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Women's Basketball Hits The Road For Two Conference Games This Week

Southern Connecticut State University (5-2, 2-2 NE10)
 
at American International (2-4, 1-2 NE10)
Dec. 4 • 5:30 p.m. • Springfield, Mass.
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at Pace (3-5, 2-2 NE10)
Dec. 8 • 1:30 p.m. • Pleasantville, N.Y.
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2018-19 Schedule | 2018-19 Roster | 2018-19 Season Stats

The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team will hit the road for two conference games this week. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, they will travel north to Springfield, Mass. to face AIC for a 5:30 p.m. showing with the Yellow Jackets. Then, on Saturday they will venture down to Pleasantville, N.Y. to face the Setters of Pace University for a 1:30 p.m. game time. 
 
ALL-TIME WITH AIC
The Yellow Jackets lead the all-time series with the Owls, 28-15.
 
THE LAST MEETING WITH AIC
Despite Kiana Steinauer tallying her 11th double-double of the year, Southern dropped a 63-51 decision to American International in Springfield, Mass. on Feb. 6, 2018.

ALL-TIME WITH PACE
The Owls lead the all-time series with the Setters, 23-19.
 
THE LAST MEETING WITH PACE
Kiana Steinauer tallied her 12th double-double of the season as the Owls clinched the 2017-18 NE10 Southwest Division title with a 53-50 win over Pace on Feb. 17, 2018.

THE LAST TIME OUT 
• Southern fell to Adelphi, 67-54 on Saturday, Dec. 1, which was their second straight loss.
• Junior Jessica Fressle (Levittown, N.Y.) led the offense for the Owls with 17 points. Fressle scored 10 of her eventual 17 points in the third quarter.
• Senior Amanda Pfohl(Trumbull, Conn.) contributed 12 points. Pfohl has collected double-digit points in six of her last seven games.
• Junior Kiana Steinauer (Oakville, Ontario) tallied 14 boards. Steinauer registered her seventh-straight game with double-digit rebounds.
• Imani Wheeler (Dumfries, Va.) chipped in five assists.
 
THE OWLS IN THE NE10
 • The Owls currently have three players in the top 20 in scoring, highlighted by Jessica Fressle(18.4, 5th), Kiana Steinauer (15.1, 11th) and Amanda Pfohl (13.3, 17th). 
• Pfohl's 20 three-pointers are second in the conference, while Fressle's 12 rank 11th. 
• Steinauer's 14.0 rebounds per game puts her first in the NE10 lead while her 2.6 steals rank fourth.
• Imani Wheeler ranks third in the NE10 with 4.9 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 Steinauerand Amanda Pfohl. 
  • Fressle, who is averaging a team-leading 18.7 points per game, has topped 17 points in six of the Owls' seven 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 all seven of the Owls regular season games this year, and 14-or-more in five of the Owls' seven games. She averages 16.7 points and 14.0 rebounds per game. 

STEINAUER, FRESSLE TABBED TO THE NE10 HONOR ROLL
Kiana Steinauer and Jessica Fressle have been tabbed to the Dec. 3 NE10 Honor Roll. for their performances last week for the Owls. Steinauer averaged 15.5 rebounds per game last week and collected 31 total rebounds, while chipping in 15 points for the Owls. She currently leads the NE10 in rebounds per game with 14.0. Fressle averaged 19.0 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game this week. She collected 38 points and 13 rebounds in two games for the Owls, while shooting 46.4% from the field.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS TO NO. 10 IN THIS WEEK'S D2SIDA REGIONAL POLL
The Southern Connecticut women's basketball squad dropped to No. 10 in the Dec. 3  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, another spot to No. 7 in the second week of rankings and then up to No. 6 last week. 

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. 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. 

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.
 
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).

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

Murphy Murad

#4 Murphy Murad

G
5' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Kiana Steinauer

#2 Kiana Steinauer

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
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

Murphy Murad

#4 Murphy Murad

5' 5"
Redshirt Senior
G
Kiana Steinauer

#2 Kiana Steinauer

6' 0"
Sophomore
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