Southern Connecticut State University Owls (5-2, 3-0 NE10)
at Caldwell University Cougars (5-4, 1-1 CACC)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 11
Time: 1 PM
Location: George R. Newman Center (Caldwell, N.J.)
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The Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball team will play the first of four-straight non-conference games when it travels to Caldwell University on Saturday, Dec. 11.

All-Time Against Caldwell: 3-1
Last Time They Met: These two programs have not squared off since Dec. 12, 2016. Caldwell captured the 67-55 win in New Jersey. Taylor McLaughlin and Abby Hurlbert led the way for the Owls with 14 points each.

Matchup Preview

• This will be the fifth time in program history that these two have faced one another. Southern captured the first three wins in 2004, 2005 and 2015 before Caldwell captured the victory in 2016.
• Southern's balanced offense has been the key to their attack through the first seven games. Jessica Fressle is currently averaging a double-double of 19.9 points per game and 13.0 rebounds per game. Patricia Conroy leads the Owls from three-point range with a shooting percentage of 44-percent and averages 10.7 points per game. Zoë Amalbert leads in assists (45) and steals (17). Delaney Connors is averaging 12.0 points per game and is second on the team in rebounds with 50. 
• Caldwell's Paula Dits and Casey O'Shaughnessy will be the players to watch. Dits shoots 44-percent from the field and 42-percent from three-point range. She leads the team in rebounds with 85 and is second on the team in points 124. O'Shaughnessy leads the way in points for the Cougars with 127 and assists with 29 through nine games.
• Both teams are coming off wins as SCSU defeated Saint Rose in NE10 conference play and Caldwell defeated Nyack in CACC play. 
   

Last Time Out
The Owls dominated in their last outing. They defeated Saint Rose, 75-42, at home for their third-straight conference win. Southern's offense was led by graduate student Jessica Fressle, who had 23 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and two steals. Senior Delaney Connors had 15 points, while senior Zoë Amalbert had 13 points, 10 assists, and four steals. 
 
The Owls in the NE10

• Zoë Amalbert is first in the conference in total assists with 45 and first in assists per game with 6.4. 
• Jessica Fressle is third in rebounds per game (13.0) and fourth in the conference in points per game (19.9). Fressle is also third in total rebounds with 91 and fifth in points (139).
• Patricia Conroy is tied for first in the conference in three-pointers made with 20 on the season.
• As a team, the Owls are first in the conference in three-pointers made (66) and first in three-point shooting percentage (34.7). 
• Southern is first in assists with 17.9 per game and second in the conference in rebounds per game with 44.6.

The Owls in the NCAA

• Zoë Amalbert is seventh overall in assists per game (6.4) and ninth in total assists (45).
• Jessica Fressle is sixth in rebounds per game (13.0) and tied for 16th in total rebounds (91). Fressle is also tied for 21st in points per game (19.9). 

Up Next
Southern will travel down the Merritt Parkway to Fairfield, Conn. for a non-conference meeting with Division I opponent Sacred Heart on Wednesday, Dec. 15.  Follow the Owls
You can find all the latest news, scores, and highlights at the Official Website of Southern Connecticut Athletics, www.scsuowls.com. SCSU women's basketball fans should also follow the Owls on Twitter (@SCSU_WBB) or at the Owls' homepage at www.scsuowls.com/SCSUWBB.