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Women's Basketball Hosts Adelphi This Weekend

Southern Connecticut State University (5-1, 2-1 NE10)
 vs. Adelphi (4-3, 2-1 NE10)
Dec. 1 • 1:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.

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The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team is set to host conference opponent, Adelphi, tomorrow afternoon at Moore Field House. The two squads are battling for first place in the Southwest Division, while in a three-way tie for first with Pace, who will square off with Le Moyne tomorrow. The Owls defeated Le Moyne two weeks ago, 65-63.
 
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 LAST TIME OUT 
• Southern was dealt its first loss of the season against New Haven on Wednesday, with UNH taking a 67-54 win. 
• Jessica Fressle scored in a team-high 21 points while also grabbing eight rebounds. Her 21-point night gave her back-to-back 20-point performances for the first time in her career after she scored 20 against Queens on Sunday, Nov. 25. 
• Amanda Pfohl contributed 14 points for the Owls on Wednesday night with four three-pointers. 
• Kiana Steinauer grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds in the Owls' loss to New Haven, for her second-highest total of the season. She also led the Owls with three assists. 
 
THE OWLS IN THE NE10
 • The Owls currently have three players in the top 20 in scoring, highlighted by Jessica Fressle (18.7, 5th), Kiana Steinauer (16.7, 10th) and Amanda Pfohl (13.5, 17th). 
• Pfohl's 20 three-pointers are second in the conference, while Fressle's 12 rank 11th. 
• Steinauer's 14.0 rebounds per game are tied for the NE10 lead while her 2.5 steals rank sixth. She is also one of four players in the conference averaging a double-double per game. 
• Imani Wheeler ranks third in the NE10 with 4.8 assists per game and seventh with 2.3 steals per game.
 
SOUTHERN'S BIG THREE
The Owls have been powered by the "Big Three" consisting of: Jessica Fressle, Kiana Steinauer and Amanda Pfohl. 
  • Fressle, who is averaging a team-leading 18.7 points per game, has topped 18 points in five of the Owls' six contests, which includes three 20-point games.
  • Pfohl checks-in with a career-best 13.5 points per game with a team-leading 20 three-pointers for the year and has scored double figures in five of the Owls' six games.
  • Steinauer has grabbed double-figure rebounds in each game this year, and 14-or-more in four of the Owls' six games. She averages 16.7 points and 14.0 rebounds per game. 

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).
 

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Players Mentioned

Paige Decker

#21 Paige Decker

G
5' 5"
Senior
Murphy Murad

#4 Murphy Murad

G
5' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Jessica Fressle

#15 Jessica Fressle

F
5' 11"
Junior
Amanda Pfohl

#24 Amanda Pfohl

G
5' 8"
Senior
Erin Ryder

#44 Erin Ryder

F
6' 0"
Senior
Bridget Sharnick

#25 Bridget Sharnick

F
5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Allie Smith

#40 Allie Smith

F
5' 10"
Senior
Kiana Steinauer

#2 Kiana Steinauer

F
6' 0"
Junior
Imani Wheeler

#1 Imani Wheeler

G
5' 5"
Junior
Aaliyah Walker

#4 Aaliyah Walker

G
5' 7"
Junior
Najae White

#13 Najae White

G
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Paige Decker

#21 Paige Decker

5' 5"
Senior
G
Murphy Murad

#4 Murphy Murad

5' 5"
Redshirt Senior
G
Jessica Fressle

#15 Jessica Fressle

5' 11"
Junior
F
Amanda Pfohl

#24 Amanda Pfohl

5' 8"
Senior
G
Erin Ryder

#44 Erin Ryder

6' 0"
Senior
F
Bridget Sharnick

#25 Bridget Sharnick

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
F
Allie Smith

#40 Allie Smith

5' 10"
Senior
F
Kiana Steinauer

#2 Kiana Steinauer

6' 0"
Junior
F
Imani Wheeler

#1 Imani Wheeler

5' 5"
Junior
G
Aaliyah Walker

#4 Aaliyah Walker

5' 7"
Junior
G
Najae White

#13 Najae White

5' 7"
Freshman
G