Women's Basketball to Face AIC, Le Moyne in Two NE10 Southwest Division Showdowns

Women's Basketball 2/11/2019 10:00:00 AM SCSU Athletic Communications

Women's Basketball to Face AIC, Le Moyne in Two NE10 Southwest Division Showdowns

Southern Connecticut State University (13-11, 7-9 NE10)

vs. American International (13-11, 8-8 NE10)
Wednesday, Feb. 13 • 5:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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at Le Moyne (18-4, 12-4 NE10)
Sat., Feb. 16 • 1:00 p.m. • Syracuse, N.Y.
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The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team will square off with Southwest Division opponent, American International College at Moore Field House on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. AIC is coming off a dominant 72-42 win over the current Southwest Division leader, Le Moyne, while the Owls are coming off a solid 80-55 win over Saint Rose. With their win over Le Moyne, AIC moved into second place in the Southwest Division, while the Owls currently sit fifth. The Tuesday evening matchup will feature a plethora of conference-leaders as the Yellow Jackets are anchored by Dana Watts, who averages a conference-leading 20.9 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game, while the Owls are anchored by Kiana Steinauer, who averages 18.2 points per game and a conference-leading 15.5 rebounds per game, Amanda Pfohl, the current conference-leader in three-pointers made, who is averaging 15.1 points per game and Imani Wheeler, who averages 10.1 points per game and 4.4 assists per game. Following their Feb. 12 game against AIC, Southern will travel to Syracuse, N.Y. to face Le Moyne on Sat., Feb. 16 for a 1 p.m. showing with the Dolphins.

ALL-TIME WITH AIC
• The Yellow Jackets lead the all-time series with the Owls, 29-15.

THE LAST MEETING WITH THE YELLOW JACKETS
• These two squads last squared off earlier this season as junior Kiana Steinauer (Oakville, Ontario) collected her sixth double-double of the year with 18 points and 13 rebounds, but the Yellow Jackets took a 80-47 victory over the Owls on Dec. 4, 2018 in Springfield, Mass.

ALL-TIME WITH LE MOYNE
Southern leads the all-time series with the Dolphins, 26-12.

THE LAST MEETING WITH THE DOLPHINS
• Keyed by solid offensive performances from Kiana Steinauer who collected 21 points, Amanda Pfohl who tallied a career-best 17 points and Jessica Fressle who had 17 points, the Owls defeated the Dolphins, 65-63 at Moore Field House in their 2018-19 home opener on Nov. 17, 2018.

THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT
• Southern defeated Saint Rose, 80-55 at Moore Field House on Feb. 9.
• With six three-pointers, Amanda Pfohl now has 89 three-pointers for the year to match Kim Jackle's 2004-05 total for the second-most in a season in program history.
• With 28 points, Pfohl has topped a career-high in points, which was previously set on Jan. 19 against Stonehill when she had 24. She has also collected double-digit points in 22 of the Owls 24 games this season. This is also the fourth-straight game she has hit five three-pointers.
• Kiana Steinauer collected her NCAA DII and conference-leading 19^th double-double of the year with 24 points and 16 rebounds. She has collected double-digit rebounds in five of the last six games for the Owls.
• Allie Smith topped a career-best in rebounds with 8. Her previous career-high came on Dec. 30, 2018 against Dominican when she had seven. She also tied a career-high in assists with four.
• The Owls had three players in double-digit points led by Pfohl who had 28, Steinauer with 24 and Wheeler with 18.

THE OWLS IN THE NE10
• The Owls currently have two players in the conference in the top 20 in scoring, highlighted by Kiana Steinauer (18.2, 4th) and Amanda Pfohl (15.1, 11th).
• Pfohl's 89 three-pointers lead the conference.
• Steinauer's 15.5 rebounds per game puts her first in the NE10, while her 2.8 steals rank third.
• Imani Wheeler ranks fifth in the NE10 with 4.4 assists per game and sixth with 2.0 steals per game.

THE OWLS IN THE NCAA
• As of Feb. 8, Kiana Steinauer leads NCAA DII in four categories. She ranks first in rebounds per game with 15.5; total rebounds with 373; total defensive rebounds with 274 and double-doubles with 19.
• Amanda Pfohl is first in NCAA DII in three-point field goal attempts with 241 and first in 3-pointers made with 89.

WELCOME TO THE 800 CLUB
• With 10 boards against Bentley on Jan. 26, 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 13^th active NCAA Division II player with 800 career rebounds.
• Steinauer is one of four active players in the NE10 to hit 800 career boards, and the only junior on the list.

PFOHL AMONG SCSU LEADERS
• With 89 three-pointers this season, senior Amanda Pfohl is currently tied for second with Kim Jackle 2004-05 in SCSU history in single season three-pointers made. She entered last week tied for third all-time with Julie Dale 1988-'89 season before draining 11 from the beyond the arc in two games to put herself one three-pointer shy of tying the SCSU record and two to become the sole leader in single season three-pointers.

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; the 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 the second 30-rebound game in NCAA Division II women's basketball since 1996 and the 13^th all-time in NCAA Division II history.

STEINAUER TABBED USBWA DII NATIONAL AND NORTHEAST 10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• After 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.

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