Women's Basketball Set To Square Off With Saint Rose

Women's Basketball 2/8/2019 10:00:00 AM SCSU Athletic Communications

Women's Basketball Set To Square Off With Saint Rose

Southern Connecticut State University (12-11, 6-9 NE10)

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 square off with Southwest Division opponent, the College of Saint Rose on Sat., Feb. 9 at Moore Field House. The Owls currently sit in fifth place in the Southwest Division of the Northeast 10 conference, while the Golden Knights sit in seventh.

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 61-47 decision to the University of New Haven on Feb. 7.
• Kiana Steinauer collected her NCAA DII and conference-leading 18^th double-double of the year with 12 points and 19 rebounds. She has collected double-digit rebounds in four of the last five games for the Owls.
• With 15 points, Amanda Pfohl has collected double-digit points in 21 of the Owls 23 games this season.
• With five three-pointers, Pfohl became the third player in SCSU history to nail down 80 three-pointers in a single season. She currently leads NCAA Division II and the conference in three-pointers made.
• This is also the third-straight game she has hit five three-pointers.
• The Owls had three players in double-digit points led by Wheeler who had 16, Pfohl with 15 and Steinauer with 12.

THE OWLS IN THE NE10
• The Owls currently have two players in the conference in the top 20 in scoring, highlighted by Kiana Steinauer (17.9, 4th) and Amanda Pfohl (14.5, 13th).
• Pfohl's 83 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 seventh 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 357; total defensive rebounds with 263 and double-doubles with 18.
• Amanda Pfohl is first in NCAA DII in three-point field goal attempts with 231 and first in 3-pointers made with 83.

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 83 three-pointers this season, senior Amanda Pfohl is sits in sole possession of third place in SCSU history in three-pointers. She came into the week tied for third with Julie Dale during the 1988-'89 season before draining 5 three-points in against New Haven on Feb. 7 to secure her spot at 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 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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