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John Steady
48
Concordia CND-NY-W 2-9
96
Winner Southern Conn. State SCSWBB 8-4
Concordia CND-NY-W
2-9
48
Final
96
Southern Conn. State SCSWBB
8-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Concordia CND-NY-W 11 9 17 11 48
Southern Conn. State SCSWBB 30 25 23 18 96

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | SCSU Athletic Communications

Steinauer's Record-Setting Performance Leads Owls Past Concordia, 96-48

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Kiana Steinauer (Oakville, Ontario) had one of the greatest performances in Southern Connecticut women's basketball history, accumulating 33 points and 31 rebounds in a dominating display that led the Owls to a 96-48 win against Concordia (N.Y.) at Moore Field House. The Owls improve to 8-4 overall, while the Clippers drop to 2-9 overall.
 
Steinauer's historic outing resulted in the first 30-point, 30-rebound performance in Northeast 10 and SCSU women's basketball history. Additionally, it is the second 30-30 game in NCAA Division II women's basketball history, and the first since Benedict College's Destiny Betts did it in 2016. Steinauer broke her own SCSU single-game record, eclipsing her 23-rebound performance against Adelphi on Dec. 2, 2017. Just the second 30-rebound game in NE10 history, joining Assumption's Lisa McCarthy who had a 31-rebound performance against Saint Michaels on Feb. 12, 1983 it is also the second 30-rebound game in NCAA Division II women's basketball since 1996 and the 13th all-time in NCAA Division II history.
 
Amanda Pfohl (Trumbull, Conn.) picked up a career-high 20 points with six rebounds and a pair of assists. Erin Ryder (Congers, N.Y.) collected a career-high 14 points while chipping in a team-high two blocks, three rebounds and a steal. Allie Smith (Danbury, Conn.) notched her third-straight game with double-digit points with 10, while Aaliyah Walker (Toronto, Ontario) picked up her second-straight 10-point game with seven rebounds and six assists. Imani Wheeler (Dumfries, Va.) chipped in nine points, four assists and a steal for the Owls.
 
1st Quarter (SCSU 30, CON 11)
• The Owls opened the game on a 20-4 run, led by Steinauer who collected 12 of those points. Southern outscored Concordia, 30-11, for the first quarter.
 
2nd Quarter (SCSU 55, CON 20)
• Southern continued their surge in the second quarter when they opened the frame on an 11-1 run. They outscored Concordia 25-9 and went into halftime with 35-point lead.
• Steinauer hit the double-double mark less than three minutes into the second quarter before ending the first half with 22 points and 17 rebounds. 
 
3rd Quarter (SCSU 78, CON 37)
• Concordia ramped up their offense, but the Owls stayed hot and extended their lead to over 40-points at the halfway mark of the third quarter. 10 of Ryder's eventual 14 points came in the third frame as Southern led by 41 points heading into the fourth quarter.
 
4th Quarter (SCSU 96, CON 48)
• Steinauer continued to dominate in the final quarter as she scored nine of the Owls' 18 points. Southern outscored Concordia 18-11 down the stretch and captured a dominant non-conference victory at Moore Field House.
 
Notable Facts
• The Owls 30-point first quarter was their highest scoring quarter this season.
• Steinauer collected her 10th double-double of the season, where she grabbed 31 of the Owls' 55 rebounds (56.3%). She also hit on 12-of-15 from the field including 4-of-6 from three-point range after entering the game with three three-pointers in her previous 11 games this year. 
• Erin Ryder broke a career-high in points with 14 with her previous career-high of seven points coming on Dec. 10, 2015 against Concordia.
• With 20 points, Amanda Pfohl broke her  previous career-high in points of 17 points against Le Moyne on Nov. 17.
• For the fourth-straight game, the Owls had three-or-more players score in double-digits: Steinauer (33), Pfohl (20), Ryder (14), Walker (10) and Smith (10).
• This is the first time this season that the Owls have accumulated over 90 points in a single game.
• The last time the Owls won by 40+ points was on Nov. 13, 2013 when they defeated Concordia by 42 points.
•  The last time they held an opponent to fewer than 50 points was against Saint Rose on Nov. 15, 2017 when the Golden Knights scored just 47 points.
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Up Next
The Owls will go on a holiday hiatus but return to action on December 30 at home against Dominican College. The game is slated for 1:30 p.m. at Moore Field House.
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