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Women's Basketball Hosts Le Moyne on Saturday, Feb. 15

Southern Connecticut State University Women's Basketball (9-15, 3-12 NE10)
vs. Le Moyne College (15-8, 11-5 NE10)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 15 
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Moore Field House (New Haven, Conn.)
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The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team will return home from a four-game road trip to host Le Moyne College in divisional play at Moore Field House on Saturday, Feb. 15. Both squads are coming off tough losses as the Owls were edged by Pace in overtime on Feb. 11, while the Dolphins fell to conference powerhouse Adelphi. Le Moyne currently sits in third in the Southwest division, while the Owls look to battle their way back from the six-spot with four games remaining.
 
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All-Time Against Le Moyne: 28-15
The Last Time They Met: SCSU will face the Dolphins for the second time this season. In their first meeting of the season on Dec. 7, 2019, the Owls fell to Le Moyne College, 77-51 in Syracuse, N.Y. First-year players Amani Boston and Alexa Kellner were the offensive leaders for Southern. Boston notched 14 points and added three rebounds shooting 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, while Kellner tallied 12 points and three rebounds.


Last Time Out
  • The Owls defeated American International College, 49-34 in Springfield, Mass.
  • Redshirt junior Jessica Fressle had her second-straight double-double as she collected a game-high 22 points and 14 rebounds.
  • Redshirt freshman Alexa Kellner recorded 13 points and eight rebounds, while shooting 46 percent from the field.
  • Senior Imani Wheeler tallied 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
  • The last game overtime game for the Owls was also against Pace on Feb. 23, 2019 that led them to clinch a berth in the 2019 NE10 Tournament.
     
Team Notes
  • Southern is third in the NE10 in steals per game with an average of 8.8.
  • Southern Connecticut is fourth in the conference in three-pointers made with 189.
  • The Owls average the third least number of turnovers per game in the conference and are ranked 30th in NCAA DII women's basketball with 13.6 per game.
  • The team is also 39th in the nation in turnover margin with a margin of 3.96 (326-421).
     
 
Player Notes
  • Imani Wheeler has recorded double-digit points in 12-straight games, as she scored 13 against Pace. She has notched double-digit points in all but four games this season. The last player to score double-digit points in 12-straight games was Taylor McLaughlin during 2016-2017 season. McLaughlin recorded 13-straight games of double-digit points from Nov. 30, 2016 to Jan. 21, 2017.
  • Wheeler has tallied three-or-more steals in five of her last six games played.
  • Jessica Fressle recorded her second-straight and third double-double of the season, and the fifth of her career with 22 points and 13 rebound against Pace. It was the eighth game this season that Fressle has scored 20-or-more points.
 
 
The Owls in the NE10
  • Imani Wheeler is first in the conference in steals per game (3.1) and in total steals (75).
  • Wheeler is tied for ninth in the conference in total points with 329 with fellow teammate Jessica Fressle. Fressle is also 12th in points per game with 14.3, while Wheeler is 14th with 13.7.
  • Fressle is fourth in free throws, going 80-for-96 on the season and is sixth in free throw percentage of 83.3.
  • Three Owls rank in the top ten in minutes per game as Imani Wheeler averages a conference-high 37.8 minutes per game, while Alexa Kellner is eighth and averages 34.0 minutes and Jessica Fressle is ninth averaging 33.2.
  • Wheeler has seen the most minutes in the conference clocking a total of 907 minutes on the floor this season.

The Owls in NCAA Division II
  • Imani Wheeler is fifth in NCAA DII in steals with 75 and 11th in steals per game (3.2). She is the only player in the Northeast 10 to break the top 20 in both categories.

Second-Half Season Notes
  • Paula Tattari registered a career-high 10 points. Her previous career-high of six points was set last game against SNHU on Jan. 14.
  • Alexa Kellner recorded a career-high five assists against Saint Michael's. Her previous career-high was four against Dec. 14.
  • Alexa Kellner topped a career-high in points with 22 against Franklin Pierce. Her previous career-high was set against Bentley on Jan. 11 when she had 15.
  • Five steals are a career-high for Jessica Fressle. Her previous career-high came during the 2018-19 against Le Moyne on Nov. 17, 2018 when she recorded four.
  • Imani Wheeler tallied a career-high 26 points against Assumption. Her previous career-high was on Dec. 30, 2018 against Dominican when she had 23 points.
  • Jessica Fressle tallied a career-high 28 points against Saint Anselm. Her previous career-high was set earlier this year against New York Tech on Nov. 20, 2019 when she had 24.
  • Fressle's two blocks are also a career high. She previous notched one block against Stonehill on Jan. 25.
  • Blake Greer tallied a career-high nine boards against Jefferson, a feat she previously set back on Nov. 10, 2019, when she had six against Bloomfield.
  • Alexa Kellner's three blocks against Jefferson are a career-high for the redshirt freshman. Her previous career-high was two, set on Nov. 13, 2019 against Queens and has tied that high on two other occasions this season before breaking it against Jefferson. 

Up Next
The Owls will host the University of New Haven on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m.

 
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Players Mentioned

Jessica Fressle

#15 Jessica Fressle

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5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Alexa Kellner

#23 Alexa Kellner

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6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Paula Tattari

#20 Paula Tattari

F
6' 3"
Senior
Imani Wheeler

#1 Imani Wheeler

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5' 5"
Senior
Amani Boston

#3 Amani Boston

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5' 7"
Freshman
Blake Greer

#22 Blake Greer

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5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jessica Fressle

#15 Jessica Fressle

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
F
Alexa Kellner

#23 Alexa Kellner

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Paula Tattari

#20 Paula Tattari

6' 3"
Senior
F
Imani Wheeler

#1 Imani Wheeler

5' 5"
Senior
G
Amani Boston

#3 Amani Boston

5' 7"
Freshman
G
Blake Greer

#22 Blake Greer

5' 10"
Freshman
G