Women's Basketball To Face Concordia

Southern Connecticut State University (7-4, 3-3 NE10)

vs. Concordia (2-8, 0-2 CACC)
Dec. 19 • 12 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team is set to play one home game this week as they square off with Concordia (N.Y) College in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 12 p.m. at Moore Field House.

ALL-TIME WITH CONCORDIA
The Owls lead the all-time series with the Clippers, 18-1.

THE LAST MEETING WITH CONCORDIA
Kiana Steinauer and Africa Williams '18 led the Owls to a 55-45 victory at Moore Field House on Nov. 21, 2017. Steinauer collected 15 points, while Williams picked up 14 in the win.

THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT
• Southern fell to Chestnut Hill, 69-63 in Philadelphia on Dec. 15.
• Allie Smith had a career-high 15 points, passing her previous career high of 10 that she scored in the Owls' win over NYIT on Dec. 10.
• Erin Ryder's seven rebounds were a career-high, previously set on Nov. 15, 2015 at Bridgeport with four.
• Kiana Steinauer collected her ninth double-double of the season with 16 points and a team-high 13 rebounds.
• Amanda Pfohl collected all nine of her points in the final two minutes of the game off three-straight three-pointers.
• The Owls had three players in double-digit points for the third straight game: Steinauer (16), Smith (15) and Walker (10).

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, which was back on Nov. 21, 2015 against Post University.

THE OWLS IN THE NE10
• The Owls currently have three players in the conference in the top 20 in scoring, highlighted by Jessica Fressle (18.4, 4th), Kiana Steinauer (16.2, 8th) and Amanda Pfohl (12.5, 20th).
• Pfohl's 33 three-pointers lead the conference.
• Steinauer's 14.6 rebounds per game puts her first in the NE10, while her 2.3 steals rank fourth.
• Imani Wheeler ranks fourth in the NE10 with 4.7 assists per game and seventh with 2.2 steals per game.

THE OWLS IN THE NCAA
• As of Dec. 16, Kiana Steinauer leads NCAA DII in four categories. She ranks first in rebounds per game with 14.6; total rebounds with 161; total defensive rebounds with 110 and double-doubles with nine.
• Amanda Pfohl ranks sixth in NCAA DII in three-point field goal attempts with 90 and ninth in 3-pointers made with 33.

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, Jessica Fressle 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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