2016-17 Southern Connecticut State University Men's Basketball Notes
Games 9-10
 Southern Connecticut State University (6-2, 4-0 Northeast-10) vs. Molloy College (3-5, 0-1 East Coast Conference)  
Dec. 5 • 7:30 p.m. • Rockville Centre, N.Y. 
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 SCSU vs. Pace University (4-4, 1-3 NE-10) 
Dec. 7 • 7:30 p.m. • Pleasantville, N.Y.
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SCSU vs. Le Moyne (5-3, 2-2 NE-10) 
Dec. 10 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team will play three games this week beginning on Monday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. against Molloy College, followed by two Northeast-10 Conference showdowns against Pace University on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Le Moyne College on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 3:30 p.m.

ALL-TIME VS. MOLLOY COLLEGE
SCSU is 1-0 all-time versus Molloy College. Both teams played for the first time on November 9, 2013 where the Owls soared to a 93-75 win.
The Last Meeting - SCSU 93, Molloy 75  - Senior Michael Mallory (Waterbury, Conn.) scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting. 

SCOUTING THE LIONS
The Lions (3-5, 0-1 East Coast Conference) have wins over Philadelphia University, Florida Southern and Adelphi. Molloy has three players scoring in double figures in seniors Charlie Marquardt (23.9 ppg and 3.3 rpg) Jaylen Morris (17.6 ppg and 7.5 rpg) and Mike Guzzardi (12.0 and 7.3 rpg). Both, Marquardt and Morris are the top two scorers in the ECC. The Lions rank fourth in the ECC in both scoring (79.0 ppg) and points allowed (82.5ppg). 

ALL-TIME VS. PACE
Pace holds a 21-13 all-time record over SCSU. The Owls defeated the Setters twice last season.
Game 1 - SCSU 84, Pace 74 - Michael Mallory poured in a game-high 29 points and nine assists.
Game 2 - SCSU 74, Pace 69 - Sophomore Joey Wallace (Rochester, N.Y.) scored 10 points and a career-high, eight assists.

SCOUTING THE SETTERS
Pace (4-4, 1-3 NE-10) stands sixth in the NE-10 Southwest Division. The Setters have wins over Georgian Court, Felician, Post and AIC. Pace has three players scoring in double figures in sophomores Ryan Peterson (12.3 ppg and 5.3 rpg), Mike Demello (11.6 ppg and 2.8 rpg) and junior Victor Jusino (11.0 ppg and 4.3 rpg). Pace ranks last in the NE-10 in both scoring (65.5 ppg) and points allowed (66.6 ppg).

ALL-TIME VS. LE MOYNE 
Le Moyne leads the all-time series versus the Owls with a record of 18-19. SCSU defeated Le Moyne in both of its meetings last season.
Game 1 - SCSU 83, Le Moyne 72 - Senior Austin Carter (Bloomfield, Conn.) recorded 12 points, nine rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
Game 2 - SCSU 83, Le Moyne 70 - Michael Mallory scored a game-high 27 points.

SCOUTING THE DOLPHINS
Le Moyne (5-3, 2-2 NE-10) stands fourth in the NE-10 Southwest Division. The Dolphins have wins over Concordia, Molloy, Pace, LIU Post and Adelphi University. Le Moyne ranks sixth in the NE-10 in both scoring (69.9 ppg) and points allowed (68.0 ppg). The Dolphins are led by sophomore C.J. Asuncion-Byrd (12.6 ppg and 2.6 rpg). Le Moyne has four players scoring in double figures.

LAST TWO GAMES
SCSU secured two wins last week against the University of New Haven and Saint Rose. 
SCSU 73, UNH 63 - Austin Carter poured in 17 of his 19 points in the first half as the Owls held off a late UNH rally to secure its fifth win on the year. 
SCSU 68, STR 66 - Junior Jerry Luckett, Jr. (Milwaukee, Wisc.) scored the game-winning basket with 18 seconds remaining.

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

NATIONAL RANKS
Michael Mallory (25.9 ppg) currently ranks fourth in the country in scoring.

2K POINT CLUB
After his 20-point performance against Saint Rose, Michael Mallory has upped his career point total to 2,002 points and counting, ranking 15th all-time in NE-10 history. Mallory is nine points shy of 12th all-time in the NE-10. 

AUSTIN CARTER CLOSING IN 
Senior Austin Carter is three blocks shy in becoming the program's second all-time leader in blocked shots, trailing Trevon Hamlet (188). 

THE SOPHOMORES 
Joey Wallace is fifth in the NE-10 Conference in assists with 4.9 apg and ranks third on the team in scoring with 13.3 ppg. Isaiah McLeod (Cambridge, Mass.) is averaging 9.8 ppg and has scored over 10 points in six of the Owls' eight games this season. 

NE-10 RANKINGS
The Owls rank first in both offensive rebounding (13.5 rpg) and blocks (5.0 bpg), second in both rebounding (39.6 rpg) and free throw percentage (78.2) and third in points per game (83.5 ppg). SCSU stands in first place in the Southwest Division with a conference record of 4-0.

D2SIDA WEEKLY REGIONAL RANKINGS
SCSU is ranked second in this week's D2SIDA East Regional Poll.

TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
Individual averages through 8 games:

IN THE PRESEASON RANKINGS
SCSU has been well-recognized in both the conference and national polls.
- Northeast-10 Conference: 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 286 and three-point attempts with 734. 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 Northeast-10 Conference 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 junior Jerry Luckett, Jr. sophomore 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 39-8 (.829) at home since the start of the 2013-14 season. SCSU has been even better in NE-10 action with a 32-2 mark (.941) 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 Monday, Dec. 19 at 1 p.m. as they play host to Caldwell University.