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Women's Basketball Set to Face Stonehill in NE10 Semifinals on Thursday, March 3

3/2/2022 7:08:00 PM

Northeast 10 Conference Tournament Semifinals 
No. 4 SW Southern Connecticut State University Owls (13-13)
vs. No. 3 NE Stonehill College Skyhawks (15-8)
Date: Thursday, March 3
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Merkert Gymnasium (North Easton, Mass.)
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Southern Connecticut women's basketball will travel to North Easton, Mass. to face Stonehill in the Northeast 10 Conference Tournament Semifinals. The Owls earned the fourth seed in the Southwest Division, while the Skyhawks earned the third seed in the Northeast Division.

Spectator Policy

  • When attending an indoor competition, all spectators must wear a mask at all times while inside the competition venue, regardless of vaccination status.
  • For further details on tailgating and other information, view the full policy here: Stonehill Policy


All-Time Record Against Stonehill: 14-18
Last Time They Met: These two teams met a week and a half ago as Stonehill took the victory, 65-46, on Feb. 20. Jessica Fressle reached the 1,000 point mark in her career, while chipping in 12 points, seven rebounds, and a block. Delaney Connors had 11 points and three steals, while Zoë Amalbert tallied 10 points on 50-percent shooting from the field. 
 

The Owls and Skyhawks in the NE10 Tournament

  • Southern sports a 18-14 record in 32 NE10 postseason tournament games.  
  • Stonehill is 53-33 in 86 NE10 postseason tournament games. 
  • This will be Stonehill's 26th semifinal appearance and Southern's seventh. 
  • These two programs have met three times in the postseason.
  • The last time these two teams met in the postseason was during the 2016-17 season when SCSU captured the victory, 62-60, in the first round of the tournament.
  • The last time they met in the tournament semifinals was during the 2006-07 season where Southern took a 76-60 victory.
  • The only other time they met was during the 2007-08 season when Stonehill took a 65-60 win in the quarterfinals.
  • The Skyhawks are the defending NE10 Champions. After earning the top seed in the 2018-19 NE10 Tournament, they defeated Saint Anselm, 80-61, in the Championship.

Matchup Preview 

  • The Owls defeated Assumption in overtime in the first round of the NE10 Tournament, 65-58, before defeating the top Northeast seed SNHU, 71-65, in the NE10 Quarterfinals.
  • In the first round of the NE10 Tournament, Stonehill defeated The College of Saint Rose, 65-55, before defeating the top Southwest seed Pace, 65-51, in the NE10 Quarterfinals. 
  • Jessica Fressle, Zoë Amalbert, and Delaney Connors have started and played all 26 games for Southern this season. 
  • Jessica Fressle is averaging a double-double of 17.2 points per game and 11.4 rebounds per game. In her last five games, Fressle has averaged a solid 17.8 points per game and 13.6 rebounds per game.  
  • Zoë Amalbert is solid presence on the floor. She leads the conference in total assists (155) and assists per game (6.0), while averaging 13.01 points per game. She has at least three assists in 24 of her 26 games played this season. 
  • Delaney Connors has contributed immensely for the Owls. This season, Connors is averaging 12.1 points per game, while shooting 42-percent from the field and averaging 3.0 assists per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. She has also hit double-figures in points in 15 of her games this season and topped the 20-point mark three times. She was vital in the Owls first round win over Assumption as she scored the game-tying basket in the fourth quarter to force overtime and had the eventual game-winning three-pointer in overtime.
  • Kayla Raymond will be the player to watch on the home side. The senior forward is averaging 19.4 points per game and shooting 43-percent from the field this season. 
  • In the quarterfinals against Pace, Raymond tallied 23 points on 56-percent shooting from the field. In the first round against Saint Rose, Raymond recorded 23 points on 58-percent shooting from the field, and added two steals, and two blocks.

Player Notes 

  • With Jessica Fressle's 1,000th point against Stonehill on Feb. 20, she joined fellow recruitment classmates Kiana Steinauer and Imani Wheeler in the 1,000 point club. 
  • This was just the second time in program history that a trio from the same recruitment class reached 1,000 career points each. It was last done by Gena DePeano, Cindy Beaudreau, and Kim Osborne between 1980 and 1984. 
  • Fressle now sits 20th all-time in program history in career points. The last player to reach 1,000 career points was now-assistant coach Imani Wheeler, who reached the feat in 2020. Fressle also registered her 500th career rebound against Stonehill on Feb. 20. She sits 19th all-time in career rebounds.
  • Jessica Fressle recorded her 16th double-double of the season with 19 points and 15 rebounds against SNHU in the quarterfinals.
  • Fressle also topped a career-high in rebounds with 20 against Assumption in the first round. Her previous career-high was 18 and came against Holy Family on Nov. 28, 2021.
  • Zoë Amalbert has notched at least ten assists in five games this season. She has at least three assists in 24 of her 26 games played this season.
  • Amalbert's 155 assists this season are fifth all-time in program history for single-season assists. With two assists against SNHU in the quarterfinals, Amalbert passed Anabel Perdomo, who had 153 assists during the 2003-04 season.

The Owls and Skyhawks in the NE10 

 Southern Connecticut

  • Zoë Amalbert is first in the conference in total assists with 155 and first in assists per game with 6.0.  
  • Jessica Fressle is second in rebounds per game (11.4) and fifth in the conference in points per game (17.2). Fressle is also third in free throws made (125-156), first in total rebounds with 296 and fourth in points (447). 
  • Alexa Kellner is eighth in the conference in three-point shooting percentage (37.3). 
  • As a team, the Owls are first in the conference in three-pointers made (206), first in assists with 16.0 per game, fifth in three-point shooting percentage (31.9), fifth in free throw percentage (75.3). 

Stonehill

  • Emily Bramanti is third in the conference in assists per game (4.5).
  • Megan Hill and Kayla Raymond are third (1.7) and fourth (1.6), respectively, in the conference in steals.
  • Raymond is third in the points per game (19.4), while Bramanti is seventh (14.2). 
  • Raymond is fifth in total field goals (149-344). 
  • As a team, Stonehill is third in free throw percentage (75.7), third in rebounds per game (41.5), second in blocks per game (5.0), and sixth in field goal percentage (39.3). 
     

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