Southern Connecticut State University Women's Basketball (8-14, 2-11 NE10)
at American International College (7-16, 4-10 NE10)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 8
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Henry A. Butova Gymnasium (Springfield, Mass.)
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The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team enters the second round of divisional play as they make their third stop of a four-game road stint at American International College on Saturday, Feb. 8. Both squads are coming off tough losses as the Owls fell to Jefferson in non-conference play and the Yellow fell to No. 10 nationally ranked Adelphi.
AIC has been dominant in the all-time series with Southern. In the past five years, the Yellow Jackets have claimed all ten victories against the Owls. Southern, behind veterans
Imani Wheeler,
Jessica Fressle and
Aaliyah Walker, will look to snap the streak and capture a road victory against AIC.
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All-Time Against AIC: 15-30
The Last Time They Met: SCSU will face AIC for the second time this season. In their first go-around, the Owls fell to American International College, 65-57 at Moore Field House on Nov. 26, 2019. Senior
Imani Wheeler was the force behind the Owls offense as she collected a team-high 20 points and a career-high eight steals, while chipping in five rebounds and two assists. Redshirt junior
Jessica Fressle collected 16 points, seven rebounds and had a steal, while shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
Last Time Out
- The Owls fell to Jefferson in non-conference play, 66-54 on Feb. 5.
- Senior Imani Wheeler tallied 18 points, four steals and three assists, while shooting 50 percent from three-point range.
- Senior Aaliyah Walker finished with 11 points, six rebounds and two steals.
- Ednaija Lassiter grabbed 12 boards, nine points and three assists.
- Redshirt freshman Alexa Kellner registered nine points and seven rebounds with a career-high three blocks and two assists.
- Freshman Blake Greer tallied seven points and a career-high nine rebounds.
Team Notes
- SCSU is third in the NE10 in steals per game with an average of 9.0.
- Southern Connecticut is second in the conference in three-pointers made with 178.
- The Owls average the second least number of turnovers per game in the conference and are ranked 30th in NCAA DII women's basketball with 13.5 per game.
- The team is also 30th in the nation in turnover margin with a margin of 4.45 (297-395).
Player Notes
- Imani Wheeler has recorded double-digit points in 10-straight games, as she scored 18 against the Rams. She has notched double-digit points in all but four games this season. The last player to score double-digit points in 10-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.
The Owls in the NE10
- Imani Wheeler is first in the conference in steals per game (3.2) and in total steals (70).
- Wheeler is 10th in the conference in total points with 305, while Jessica Fressle is 12th with 285. Wheeler is also 12th in points per game with 13.9, while Fressle is 14th with 13.6.
- Fressle is fifth in free throws, going 66-for-77 on the season and is fourth in free throw percentage of 85.7.
- Two Owls rank in the top ten in minutes per game as Imani Wheeler averages a conference-high 37.4 minutes per game, while Alexa Kellner is eighth and averages 33.8 minutes.
- Wheeler has seen the most minutes in the conference clocking a total of 822 minutes on the floor this season.
The Owls in NCAA Division II
- Imani Wheeler is for fifth in NCAA DII in steals with 70 and ninth in steals per game (3.18). She is the only player in the Northeast 10 to break the top ten in both categories.
- Jessica Fressle 36th in NCAA Division II in free throw percentage.
Second-Half Season Notes
- Paula Tattari registered a career-high 10 points. Her previous career-high of six points was set last game against Southern New Hampshire 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 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 finish out their four-game road trip with a Northeast 10 conference battle with Pace University at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 in Pleasantville, N.Y.
