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Owls Head To Le Moyne For NE10 Showdown

Southern Connecticut State University (13-12, 7-10 NE10)
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 current Southwest Division leader, Le Moyne in a 1 p.m. showdown with the Dolphins in Syracuse, N.Y. on Feb. 16. 
 
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 fell to AIC, 78-65 at Moore Field House on Feb. 13.
• Amanda Pfohl knocked down a pair of three-pointers to give her 91 for the season, breaking Kristen Breen's 19-year old single-season record of 90 set during the 1998-99 season.
• Kiana Steinauer collected her NCAA Division II and conference-leading 20thdouble-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
• Imani Wheeler tied a career-high in points with 23. Her previous career-high last came on Dec. 30 against Dominican.
• The Owls had three players in double-digit points led by Wheeler, who had 23, Steinauer with 14 and Walker with 11.
 
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, 4th) and Amanda Pfohl (14.8, 12th).
• Pfohl's 91 three-pointers lead the conference.
• Steinauer's 15.4 rebounds per game puts her first in the NE10, while her 2.9 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. 15, Kiana Steinauer leads NCAA DII in four categories. She ranks first in rebounds per game with 15.4; total rebounds with 385; total defensive rebounds with 283 and double-doubles with 20.
 • Amanda Pfohl is first in NCAA DII in three-point field goal attempts with 250 and first in 3-pointers made with 91.
 
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 13th 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 91 three-pointers this season, senior Amanda Pfohl moved into sole possession of the top spot in single season three-pointers made surpassing Kristen Breen's 1998-99 record of 90 in a single season. She entered last week tied for second with Kim Jackle 2004-05, but two early threes' in the Owls game against American International on Feb. 13 secured her spot as the SCSU all-time record-holder.

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 13th 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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Players Mentioned

Jackie Beathea

#15 Jackie Beathea

F
5' 10"
Freshman
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
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

Players Mentioned

Jackie Beathea

#15 Jackie Beathea

5' 10"
Freshman
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
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