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Looking to bounce back from a slow start to 2018, the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team will hit the road for two conference games this week before returning home for a three-game homestand. On Wednesday, the Owls will head north to Rindge, N.H. for a battle of the birds as they take on the Ravens of Franklin Pierce. This game is set for 5:30 p.m. Then, on Saturday they will travel to Waltham, Mass. to face Bentley in a 1:30 p.m. match with the Falcons.

ALL-TIME VS. FRANKLIN PIERCE
The Ravens hold the all-time series with the Owls 33-17.
Last Meeting: The Owls took the last meeting with Franklin Pierce, 81-49. Senior captain Chandler Williams had a season-high 12 points in the win.
 
ALL-TIME VS. BENTLEY
Bentley holds the all-time record against SCSU, 24-11.
Last Meeting: Last time out, the Falcons took a 70-67 win over the Owls at Moore Field House. Kiana Steinauer had a double-double with 15 points and set her then-career-high in rebounds with 16. She has since broken that record this season when she recorded 23 rebounds and broke an SCSU all-time single-game rebounds record previously set in 2015.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• Abby Hurlbert led the Owls in points with 16 in their loss to Stonehill.
• Kiana Steinauer tallied 13-points and 13-rebounds to register her eighth double-double of the year.
 
TERRIFIC TANDEM
The tandem of senior Abby Hurlbert and sophomore Kiana Steinauer has faired well for the Owls. Hurlbert currently averages 12.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 1.7 spg, while Steinauer averages a double-double with 10.5 ppg, 10.6 rpg and adds 1.3 spg.

HURLBERT NAMED TO THE NE10 HONOR ROLL 
Senior Abby Hurlbert led the Owls in points last week. She averaged 16.5 points per game and shot 100 percent from the free throw line going 7-for-7. Collecting 33 points in total, she had a team- high 17 points against Saint Anselm and a team-best 16 points against Stonehill.

 A FINE END TO THE MONTH OF DECEMBER
• The Owls defeated No. 8 nationally ranked STAC, Division I squad Rhode Island and NYIT during the final 12 days of December to cap off a great first half of the season.
• Abby Hurlbert broke a career-high in points (24) for the second straight game in the win over STAC.
• Kiana Steinauer collected her sixth (10 points, 14 rebounds) and seventh (11 points and 10 rebounds) double-doubles of the season against STAC and NYIT, respectively.
• Imani Wheeler broke her career-high in steals with five during the win over NYIT.
 
HURLBERT GARNERS NE10 WEEKLY HONORS
Senior Abby Hurlbert was named to the NE10 Conference honor roll on Jan. 2 after leading the Owls in points during the Owls last three matches of 2017. She collected a career-high 24 points in win over No. 8 STAC, 13 points in win over Division I squad Rhode Island and 12 points in win over NYIT.

A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
The 24-point effort by Abby Hurlbert and 21-point showing from Africa Williams against STAC marked the first time this year that the Owls had two players score at least 20 points in the same game. The last occurrence took place back on Feb. 7 when Murphy Murad tallied 21 points and Maria Weselyj 20 in a game against AIC.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
Africa Williams knocked down a half-dozen three-pointers in the win over STAC. It marked the first time this year that an Owl made six or more three-pointers in a game. The last time such a feat took place was on Dec. 10, 2016 when Taylor McLaughlin hit seven three-pointers in a win at LeMoyne.

STEINAUER AMONG LEADERS
Kiana Steinauer is second in the NE10 with an average of 10.6 rebounds per game.

OWLS NINTH IN D2SIDA POLL
Southern Connecticut dropped to ninth in the most recent D2SIDA Regional poll, as voted on by the region's sports information directors.

HURLBERT NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Abby Hurlbert was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll for her performance in the Owls win over Felician on Dec. 13. Hurlbert led the Owls offense to a 70-64 win over the Golden Falcons. She shot 53.8% (7-13) from the field and 57.1% (4-7) from the three-point mark. Hurlbert collected the first double-double of her collegiate career with 11 rebounds and a career-high 21 points, while also tying a career-high in steals with four.

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 in the games against AIC and Pace. She also tallied her fifth double-double of the year against AIC with 19 rebounds and 12 points.

DYNAMIC DUO
The tag team pairing of Kiana Steinauer and Africa Williams has proven to be a force of nature for the Owls early this season. Collectively, the pair has tallied 126 points and 67 rebounds in the first six games of the season to help ignite the Owls offense.

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 22 assists this season, and four with at least 30. Murphy Murad has 49 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 return home for the first game of a three-game homestand as they host the Assumption Greyhounds on January 23 at 5:30 p.m. in Moore Field House.