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Men's Basketball To Face Two Conference Opponents This Week

Southern Connecticut State University Owls (15-9, 10-6 NE10)
vs. American International Yellow Jackets (9-15, 5-11 NE10)
Wednesday, Feb. 13 • 7:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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at Le Moyne Dolphins (14-7, 11-5 NE10)
Sat., Feb. 9 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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Southern Connecticut went 1-1 against two conference opponents last week, defeating Saint Rose, 98-81.The Owls will host NE10 foe AIC on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at James Moore Field House, New Haven, Conn. Southern will then travel to Syracuse, N.Y. on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m. at the Ted Grant Court. 

ALL-TIME VS. AIC
The Chargers lead the all-time series against the Owls, 49-31. The Owls won their previous meeting against the Yellow Jackets earlier this year, 72-61, on Dec. 4, 2018.
Last Meeting: SCSU 72, AIC 61 (12/4/18)

ALL-TIME VS. Le Moyne 
The Dolphins lead the all-time series against the Owls, 24-18. Southern lost its earlier matchup against the Dolphins 85-75, on Nov. 17, 2018.
Last Meeting: Le Moyne 85, SCSU 75 (11/17/18)
 
THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT
• The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team beat the College of Saint Rose, 98-81, at James Moore Field House.
• Taurus Adams II led the Owls with a season-high 25 points and five rebounds on the night. 
• Joey Wallace broke his career-high with 22 points while shooting 7-for-10 from the field and 4-for-7 from three-point territory. He also had eight rebounds and two assists in the win. 
• Kealen Ives tallied his fourth double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 assists while also collecting five rebounds. 
• Mekhi Warren hit double-digit points for the first time in his collegiate career with 15 while also recording four rebounds and one block.

THE OWLS BY THE NUMBERS
 •  Beesley ranks 37th nationally and leads the NE10 with 8.9 rebounds per game. His 187 total rebounds rank third in the NE10 and 43rd nationally.
 •  Kealen Ives' 6.1 assists per game rank third in the NE10 and 16th in NCAA Division II basketball. His 140 total assists also rank third in the NE10 and 11th nationally.
 •  Isaiah McLeod ranks second in the NE10 and 21st nationally at 21.8 points per game. McLeod is second in the NE10 in three-point field goal percentage (46.6%) while also ranking 12th nationally.
 •  As a team, the Owls' 236 three-pointers rank third in the conference and 18th among all DII schools while their 41.6% from three-point range leads the NE10 and ranks fifth nationally. 

RECORD BREAKING NIGHT FOR OWLS
• Taurus Adams II hit a season-high with his team leading 25 points, his previous season-high was on Dec. 15, 2019 against Jefferson when he scored 14 points.
• Joey Wallace broke a career-high with 22 points, his previous career-high was on Nov. 18, 2017 when he scored 21 against Le Moyne.
• Kealen Ives tallied his fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds, his last double-double came against Saint Michael's College on Feb. 2, 2019 when he recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds.
• Mekhi Warren broke a career-high with 15 points, his previous career-high was set on Dec. 30, 2018 with eight in the game against Queens College.
• The Owls never trailed for the entire 40 minutes, the last time that happened was on Jan. 2, 2019 against LIU-Post.
• Six Owls' tallied double-digit points: Adams II (25), Wallace (22), Warren (15), Ives (12), Seaforth (12) and McLeod (10). The last time five Owls hit double-digit points was on Jan. 23, 2019 against Franklin Pierce University.

MAKING HISTORY
• The Owls' 24-for-24 showing at the free throw line against Bentley on Jan. 26 gave SCSU its most free throws without a miss in a game in program history.
• It is also the second time that SCSU shot 20-or-more free throws in a game without a miss and the first time since the Owls were 20-for-20 at the charity stripe against Pace on Nov. 25, 2014.

CAREER NIGHT FOR THE OWLS
• On Jan. 26, the Owls posted an upset with a 100-88 win against nationally-ranked No. 24 Bentley behind a trio of career-best performances. 
• Isaiah McLeod collected a career-high 33 points in the Owls' win against No. 24 Bentley. His previous high came on Jan. 20, 2018 against Bentley when he had 32.
• Kealen Ives notched a career-high of 29 points. His previous high came on Jan. 15 against Saint Anselm when he had 27.
•  C.J. Seaforth (Hamden, Conn.) collected 22 points, five assists and a career-high four steals.
• It was the second-straight game that the Owls scored 100 points in a game following a 100-89 win against Franklin Pierce on Wednesday, Jan. 23. It was also the sixth time in program history that SCSU has scored 100 points in back-to-back games, with the last time coming  during the 2015 season.
 
CHART TOPPER
 • With his 10 points against Saint Rose, McLeod now stands in 10th place with 1,622 career points and trails Tylon Smith 15' for 9th place all-time at SCSU with 1,761.
 
D2SIDA WEEKLY MEDIA POLL
 • The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team was ranked seventh in the 11th week of the D2SIDA Men's Basketball East Region Media Poll, as announced on Feb. 4, 2019. 
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Players Mentioned

Tylon Smith

#12 Tylon Smith

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Taurus Adams II

#13 Taurus Adams II

F
6' 7"
Junior
Isaiah McLeod

#1 Isaiah McLeod

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6' 1"
Senior
Joey Wallace

#22 Joey Wallace

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6' 3"
Senior
C.J. Seaforth

#3 C.J. Seaforth

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6' 1"
Sophomore
Kealen Ives

#21 Kealen Ives

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5' 9"
Senior
Mekhi Warren

#24 Mekhi Warren

G
6' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tylon Smith

#12 Tylon Smith

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Taurus Adams II

#13 Taurus Adams II

6' 7"
Junior
F
Isaiah McLeod

#1 Isaiah McLeod

6' 1"
Senior
G
Joey Wallace

#22 Joey Wallace

6' 3"
Senior
G
C.J. Seaforth

#3 C.J. Seaforth

6' 1"
Sophomore
G
Kealen Ives

#21 Kealen Ives

5' 9"
Senior
G
Mekhi Warren

#24 Mekhi Warren

6' 5"
Freshman
G