Women's Basketball to Face Adelphi, Pace in Final Week of Regular Season

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

at Adelphi (13-12, 10-8 NE10)
Wed., Feb. 20 • 5:30 p.m. • Garden City, N.Y.
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vs. Pace (9-16, 6-11 NE10) *Senior Day*
Sat., Feb. 23 • 1:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team will finish the regular season this week with two games against Southwest Division opponents. First, on Feb. 20 they will head to Garden City, N.Y. to face the Panthers of Adelphi University at 5:30 p.m. They'll return home on Sat., Feb. 23 and honor their senior class for a 1:30 p.m. showing with the Pace Setters at Moore Field House.

ALL-TIME WITH ADELPHI
• The Panthers hold the all-time series with the Owls, 13-11.

THE LAST MEETING WITH PANTHERS
• These two squads squared off earlier this season as junior Jessica Fressle and senior Amanda Pfohl led the offense with 17 and 12 points, respectively, but the Owls dropped a 63-47 decision at Moore Field House.

ALL-TIME WITH PACE
• The Owls lead the all-time series with the Setters, 24-19.

THE LAST MEETING WITH SETTERS
• The Owls and Setters last squared off on Dec. 8, 2018 as junior Kiana Steinauer collected her seventh double-double of the year with 18 points and 17 rebounds to help lead Southern to a 62-57 victory in Pleasantville, N.Y.

THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT
• Southern fell to the Southwest Division leader, Le Moyne, 75-55 at Ted Grant Court in Syracuse.
• Kiana Steinauer collected her NCAA Division II and conference-leading 21st double-double of the year with 17 points and 10 rebounds. She has collected a double-double in six of the Owls last seven games.
• This is Imani Wheeler's fourth-straight game in double-digit points as she collected 13 on the day.

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 (14.5, 13th).
• Pfohl's 92 three-pointers lead the conference.
• Steinauer's 15.2 rebounds per game puts her first in the NE10, while her 3.0 steals rank third.
• Imani Wheeler ranks fifth in the NE10 with 4.3 assists per game and seventh with 2.0 steals per game.

THE OWLS IN THE NCAA
• As of Feb. 19, Kiana Steinauer leads NCAA DII in four categories. She ranks first in rebounds per game with 15.2; total rebounds with 395; total defensive rebounds with 289 and double-doubles with 21.
• Amanda Pfohl is first in NCAA DII in three-point field goal attempts with 256 and first in 3-pointers made with 92.

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 92 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 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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Players Mentioned

#15 Jackie Beathea: F; 5' 10"; Freshman

#15 Jessica Fressle: F; 5' 11"; Junior

#24 Amanda Pfohl: G; 5' 8"; Senior

#44 Erin Ryder: F; 6' 0"; Senior

#40 Allie Smith: F; 5' 10"; Senior

#2 Kiana Steinauer: F; 6' 0"; Junior

#1 Imani Wheeler: G; 5' 5"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#15 Jackie Beathea
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: F

#15 Jessica Fressle
: 5' 11"; Junior
: F

#24 Amanda Pfohl
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G

#44 Erin Ryder
: 6' 0"; Senior
: F

#40 Allie Smith
: 5' 10"; Senior
: F

#2 Kiana Steinauer
: 6' 0"; Junior
: F

#1 Imani Wheeler
: 5' 5"; Junior
: G

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Women's Basketball to Face Adelphi, Pace in Final Week of Regular Season

Players Mentioned

#15 Jackie Beathea

#15 Jessica Fressle

#24 Amanda Pfohl

#44 Erin Ryder

#40 Allie Smith

#2 Kiana Steinauer

#1 Imani Wheeler

Players Mentioned

#15 Jackie Beathea

#15 Jessica Fressle

#24 Amanda Pfohl

#44 Erin Ryder

#40 Allie Smith

#2 Kiana Steinauer

#1 Imani Wheeler