Women's Basketball 2/27/2019 10:00:00 AM SCSU Athletic Communications

Women's Basketball Set to Face Merrimack in Opening Round of NE10 Tournament

Women's Basketball 2/27/2019 10:00:00 AM SCSU Athletic Communications

Women's Basketball Set to Face Merrimack in Opening Round of NE10 Tournament

Northeast 10 Conference Tournament First Round
Southern Connecticut State University Owls (14-14, 8-12 NE10)
at Merrimack College Warriors (19-9, 12-9 NE10)
Friday, March 1, 2018 | 7 P.M
Hammel Court (North Andover, Mass.)

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Last Meeting: 1/9/19: W, 70-69
All-Time Series: 15-8
Current Streak vs. SNHU: W2

The No. 5 seeded Southern Connecticut of the Southwest Division will head to the No. 4 seeded Merrimack College Warriors of the Northeast Division in the First Round Northeast 10 Conference Tournament on Friday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at Hammel Court in North Andover, Mass.

All-Time In The NE10 Tournament
• Southern is 16-13 all-time in the Northeast 10 Conference Championship Tournament.
• The Owls have won two NE10 Championships - in 2005-06 and in 2006-07- and finished as runner-ups in 2012 to Bentley.
• Southern enters Friday night's matchup at Merrimack with a three-game winning streak in the NE10 Championship First Round having advanced to the NE10 Quarterfinals in each of the last three years.
• This is the second postseason meeting against Merrimack, all-time. The Owls won the previous matchup, 68-54 in 2002-03.

All-Time Against Merrimack
• The Owls lead the all-time series with the Warriors, 15-8.
• Southern won the previous meeting between the two teams, 70-69, on Jan. 9 in New Haven.

Last Time Out
• Southern Connecticut defeated Pace, 82-78 in overtime on Feb. 23 to clinch a berth in the NE10.
• Kiana Steinauer collected her NCAA Division II and conference-leading 23^rddouble-double of the year eclipsing a career-high in points with 34. Her previous career-high was set against Concordia on Dec. 19, 2018 when she had 33.
• With 34 points, Steinauer has hit 500-plus points this season, tying Julie Dale's 1988-89 single-season record of 513, which is seventh all-time in SCSU history. Steinauer is the only person in NE10 and SCSU history to collect 400-plus points and 400-plus rebounds in a single season.
• With four steals, Steinauer moved into first place in the NE10 in season steals with 84, while becoming tied for fourth with Anabel Perdomo's 2004-05 single season steals record.
• Erin Ryder (Congers, N.Y.) chipped in 11 points, shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.
• The Owls had three players in double-digit points led by Steinauer who had 34, Wheeler who had 23 and Ryder who had 11.

The Last Time They Met
SCSU 70, MER 69 (Jan. 9, 2019)
• Kiana Steinauer notched her conference leading 12^th double-double of the season with 19 points and 20 rebounds. She has collected double-digit boards in all 15 of the Owls games this season and at least 15 rebounds in 7-of-14 games. She also tied a career-high in assists with five and in steals with five.
• With her 12 points, Bridget Sharnick topped a career-high in points.
• With her 16 points in the win, Amanda Pfohl recorded double-digit points in 13 of the Owls 15 games this season.
• Allie Smith had collected double-digit points in five of the last six games.
• For the seventh-straight game, the Owls had three-or-more players' score in double-digits: Steinauer (19), Pfohl (16), Sharnick (12) and Smith (10).

Player Notes
• Steinauer leads the NE10 in six categories: offensive rebounds (111),defensive rebounds (316), rebounds (427), rebounds per game (15.3),steals (84) and double-doubles (23).
• Amanda Pfohl's 98 three-pointers lead the conference.
• Imani Wheeler ranks fifth in the NE10 with 4.4 assists per game and seventh with 2.0 steals per game.

Team Leaders
SCSU
Points Per Game: Kiana Steinauer (18.3), Amanda Pfohl (14.1), Imani Wheeler (11.6)
Rebounds Per Game: Kiana Steinauer (15.3), Aaliyah Walker (4.0), Allie Smith (2.9)
Steals: Kiana Steinauer (84), Imani Wheeler (56), Amanda Pfohl (35)
Assists: Imani Wheeler (122), Aaliyah Walker (70), Kiana Steinauer (58)

MERRIMACK
Points Per Game: Lindsay Wener (16.2), Denia Davis-Stewart (13.1), Mayson Kimball (12.1)
Rebounds Per Game: Denia Davis-Stewart (10.7), Mayson Kimball (6.4)
Steals: Karlee Alves (78), Mayson Kimball (35)
Assists: Karlee Alves (211), Mayson Kimball (50)

The 2019 NE10 Championship Tournament Seeding:

Northeast Division:
1. Bentley (20-1)
2. Stonehill (14-7)
3. Saint Anselm (13-8)
4. Merrimack (12-9)
5. Southern New Hampshire (11-10)

Southwest Division:
1. Le Moyne (15-5)
2. Adelphi (12-8)
3. New Haven (10-10) ^
4. American International (10-10) ^
5. Southern Connecticut (8-12)

^ New Haven earned the #3 seed, based on a 2-0 regular season record vs. AIC.

First Round Friday, March 1^st:
Game 1: Southern Connecticut (No. 5 seed SW) at Merrimack (No. 4 seed NE) – 7:00 PM
Game 2: Southern New Hampshire (No. 5 seed NE) at American International (No. 4 seed SW) – 7:00 PM

Quarterfinals Sunday, March 3^rd:
Game 3: Game 1 winner at Le Moyne (No. 1 seed SW) – 2:00 PM or 3:00 PM (To be confirmed upon release of the men's bracket.)
Game 4: Game 2 winner at Bentley (No. 1 seed NE) – 3:00 PM
Game 5: Saint Anselm (No. 3 seed NE) at Adelphi (No. 2 seed SW) – 2:00 PM or 3:00 PM (To be confirmed upon release of the men's bracket.)
Game 6: New Haven (No. 3 seed SW) at Stonehill (No. 2 seed NE) – 3:00 PM

Semifinals Thursday, March 7^th(at highest remaining seeds):
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 3 winner (7:00 PM)
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 4 winner (7:00 PM)

Championship Sunday, March 10^th (at highest remaining seed):
Game 9: Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 winner (1:00 PM)

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