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Women's Basketball To Face Two Southwest Division Opponents This Week

Southern Connecticut State University (12-10, 6-8 NE10)
at New Haven (13-9, 6-8 NE10)
Wed., Feb. 6 • 5:30 p.m. • West Haven, Conn.
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vs. Saint Rose (11-10, 4-10 NE10)
Sat., Feb. 9 • 1:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team will face-off with two Northeast 10 Conference Southwest Division opponents this week. First, they'll go head-to-head with crosstown rival and NE10 foe New Haven on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Both squads are neck-and-neck in the standings vying for the second-place slot. The Chargers took the victory in their first meeting earlier this season at Moore Field House and the Owls will look to bounce back and even the series in Chargers territory. The Owls will then return home for the first time in three games on Saturday, Feb. 9 to face the College of Saint Rose for a 1:30 p.m. showing with the Golden Knights.
 
ALL-TIME WITH NEW HAVEN
• Wednesday's matchup against New Haven marks the 70th meeting between the Owls and the Chargers, with UNH holding a 42-27 advantage in the previous 69 games.
 
THE LAST MEETING WITH THE CHARGERS
• These two NE10 foes last met earlier this season as junior Jessica Fressle notched her second-straight 20-point game, but the Owls dropped a 67-54 contest to the Chargers on Nov. 28, 2018 at Moore Field House.
 
ALL-TIME WITH SAINT ROSE
• Southern holds the all-time series with Saint Rose, 24-11.
 
THE LAST MEETING WITH THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
• The Owls last squared off with the Golden Knights in their first conference game of the 2018-19 season as junior Kiana Steinauer notched her third double-double in as many games with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Southern went on to capture a 59-53 victory in Albany, N.Y.
 
THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT
• Southern dropped a 78-57 decision to Saint Michael's College on Feb. 2 in Colchester, Vt.
• Kiana Steinauer collected her NCAA DII and conference-leading 17th double-double of the year with 21 points and 17 rebounds.
• 15 of Steinauer's eventual 17 rebounds were defensive rebounds. She leads the NCAA Division II in defensive rebounds with 249.
• With 21 points, Steinauer hit the 400-point mark for the first time in her career.
• With 15 points on the day, Amanda Pfohl has collected double-digit points in 20 of the Owls 22 games this season.
• Allie Smith notched a career-high four assists. Her previous career-high was on Jan. 23 against Franklin Pierce when she had three.
 
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, 5th) and Amanda Pfohl (14.5, 14th).
• Pfohl's 78 three-pointers lead the conference.
• Steinauer's 15.4 rebounds per game puts her first in the NE10, while her 2.8 steals rank third.
• Imani Wheeler ranks fourth in the NE10 with 4.5 assists per game and seventh with 2.0 steals per game.

THE OWLS IN THE NCAA
 • As of Feb. 5, Kiana Steinauer leads NCAA DII in four categories. She ranks first in rebounds per game with 15.4; total rebounds with 338; total defensive rebounds with 249 and double-doubles with 17.
 • Amanda Pfohl is tied for first in NCAA DII in three-point field goal attempts with 213 and first in 3-pointers made with 78.
 
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 78 three-pointers this season, senior Amanda Pfohl is tied for third all-time in single-season three-pointers made with Julie Dale during the 1988-'89 season.
• She entered last week sitting fifth all-time in SCSU history before draining 11 three-points in two games to bump her up to No. 3.

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