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Women's Basketball Hits The Road For Two Cross-Division Conference Games

Southern Connecticut State University (12-8, 6-6 NE10)
 
at Assumption  (10-9, 4-7 NE10)
Tues., Jan. 29 • 5:30 p.m. • Worcester, Mass.
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at Saint Michael's (7-10, 3-9 NE10)
Sat., Feb. 2 • 1:30 p.m. • Colchester, Vt.
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The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team will hit the road for two cross-division conference games this week. On Tues., Jan. 29 the Owls will travel to Worcester, Mass. to face Northeast opponent Assumption at 5:30 p.m. before traveling north to Colchester, Vt. to face Saint Michael's College at 1:30 p.m.
 
ALL-TIME WITH ASSUMPTION
• Southern Connecticut owns the all-time series with Assumption, 22-16.
 
THE LAST MEETING WITH ASSUMPTION
• Keyed by a career-high 30 points from Abby Hurlbert '18 and a fourth quarter surge, the Owls defeated the Greyhounds, 75-68 at Moore Field House.
 
ALL-TIME WITH SAINT MICHAEL'S
• Southern holds the all-time series with Saint Michael's, 18-9.
 
THE LAST MEETING WITH SAINT MICHAEL'S
• Abby Hurlbert '18 hit the game-winning shot as time expired in overtime to lift the Owls past the Purple Knights, 64-63.
 
THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT
• Southern dropped a 69-56 decision to No. 20 nationally-ranked Bentley one Jan. 26 at Moore Field House.
• With 10 boards on the day, Kiana Steinauer surpassed 800 career rebounds. Her 800 rebounds make her the 13th NCAA Division II player with 800 career rebounds.
• Amanda Pfohl notched 12 points on 4-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc, which has her collecting double-digit points in 18 of the Owls 20 games this season.
• For the 11th-straight game, the Owls had three-or-more players score in double-digit figures: Wheeler (12), Pfohl (12), Smith (12) and Walker (10). 
 
THE OWLS IN THE NE10
• The Owls currently have two players in the conference in the top 20 in scoring, highlighted by Kiana Steinauer (17.4, 5th) and Amanda Pfohl (14.2, 13th).
• Pfohl's 67 three-pointers lead the conference.
• Steinauer's 15.5 rebounds per game puts her first in the NE10, while her 2.6 steals rank third.
• Imani Wheeler ranks fifth in the NE10 with 4.5 assists per game and seventh with 1.9 steals per game.

THE OWLS IN THE NCAA
 • As of Jan. 28, Kiana Steinauer leads NCAA DII in four categories. She ranks first in rebounds per game with 15.5; total rebounds with 310; total defensive rebounds with 224 and double-doubles with 15.
 • Amanda Pfohl ranks second in NCAA DII in three-point field goal attempts with 185 and second in 3-pointers made with 67.
 
WELCOME TO THE 800 CLUB
• With 10 boards against Bentley, Kiana Steinauer surpassed 800 career rebounds. Only Jackie Beathea '16 (1,216) and Tammy Kiernan '96 (816) have reached 800 career rebounds for SCSU. Her 800 rebounds make her the 13th NCAA Division II player with 800 career rebounds. Steinauer, a junior, is one of four active players in the NE10 to hit 800 career boards, all of whom are seniors.
 
PFOHL AMONG SCSU LEADERS
• With 67 three-pointers this season, senior Amanda Pfohl is tied for seventh all-time in single-season three-pointers made with Kristen Breen, '96-'97, Julie Dale, '89-'90 and Camille Fantini, '11-'12.

OWLS JUMP A SPOT IN THIS WEEK'S D2SIDA REGIONAL POLL
After re-entering the poll last week for the first time in five weeks at No. 10, the Owls jumped a spot in the rankings to No. 9 after defeated Franklin Pierce, 72-62 at Moore Field House on Jan. 23.

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

Camille Fantini

#22 Camille Fantini

G
5' 6"
Senior
Jackie Beathea

#15 Jackie Beathea

F
5' 10"
Freshman
Abby Hurlbert

#25 Abby Hurlbert

F
5' 10"
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

Camille Fantini

#22 Camille Fantini

5' 6"
Senior
G
Jackie Beathea

#15 Jackie Beathea

5' 10"
Freshman
F
Abby Hurlbert

#25 Abby Hurlbert

5' 10"
Senior
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