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fressle
64
Winner Southern Conn. St. SOUTHERN 4-0
51
Dist. Columbia DIST. CO 1-3
Winner
Southern Conn. St. SOUTHERN
4-0
64
Final
51
Dist. Columbia DIST. CO
1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Conn. St. SOUTHERN 17 13 19 15 64
Dist. Columbia DIST. CO 10 8 14 19 51

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Defeats UDC, 64-51

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team defeated the University of the District of Columbia, 64-51. The Owls improve to 4-0 overall, while the Firebirds fall to 1-3.
 
Senior Kiana Steinauer (Oakville, Ontario) collected her third double-double of the season with 18 points and 17 rebounds, shooting 6-for-13 from the floor and adding seven assists and three steals. Senior Imani Wheeler (Dumfries, Va.) put on a solid show for her hometown crowd as she collected 14 points shooting 6-for-8 from the floor, while redshirt junior Jessica Fressle (Levittown, N.Y.) had 12 points, shooting 5-for-9 from the floor with four rebounds.
 

How It Happened
  • The game started off as a back-and-forth scoring affair, but the Owls finished the first quarter on an 8-0 run and lead by seven at the end of the first ten.
  • It was a similar second quarter as the two teams traded points until three minutes left when the Owls picked up their offense and finished on 6-1 run.
  • UDC picked up momentum in the third quarter going on a 6-0 run. Southern Connecticut counterattacked and finished the third on an 8-2 run, leading by 16.
  • Southern Connecticut kicked off the fourth quarter on a 10-1 run and held their largest lead of the game by 24 points.
 
Game Notes
  • Senior Kiana Steinauer's 18 points and 17 rebounds was her third double-double of the year. She has also been in double-digit point totals in all four games thus far.
  • Imani Wheeler collected her fourth-straight double-digit point game with 14 points.
  • The last time the Owls won their first four games was during the 2009-10 season against Bridgeport, Le Moyne, Post and Pace to open the season.

Player Notes
  • Kiana Steinauer is now up 1,065 career points, ranking 18th all-time in program history.
  • Steinauer's 50 rebounds this season puts her seven away from breaking the 1,000 mark in rebounds. She previously broke 1,000 points in the Owls game against Bridgeport on Nov. 9.
 
Up Next
The Owls will travel to Old Westbury, N.Y. to face New York Tech on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m.
 
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