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The final game of the fall semester for the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team will take place on Tuesday at 1 p.m. The Owls welcome No. 8 nationally ranked St. Thomas Aquinas to the Moore Field House for a key regional contest.

ALL-TIME VS. STAC
SCSU leads the all-time series against the Spartans, 3-2.
Last Time Out: SCSU 70, STAC 68 (11/27/16)

LAST TIME OUT
Keyed by a career-high 21 points and the first career collegiate double-double from Abby Hurlbert, the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team defeated Felician on Dec. 13, 70-64. 
• Hurlbert added 11 rebounds - one off her career-high - and also matched a career-high with four steals.
• Africa Williams added 11 points and Murphy Murad had 10 for the Owls.

STEINAUER KEEPS AT IT
Sophomore Kiana Steinauer has enjoyed a fine start to the 2017-18 season. She was named to the NE10 Conference weekly honor roll and recognized for the fourth time this season by the conference after she averaged 10.5 points per game and 16.0 rebounds per game, while collecting 21 points and 32 rebounds in total last week. She also tallied her fifth double-double of the year against AIC with 19 rebounds and 12 points.

NUMBER ONE
Kiana Steinauer leads the NE10 with an average of 11.5 rebounds per game.

OWLS NINTH IN D2SIDA POLL
Southern Connecticut holds the No. 9 position in the most recent D2SIDA Regional poll, as voted on by the region's sports information directors. The Owls entered the poll at No. 9 two weeks ago and then moved up a spot two weeks ago. SCSU lost to AIC and defeated Pace in its two games during the week of Dec. 5.

DYNAMIC DUO
The pairing of Kiana Steinauer and Africa Williams has proven to be a force for the Owls early this season. Steinauer is averaging 11.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, while Williams has posted averages of 10.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

CAREER-NIGHT FOR PFOHL
Amanda Pfohl came off the bench to post a career-high 12 points in the Owls' contest against AIC on Dec. 5.

LENDING A HAND
Southern currently has six players with at least 12 assists this season, and four with at least 20.  Paige Decker has 28 to lead the Owls.
 
STEINAUER NAMED NE10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kiana Steinauer averaged 19.0 points per game and 15.5 rebounds per game to earn NE10 Player of the Week honors on Dec. 4.
 
STEINAUER STAYS HOT
Kiana Steinauer broke three records in the Owls' 68-63 victory over Adelphi. She tallied 23 rebounds and broke an SCSU all-time single-game rebounds record set in 2015 by Jackie Beathea (22). Steinauer also broke two career-best records in rebounds (23) and points (23). Her career-high single game rebound total (15) was set on January 28, 2017, while her career-high single game point total (21) came on January 10, 2017. 

OWLS CONTINUE SURGE
While on the road for five games straight, the Owls were able to collect three conference wins and stretched their winning streak to six in a row. 

SURGING STEINAUER
Kiana Steinauer was named to the NE10 honor roll for the second week in a row on Nov. 27. Steinauer collected her third double-double of the year against Dominican on November 26, while tallying 28 points and 20 rebounds last week to earn a place on the honor roll. 

OWLS KEEP ROLLIN'
With a 65-43 win over Dominican on November 26, the Owls earned their fourth straight win to improve to a 4-2 overall.

STEINAUER TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Kiana Steinauer was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll for her play in the Owls games the week of November 12. She led the Owls with 29 points and 26 rebounds in two conference victories. 

DOUBLED UP
Sophomore Kiana Steinauer notched her first two double-doubles of the year in a 66-47 win over Saint Rose on Nov. 15 (13 points, 14 rebounds) and a 58-55 win over Le Moyne on Nov. 18 (16 points, 12 rebounds).
 
FIRSTS FOR FRESSLE
Sophomore Jessica Fressle tallied the first double-double of her collegiate career on November 12, where she collected a game-high 19 points and a game-high 10 rebounds in a 58-41 loss to Bridgeport. 
 
FITTING RIGHT IN
Senior newcomer Africa Williams wasted no time warming up to the NE10 conference after transferring from Wagner College as she led the offense in the season opener against UDC with 16 points on November 11.

NEW ARRIVALS
The Owls welcome two newcomers to the squad for the 2017-18 season - transfer Africa Williams and freshman Miranda Crenshaw.

WELCOME BACK
Southern Connecticut returns 15 players from last year's squad – seniors Murphy Murad, Chandler Williams, Abby Hurlbert, Paige Decker and Chloe Brinton, juniors  Jana Migliaro, Amanda Pfohl, Allie Smith and Erin Ryder and sophomores Imani Wheeler, Kiana Steinauer, Alyssa Irons, Bridget Sharnick, Maddie Brown and Jessica Fressle.

THE CAPTAINS
Southern Connecticut State University head women's basketball coach Kate Lynch has announced that seniors Murphy Murad and Chandler Williams will serve as team captains for the 2017-18 campaign. It's the second straight year that Murad will serve in this role.

OWLS TABBED TO FINISH FOURTH IN NE-10 PRESEASON POLL
The women's basketball team has been selected to finish fourth in the Southwest Division according to the league's coaches.

LOOKING BACK AT LAST SEASON
The Owls are coming off a campaign in which they finished with 12 victories and reached the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

TOUGH COMPETITION AWAITS
The Owls will face four teams in 2017-18 that made the NCAA Tournament a year ago - Adelphi, New York Tech, Bentley and Assumption.

MCLAUGHLIN, WESELYJ EARN NE10 HONORS
Taylor McLaughlin and Maria Weselyj earned Northeast-10 Conference regular season honors for their play in 2016-17. 

EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM
Southern Connecticut had 12 student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the 2016-17 academic year.

FIVE OWLS HONORED BY D2ADA
Paige Decker, Abby Hurlbert, Taylor McLaughlin, Murphy Murad and Bridget Sharnick were all named as 2017 recipients of the Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award for their work in the classroom.

UP NEXT
The Owls will travel to Kingston, R.I. to play the University of Rhode Island on December 28 at 2 p.m.