NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut women's basketball team defeated Saint Anselm College, 105-69, at Moore Field House. With the win, the Owls improved to 8-10 overall and 5-7 in the Northeast 10, while the Hawks fell to 10-10 overall and 6-7 in the NE10.
Graduate student
Jessica Fressle (Levittown, N.Y.) had a game-high 33 points on 75-percent shooting from the field and chipped in 10 boards. Senior
Zoë Amalbert (Nanuet, N.Y.) recorded 18 points and seven assists, while graduate student
Patricia Conroy (Staten Island, N.Y.) had 12 points and eight assists. The two Delaney's were major contributors for the Owls today as
Delaney Haines (Portland, Me.) picked up 17 points and
Delaney Connors (West Hartford, Conn.) recorded 11 assists and nine points.
Quarter Scores
Q1: SCS 26, STA 15
Q2: SCS 53, STA 30
Q3: SCS 80, STA 48
Q4: SCS 105, STA 69
How It Happened
- Southern exited the gates on an 18-4 tear in the opening minutes of the first. Midway through, Saint Anselm's offense countered with an 8-0 run off the hands of Peyton Steinman who sank two three-points and cut the Owls lead to six. The Owls finished the frame with an 8-3 run and an 11-point lead, 26-15.
- After going down by as many as 11 in the first quarter, the Hawks cut the Owls lead once again to single-digits with a layup from Jenoyce Laniyan nine seconds into the second quarter. Both sides then went back-and-forth with baskets to kick off the second quarter. Back-to-back threes from Fressle and Alexa Kellner (Stamford, Conn.) gave the Owls their largest lead of the game (19) to that point, 40-21. Southern closed out the quarter on an 11-3 run, which sent them into halftime with a 23-point lead. Jessica Fressle had 18 of her eventual 33 points in the first half.
- Out of the locker room, a scored frenzy ensued for both sides as Southern narrowly outscored Saint Anselm, 11-9. The Owls scored on four-straight possessions during that three-minute span and led, 64-37. Midway through the quarter, the scoring grew quiet as both teams failed to land a basket in multiple possessions. With under a minute to play in the frame, Southern found their footing and capped the quarter with a 10-2 run that gave them a 32-point lead. Five of the 10 points in the run came off the hands of Fressle.
- Southern remained hot in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter scoring on its first four possessions, 89-54. Zoë Amalbert led the way in the final quarter with six of her 18 eventual points on two three-pointers. The Owls' largest lead of the game came with just over a minute to play when Kellner sunk a layup to put Southern up by 38. Southern's balanced attack and major offensive firepower from multiple players helped them capture a dominant 36-point victory over one of the top teams in the conference.
Notes
- Jessica Fressle topped a career-high in points with 33 against Saint Anselm. Her previous career-high of 28 points was also against Saint Anselm on Feb. 1, 2020. The last time a Southern player had more than 30 points in a game was Kiana Steinauer on Feb. 23, 2019 when she had 34 points. Fressle's 33 points were also the sixth most points in a single-game all-time.
- Fressle also recorded her 10th double-double of the season with 33 points and 10 rebounds.
- Delaney Connors had a career-high 11 assists against Saint Anselm. Her previous career-high (7) was set on Feb. 3 against Le Moyne.
- Delaney Haines had a career-high 17 points against Saint Anselm. Her previous career-high (13) was against SNHU on Jan. 31.
- Patricia Conroy notched a career-high eight assists against Saint Anselm. Her previous career-high (6) was set on Nov. 14, 2021 against Bloomfield.
- Zoë Amalbert has 13 games with at least five assists and four games with at least 10 assists.
- The last time the Owls have scored over 100 points in a game was on Nov. 10, 2020 against Bloomfield College.
- The Owls had the most three-pointers in a game since they recorded 15 against Saint Thomas Aquinas on Dec. 18, 2019.
- Southern topped a program record in team assists with 34. The program record was 31, which was done during the 1999-2000 season.
Up Next
The Owls will close out their four-game home stand against Pace on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at Moore Field House.
