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Women's Basketball Heads To Stonehill For Conference Game

Southern Connecticut State University (10-7, 4-5 NE10)
 
at Stonehill  (12-3, 7-2 NE10)
Sat., Jan. 15 • 1:30 p.m. • North Easton, Mass.
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The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team will travel to North Easton, Mass. for a cross division matchup with Stonehill College on Jan. 19 at 1:30 p.m. The Skyhawks are ranked No. 2 in the Northeast division of the NE10, while the Owls are fourth in the Southwest.
 
ALL-TIME WITH STONEHILL
• The Skyhawks lead the all-time series with the Owls, 14-12.

THE LAST MEETING WITH STONEHILL
• The Owls last met the Skyhawks in the first round of the NCAA Regional Tournament, where Stonehill took a 70-45 victory. Kiana Steinauer collected her 13th double-double of the season and with her 11 rebounds, she posted the third-highest single-season total in school history with 325 rebounds in just two seasons.

THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT 
• Southern fell to Saint Anselm, 80-69 on Jan. 15th.
• Amanda Pfohl broke her career-high in points with 24. Her previous career-high of 20 was set on Dec. 19 against Concordia. With these 24 points, Pfohl has recorded double-digits points in 15 out of the Owls 17 games this season.
• Imani Wheeler led the Owls in two categories: assists (7) and a career-high steals (6).
• Kiana Steinauer tallied nine rebounds for the Owls. She currently sits at in third place all-time in rebounds with 773.
• For the eighth-straight game, the Owls had three-or-more players score in double-digits: Pfohl (24), Steinauer (17) and Wheeler (13).

THE OWLS IN THE NE10
 • The Owls currently have two players in the conference in the top 20 in scoring, highlighted by Kiana Steinauer (17.6, 4th) and Amanda Pfohl (13.9, 14th). 
• Pfohl's 56 three-pointers lead the conference.
• Steinauer's 16.1 rebounds per game puts her first in the NE10, while her 2.3 steals rank third.
• Imani Wheeler ranks fifth in the NE10 with 4.6 assists per game and fourth with 2.2 steals per game.

THE OWLS IN THE NCAA
 • As of Jan. 18, Kiana Steinauer leads NCAA DII in four categories. She ranks first in rebounds per game with 16.1; total rebounds with 274; total defensive rebounds with 199 and double-doubles with 13.
 • Amanda Pfohl ranks third in NCAA DII in three-point field goal attempts with 159 and second in three-pointers made with 56.

KEEP'EM COMIN' STEINAUER
• Kiana Steinauer's jaw-dropping performance of 33 points and 31 rebounds against Concordia resulted in the first 30-point, 30-rebound performance in Northeast 10 and SCSU women's basketball history. She also broke her own SCSU single-game record, a 23-rebound performance against Adelphi on Dec. 2, 2017. In addition to breaking a school and conference record, 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, 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 and second 30-rebound game in NCAA Division II women's basketball since 1996 and the 13th all-time in NCAA Division II history.
 
STEINAUER TABBED USBWA DII NATIONAL AND NORTHEAST 10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• A stellar 33-point, 31-rebound performance against Concordia, Kiana Steinauer was tabbed as the Northeast 10 conference and the U.S Basketball Writers Association National DII Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 17.
 
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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Players Mentioned

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

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