Skip To Main Content

Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

Scoreboard

Scoreboard

John Steady

Women's Basketball SCSU Athletic Communications

Women's Basketball Heads To Chestnut Hill

Southern Connecticut State University (7-3, 3-3 NE10)

at Chestnut Hill (1-7, 0-1 CACC)
Dec. 15 • 1 p.m. • Philadelphia, Pa.
LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

2018-19 Schedule | 2018-19 Roster | 2018-19 Season Stats

The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team will head to Philadelphia, Pa. tomorrow, Dec. 15th for a non-conference matchup with the Griffins of Chestnut Hill. Game time is slated for a 1 p.m. start time.
 
ALL-TIME WITH CHESTNUT HILL
This is the first time these two team will square off.

THE LAST TIME OUT 
• Southern defeated NYIT, 68-60 at Moore Field House
• Junior Kiana Steinauer collected her eighth double-double of the year with 20 points and season-highs in rebounds with 20 and in assists with four. Her tenth straight game with double-digit rebounds.
• Junior Imani Wheeler broke her career-high in points with 17. Her previous career-high was set at 13 points and last achieved in the Owls game against Pace on Dec. 8.
• Senior Amanda Pfohl broke her career-high in steals with five on the night. Her highest steal total in three seasons had been three, previously set on Nov. 28, 2018 in the Owls game against New Haven. She also chipped in 13 points and has collected double-digit points in nine of her last ten games.
• Allie Smith broke her career-high in points with ten. Her previous career-best was back on Nov. 14, 2018, where she scored nine points against Saint Rose.
• Four Owls were in double-digit points: Steinauer (20), Wheeler (17), Pfohl (13) and Smith (10). The last time Southern had four players in double-digit points was back on Nov. 25, 2018 against Queens.
 
HISTORY MADE
• With 20 points and 20 rebounds against NYIT, Kiana Steinauer became the first player in program history with 20 points and 20 rebounds in two career games. She previously tallied 23 points and 23 rebounds against Adelphi on Dec. 2, 2017.
                - This was the third 20-20 game for an Owl in program history. Jackie Beathea '16 was the last player to accomplish 20-plus points and 20-plus rebounds in a single game back, which was back on Nov. 21, 2015 against Post University.

THE OWLS IN THE NE10
 • The Owls currently have three players in the top 20 in scoring, highlighted by Jessica Fressle (18.4, 4th), Kiana Steinauer (16.2, 8th) and Amanda Pfohl (12.9, 19th). 
• Pfohl's 30 three-pointers are first in the conference.
• Steinauer's 14.8 rebounds per game puts her first in the NE10 lead while her 2.0 steals rank eighth.
• Imani Wheeler ranks fourth in the NE10 with 4.4 assists per game and sixth with 2.1 steals per game.

THE OWLS IN THE NCAA
  • As of Dec. 14, Kiana Steinauer leads NCAA DII three categories and is tied for first in another. She ranks first in rebounds per game with 14.8, in rebounds with 148, in total defensive rebounds with 105 and is tied for first with Saint Anselm's, Shannon Ryan for double-doubles with eight.
 • Amanda Pfohl ranks fifth in NCAA DII in three-point field goal attempts with 82 and seventh in 3-pointers made with 30, 
 
STEINAUER TABBED WITH NE10 WEEKLY HONORS
The junior forward averaged a double-double for the Owls in a 1-1 the week of Dec. 3. She collected 36 points and 30 rebounds in total, while averaging 18 points per game and 15 rebounds per game. She collected her seventh double-double of the year and led Southern with 18 points and 17 rebounds along with three assists in their 62-57 win over Pace. That was her ninth straight game with double-digit rebounds.

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).

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).
 
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Jackie Beathea

#15 Jackie Beathea

F
5' 10"
Freshman
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

Jackie Beathea

#15 Jackie Beathea

5' 10"
Freshman
F
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