No. 4 Southern Connecticut State University Owls (18-11, 12-8 NE10)
at No. 1 Saint Anselm Hawks (22-4, 18-3 NE10)
Sun., Mar. 3 • 3 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
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With the 80-75 win over the No. 5 seed Stonehill College, No. 4 seed Southern Connecticut moves onto the Quarterfinals of the Northeast 10 Tournament for the second-consecutive season. The Owls will head to Manchester, N.H. to face the No. 1 seed Saint Anselm at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium for a 3 p.m. start. Coming in, the Owls are led by Isaiah McLeod who averages 21.4 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game while the Hawks are led by Tim Guers who averages 21.7 points per game, 7.3 rebounds per game and 5.5 assists per game.
ALL-TIME IN THE NE10 TOURNAMENT
• This matchup against Saint Anselm marks the second-consecutive season in which the Owls have gone to the Quarterfinals of the NE10 Championship Tournament.
• In last year's first-round matchup against Southern New Hampshire, the Owls won, 76-74, on a Jerry Luckett buzzer beater.
• Southern is 5-8 all-time in the NE10 Tournament.
• The Owls have claimed one NE10 Tournament Championship, in 2014, with a 73-71 win against New Haven.
ALL-TIME VS. SAINT ANSELM
The Hawks lead the all-time series against the Owls, 27-14. Southern dropped its last meeting against Saint Anselm 113-99.
Last Meeting: Saint Anselm 113, SCSU 99 (1/15/2019)
THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT
• The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team emerged victorious over Stonehill College in the first round of the Northeast 10 Tournament, 80-75.
• Senior Kealen Ives led the Owls with 37 points, the most for a Southern player in a NE10 tournament game in program history. He shot 13-for-20 from the field and made six three-pointers, added seven assists and three rebounds in the win.
• C.J. Seaforth tallied 16 points, all coming in the second half, after shooting 3-for-5 from beyond the arc, with two assists and one rebound.
• Isaiah McLeod recorded 12 points, two assists and one rebounds.
THE OWLS BY THE NUMBERS
• Beesley ranks 55th nationally and is fourth in the NE10 with 8.4 rebounds per game. His 211 total rebounds rank fifth in the NE10.
• Kealen Ives' 5.9 assists per game rank fourth in the NE10 and 21st in NCAA Division II basketball. His 165 total assists also rank fourth in the NE10 and 14th nationally.
• Isaiah McLeod ranks second in the NE10 and 21st nationally at 21.8 points per game. McLeod is leads the NE10 in three-point field goal percentage (45.5%) while also ranking 15th nationally.
• As a team, the Owls' 283 three-pointers rank third in the conference and 24th among all DII schools while their 40.5% from three-point ranks leads the NE10 and 14th nationally.
LAST TIME VERSUS SAINT ANSELM
Saint Anselm 113, SCSU 99 (1/15/2019)
• C.J. Seaforth broke a career-high in points with 32 to lead the team, while adding three assists and one steal.
• Kealen Ives scored a career-high with 27 points, adding four rebounds, two assists and one steal.
• Isaiah McLeod recorded a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds along with one assist and one steal.
SENIOR SENDOFF
Prior to the Feb. 23 game against Pace, the Owls honored its four-member senior class: Kealen Ives, Joey Wallace, Luke Beesley and Isaiah McLeod.
CHART TOPPER
• With his 12 points against Stonehill, McLeod now stands in 10th place with 1,733 career points and trails Tylon Smith '15 for 9th place all-time at SCSU with 1,761.
The 2019 NE10 Championship Tournament Seeding:
Northeast Division:
1. Saint Anselm (18-3)
2. Merrimack (14-7)
3. Bentley (12-9)
4. Franklin Pierce (11-10)
5. Stonehill (8-13) *
* Stonehill and SNHU both finished with an 8-13 record, and they split their season series 1-1. Both teams were 0-2 vs. Saint Anselm. Stonehill earned the #5 seed based on a 1-1 record vs. Merrimack (SNHU was 0-2 vs. Merrimack).
Southwest Division:
1. Le Moyne (14-6)
2. New Haven (13-7) **
3. Adelphi (13-7) **
4. Southern Connecticut (12-8)
5. Pace (9-11)
** Adelphi and New Haven split their season series 1-1. Both teams were 0-2 vs. Le Moyne. New Haven earned the #2 seed based on their 2-0 record vs. SCSU (Adelphi was 1-1 vs. SCSU).
Quarterfinals Sunday, March 3rd:
Game 3: Pace (No. 5 seed SW) at Le Moyne (No. 1 seed SW) – 4:00 PM
Game 4: Southern Connecticut (No. 4 seed SW) at Saint Anselm (No. 1 seed NE) – 3:00 PM
Game 5: Bentley (No. 3 seed NE) at New Haven (No. 2 seed SW) – 4:00 PM
Game 6: Adelphi (No. 3 seed SW) at Merrimack (No. 2 seed NE) – 3:00 PM
Semifinals Wednesday, March 6th (at highest seeds remaining):
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 Saturday, March 9th (at highest seed remaining):
Game 9: Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 winner (1:00 PM)
