NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Junior Jessica Fressle (Levittown, N.Y.) led the team in points with 21 as the Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball squad dropped its first regular season contest to crosstown rival, the University of New Haven, 67-54 this evening at Moore Field House.
 
RECORDS: So. Connecticut (5-2, 2-1 NE10) | New Haven (5-2, 1-1 NE10)
 
QUARTER SCORES
1^st - SCSU 19, UNH 12    3^rd - SCSU 39, UNH 43
2^nd -SCSU 27, UNH 24    4^th - SCSU 54, UNH 67
 
KEY PERFORMERS
Points: Jessica Fressle (21), Amanda Pfohl (14), Kiana Steinauer (9)
Rebounds: Steinauer (17), Fressle (8)
Assists: Steinauer (3), Pfohl (2)
Steals: Imani Wheeler (5), Pfohl (3), Aaliyah Walker (2)

NOTABLE FACTS

• After a 21 point performance, this is Fressle's second straight 20+ point game. She scored 20 points in the Owls win over Queens on Sunday.
• This is back-to-back five steal games for Imani Wheeler (Dumfries, Va.) as she matched a team-high with five.

 
1^st QUARTER

•  Southern Connecticut started the game going on a 7-2 run in the first three minutes of play with the Owls run being capped off by a Fressle 3-pointer.
• The Chargers made a push, where they came within three points of the Owls lead, but Southern kept their offense rolling and extended its lead to ten points. A few traded baskets kept the Owls up by seven points to complete the first frame.

 
2^nd QUARTER

• New Haven opened the second frame on a 6-0 run in the first two minutes.
• Both squads traded points throughout the final eight minutes, with the Chargers taking a one point lead on two separate occasions, but the Owls came out on top heading into halftime with a narrow three-point lead.

 
3^rd QUARTER

• The third quarter was a back-and-forth scoring affair in first two minutes of the third quarter with the Chargers coming out on top to hold a nine-point lead, their largest of the quarter.
• Southern went on a 7-0 run in the final two minutes, but the Chargers kept a four-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.

4^th QUARTER

• After a quick layup from Wheeler, UNH went on a 6-0 run in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter.
•  Southern counterattacked with a 5-0 run of their own in a 90 second span.
• A 12-2 Charger run in the remaining five minutes of the game increased their lead to 16 points as the Owls attempted to claw back after Allie Smith (Danbury, Conn.) sank a deep three-pointer, but New Haven's fourth quarter surge was enough to capture the victory.

 
UP NEXT
The Owls are set to host Adelphi in conference play this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Moore Field House.