Undefeated Owls Host New Haven, Adelphi This Week

Women's Basketball 11/27/2018 9:00:00 AM SCSU Athletic Communications

Undefeated Owls Host New Haven, Adelphi This Week

Southern Connecticut State University (5-0, 2-0 NE10)

vs. New Haven (4-2, 0-1 NE10)
Nov. 28 • 5:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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vs. Adelphi (3-3, 2-1 NE10)
Dec. 1 • 1:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team will host two conference games in the coming week as they are set to welcome crosstown rival, New Haven to Moore Field House on Wednesday evening before squaring off with Adelphi on Saturday for a 1:30 p.m. contest.

ALL-TIME VS. NEW HAVEN
Wednesday's match-up against New Haven marks the 69th meeting between the Owls and the Chargers, with UNH holding a 41-27 advantage in the previous 68 games in the all-time series.

THE LAST MEETING UNH
The crosstown rivals last squared off on January 31, 2018 when the Owls captured a 69-50 victory over the Chargers at Moore Field House. Abby Hurlbert '18 led the charge for Southern with 26 points, while Murphy Murad '18 had a career-high five steals.

ALL-TIME WITH ADELPHI
The Panthers hold the all-time series with the Owls, 12-11.

THE LAST MEETING WITH ADELPHI
Valentine's Day 2018 was the last time these two teams met, where Southern took the 63-60 victory in New Haven. The Owls honored its five-member senior class and took the win after seniors Murphy Murad '18 and Paige Decker '18 led the offensive charge, both tying season-highs in points.

THE OWLS LAST TIME OUT
• It was a big afternoon for the Owls' offense as the Owls cruised past Queens College, 83-60, at the Fitzgerald Gymnasium in Flushing on Sunday, Nov. 25.
• Five Owls hit double-digits in points while three SCSU players posted double-doubles. • Jessica Fressle had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Aaliyah Walker had 16 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and four steals and Kiana Steinauer had 10 points and 10 boards. Imani Wheeler had a season-high 12 points with six assists and five steals. Amanda Pfohl's 17 points tied her career-high that she set last week against Le Moyne.
• It was Fressle's first double-double of the season and while her 13 rebounds tops her previous career-high of 10 against Bridgeport on Nov. 12, 2017, while Steinauer extended her double-double streak to five games.
• Walker's 16 points, 10 assists and 5 steals were all career-highs. Her 10 assists were the most for the Owls in a single game this season and the most since Murphy Murad had 10 against New Haven on Nov. 30, 2016.
• Wheeler's five steals matched Steinauer's five against St. Rose on Nov. 14 for a team-high this season, while Allie Smith's two blocks were the most this season for the Owls.
• This game was the first time since Dec. 17, 2015 that three Owls had double-doubles when Danielle Powell (14 points, 12 rebounds), Jackie Beathea (14 points, 17 rebounds) and Taylor McLaughlin (15 points, 10 rebounds) did it in a 69-65 win against Caldwell.

FRESSLE, WALKER EARN NE10 WEEKLY HONORS
Jessica Fressle and Aaliyah Walker have been tabbed to the NE10 Honor Roll for the week of Nov. 26 for their play in the Owls game last week. Fressle had a huge game leading the Southern past Queens College, 83-60 in non-conference action. She collected her first double-double of the 2018-19 season with 20 points and 13 rebounds, while shooting 50% from the field. Walker helped lead the offense with her first double-double as an Owl and set career-highs in points (16), assists (10) and steals (4), while shooting 58.3% from the field. Her 10 assists were also the most for the Owls in a single game this season and the most since Murphy Murad had 10 against New Haven on Nov. 30, 2016.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL JUMPS TO NO. 6 IN NOV. 26 D2SIDA REGIONAL POLL
The Southern Connecticut women's basketball squad jumped up to No. 6 in the Nov. 26 week's DII Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) Regional Poll. Southern was tabbed eighth in the D2SIDA East Region Preseason Poll on October 29 before jumping a spot in the first regular season poll last week and another spot in the second week of rankings.

PFOHL, STEINAUER TABBED WITH WEEKLY HONORS
Senior Amanda Pfohl and junior Kiana Steinauer were tabbed to the NE10 Conference Honor Roll for their performances in the Owls games the week of Nov. 12. Pfohl, a guard, had 23 points on the week (11.5 ppg) with a career-high 17 in a 65-63 win over Le Moyne, while Steinauer, a forward, collected her fourth straight double-double with 38 total points and 24 total rebounds in two games.

OWLS RANKED NO. 7 IN FIRST D2SIDA REGIONAL POLL
Southern was tabbed eighth in the D2SIDA East Region Preseason Poll on October 29 before jumping a spot to No. 7 in the first regular season poll.

SETTLING SCORES
With their 73-55 victory on Sunday, November 11, it marked the first time since 2015 that the Owls defeated Bridgeport.

KI TO SUCCESS
With 14 boards in the Owls win over Post on Nov. 10, Kiana Steinauer has successfully surpassed 500 career-rebounds. With her 25-point performance on Nov. 11 in the Owls win at Bridgeport, she also topped her career best in points (previously 23 points).

IN SEASON OPENERS
Southern Connecticut is 33-16 all-time in season-opening games.

TRIO TABBED AS 2018-19 CAPTAINS
Senior trio Amanda Pfohl, Erin Ryder and Allie Smith will serve as the captains for the women's basketball squad during the 2018-19 season, as announced by head coach Kate Lynch.

OWLS TABBED TO FINISH THIRD IN THE SOUTHWEST
The Owls were picked to finish third in the Southwest Division in the 2018-19 Northeast 10 Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll. SCSU had an impressive 2017-2018 season as they went 21-10 overall and 14-6 in the conference leading them to capture the Southwest Division title and to clinch a berth in the NCAA tournament for the seventh time in program history.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW
The Owls are welcoming three newcomers to the 2018-19 squad - senior DeAnna McCarvell (Transfer from Salve Regina), junior Aaliyah Walker (Transfer from Odessa College) and freshman Najae White.

BACK FOR MORE
Southern is returning six players from the 2017-18 squad - seniors Amanda Pfohl, Allie Smith, Erin Ryder, juniors Bridget Sharnick, Kiana Steinauer and Imani Wheeler.

Of those seven, two were the Owls top five scorers last year:
Steinauer leads the group as she averaged 10.6 rebounds per game (led the team) and 10.1 points per game (second on the team) and 1.5 steals per game.
Wheeler was fifth on the team in scoring averaging 5.5 points per game, 1.6 steals per game (led the team) and 1.8 assists per game (third on the team).

ON DECK
Southern hits the road to Springfield, Mass. for a conference matchup with American International College on Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m.

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