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Women's Basketball Hits The Road To Face STAC

Southern Connecticut State University (9-4, 3-3 NE10)
 
at Saint Thomas Aquinas (10-2, 2-0 CACC)
Sat., Jan. 5 • 1 p.m. • Sparkill, N.Y. 
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The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team is set to travel to Sparkill, N.Y. to face Saint Thomas Aquinas on Saturday at Aquinas Hall Gym. The game is slated for a 1 p.m. start.

ALL-TIME WITH SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS
The Owls lead the all-time series with the Spartans, 4-2.
 
THE LAST MEETING WITH SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS
Abby Hurlbert '18 hit a career-high in points for the second game straight as the Owls defeated then No. 8 nationally ranked Saint Thomas Aquinas, 73-52 on Dec. 19, 2017.

THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT 
• Southern defeated Dominican, 85-71 at Moore Field House.
• Imani Wheeler set a new career-high in points with 23. Her previous career-high came on Dec. 10 against NYIT, where she had 17 points.
• Kiana Steinauer collected her 11th double-double of the year with 23 points and 15 rebounds. She leads the NE10 and NCAA DII in the category. She is also one of 14 active players in NCAA Division II women's basketball and one of 54 in all divisions with 27 or more double-doubles for her career. 
• Steinauer also grabbed her 700th career rebound, making her one of seven active players in NCAA Division II women's basketball with 700 or more career rebounds. 
• With 12 points, Amanda Pfohl has recorded double-digit points in 10 of the Owls 12 games this season.
• This is the first time this season that two players tallied 20-plus points in the same game (Wheeler-23, Steinauer-23). The last time two Owls had 20-plus points was on January 23, 2018 when Abby Hurlbert '18 had 30 points and Africa Williams '18 had 20 in their win over Assumption.
• For the fifth-straight game, the Owls had three-or-more players' score in double-digits: Wheeler (23), Steinauer (23), Walker (14) and Pfohl (12).

THE OWLS IN THE NE10
 • The Owls currently have two players in the conference in the top 20 in scoring, highlighted by Kiana Steinauer (18.0, 3rd) and Amanda Pfohl (13.1, 18th). 
• Pfohl's 39 three-pointers lead the conference.
• Steinauer's 15.9 rebounds per game puts her first in the NE10, while her 2.1 steals rank fifth.
• Imani Wheeler ranks fifth in the NE10 with 4.5 assists per game and fifth with 2.1 steals per game.

THE OWLS IN THE NCAA
 • As of Dec. 29, Kiana Steinauer leads NCAA DII in four categories. She ranks first in rebounds per game with 15.9; total rebounds with 207; total defensive rebounds with 143 and double-doubles with 11.
 • Amanda Pfohl ranks sixth in NCAA DII in three-point field goal attempts with 110 and sixth in 3-pointers made with 39.

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

Abby Hurlbert

#25 Abby Hurlbert

F
5' 10"
Senior
Africa Williams

#31 Africa Williams

G
5' 9"
Senior
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

Abby Hurlbert

#25 Abby Hurlbert

5' 10"
Senior
F
Africa Williams

#31 Africa Williams

5' 9"
Senior
G
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