLUB
Thanks to his 20-point performance in a 68-66 win over Saint Rose, Michael Mallory reached the 2,000 point mark in his career.

AUSTIN CARTER CLOSING IN 
Senior Austin Carter (Bloomfield, Conn.) is two blocks shy in becoming second all-time in SCSU history in blocked shots, trailing Trevon Hamlet (188). 

D2SIDA WEEKLY REGIONAL RANKINGS
SCSU is ranked third in this week's D2SIDA East Regional Poll.
 
IN THE PRESEASON RANKINGS
SCSU has been well-recognized in both the conference and national polls.
- NE10: No. 1 in the Southwest Division 
- Division II Bulletin: No. 4
- NABC Coaches' Poll: No. 13 
- D2SIDA National Poll: No. 15

RECAPPING LAST YEAR
The Owls are coming off a year in which they went 22-8, finished first in the NE-10 Conference Southwest Division and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. The Owls elevated as high as No. 2 in the national rankings last season.

A FINE FIRST SEASON
Owls' coach Scott Burrell was selected the 2016 ECAC Coach of the Year after leading the Owls to 22 wins and a NCAA berth in his first season. 

RETURNING STARTERS
Southern Connecticut will be led by senior Michael Mallory, who led the team with 23 points per game and was selected as an All-American, All-ECAC, All-Region and All-Northeast-10 Conference performer. Classmate Austin Carter averaged 9.8 points per game, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks and was named 2015-16 Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Sophomore Joey Wallace averaged 7.7 points per game and 4.2 rebounds and was named to the NE-10 All-Rookie Team. 

MALLORY CHOSEN TO PRESEASON "SUPER 16" TEAM
Michael Mallory has been selected to the Division II Bulletin's preseason "Super 16" Team. 

MALLORY NAMED SPORTING NEWS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
For the second year in a row, Michael Mallory was named to the Sporting News preseason All-America Team. 

SOME RECORDS OWNED 
Michael Mallory set a new SCSU single-season program record with 95 three-pointers made last year and is also currently the Owls' all-time leader in three-pointers made with 295 and three-point attempts with 766. He also holds Southern's single-game scoring record with 47 points in a January, 2016 win over Bentley.

CARTER DOES IT DEFENSIVELY
Austin Carter earned the 2015 NE10 Defensive Player of the Year Award.

HEAD OF THE PACK
Seniors Michael Mallory and Austin Carter will serve as team captains for the 2016-17 season. 

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome juniors Jerry Luckett, Jr. and Bernard Brantley and freshmen Noah Miree, Donte Etheridge and Taurus Adams II to the team this year.

WELCOME BACK
Southern Connecticut returns nine players from last year's squad - seniors  Michael Bozzuto, Austin Carter, Michael Mallory, Dominic Migliaro, Jonathan Paul and sophomores Toby Christensen, Isaiah McLeod and Joey Wallace.

TOUGH PLACE TO PLAY
Moore Field House has been a tough place to play for the Owls who are 39-10 (.795) at home since the start of the 2013-14 season. SCSU has been even better in NE10 action with a 33-3 mark (.916) in league games.

FACING SOME TOUGH COMPETITION
The Owls will face five teams that reached the NCAA Division II Tournament a year ago – Bentley, Holy Family, Southern New Hampshire, Stonehill and Saint Anselm.

RECENT SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS
The Owls have been victorious in their last six season-opening games dating back to the 2010-11 season, defeating Molloy, Goldey Beacom, Post, Chestnut Hill, Dominican and Dowling.

THRIVING IN THE CLASSROOM
For the second year in a row, the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team was recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches as a recipient of the 2015-16 Team Academic Excellence Award for its success in the classroom. In addition, five members of the team were selected as honorees for the 2016 NABC Honors Court - Michael Bozzuto, Austin Carter, Michael Mallory, Jonathan Paul.

UP NEXT 
SCSU is back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. as they hit the road to take on Saint Michael's College in Colchester, VT.