Box Score
WORCESTER, Mass. – Buoyed by a stingy defensive effort and three Owls in double figures on the offensive end, the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team captured its third straight win this evening, a 48-43 triumph at Assumption.
TEAM RECORDS: SCSU (9-11, 5-8 NE10) | Assumption (13-5, 8-5 NE10)
QUARTER SCORES: SCSU 13, Assumption 11 (End 1) | SCSU 23, Assumption 13 (Half) | SCSU 33, Assumption 23 (End 3)
Murphy Murad (Storrs, Conn.) had a team-high 15 points and four rebounds for the Owls.
Kiana Steinauer (Oakville, Ontario) notched her first collegiate double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Maria Weselyj (Marlborough, Conn.) also reached double digits with a dozen points for the Owls.
HOW IT HAPPENED: This was a game that the Owls never trailed in, and, except for the opening tip and a 5-5 tie, never trailed, either. The Greyhounds trimmed the gap to a single point in the closing minutes, but SCSU held on for the win.
AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING AGAIN: For the second time this year, the Owls held an opponent without a field goal for an entire quarter. Tonight, they limited the Greyhounds to just two free throws in the second frame. The Owls also held Dominican without a field goal in the fourth quarter of that game earlier this year.
CRASHING THE BOARDS: In addition to the 11 boards from Steinauer,
Taylor McLaughlin (Colchester, Conn.) also had 11 rebounds in the win.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Owls have now held their opponents to 50 or fewer points in each of the past three games, all wins.
UP NEXT: vs. No. 21 Bentley, Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
