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Isabella Santoro
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48
Saint Michael's SMC 1-12,0-9 NE10
67
Winner Southern Conn. St. SCSU 10-4,5-3 NE10
Saint Michael's SMC
1-12,0-9 NE10
48
Final
67
Southern Conn. St. SCSU
10-4,5-3 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Michael's SMC 11 19 9 9 48
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 16 20 16 15 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

SCSU Women's Basketball Defeats Saint Michael's, 67-48

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut women's basketball defeated Saint Michael's, 67-48, in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup at James Moore Field House. With the win, the Owls improve to 10-4 overall and 5-3 in the NE10 while Saint Michael's drops to 1-12 overall and 0-9 in conference play.

Isabella Santoro (Durham, Conn.) led the Owls with her second double-double of the season after totaling 15 points and 12 rebounds. Zoe Amalbert (Nanuet, N.Y.) finished with 19 points and five assists while Katie Williamson (Dublin, Ireland) had 12 points, three assists and two steals. Delaney Connors (West Hartford, Conn.) had 10 points and five assists.

Southern shot 49.1% from the floor, converting on 26-of-53 from the field including 8-of-13 (61.5%) from three-point range. Amalbert knocked down all three three-pointers she took on the afternoon while Santoro was 3-for-4 from long range and 6-for-7 from the floor.

The first half saw a close battle between the two teams with the Owls heading into halftime with a six-point lead, 36-30. The second quarter saw three lead changes as the teams' exchanged baskets over a three-minute stretch. Leading 29-28, Southern closed out the half with a 7-2 run.

Coming out of the half, it was more of the same as Southern pushed its run to 16-4 to take a 52-34 lead with 1:55 to go in the third. Santoro guided the Owls in that span, scoring eight of her 15 points. The fourth quarter saw Southern use another run, 12-2 to take a 64-41 lead before coasting through the final frame for the win.

The Owls' hot touch from the floor gave them their second-best shooting game of the season, and their best against a NE10 opponent. From long range, it was the second time the Owls' knocked down eight three-pointers in a game – following a nine three-pointer performance at Adelphi on Dec. 6. The Owls' 61.5% from three-point range was its best single-game percentage since Nov. 11, 2013 when they shot 63.6% against Concordia.

Southern is back in action on Saturday, Jan. 14 when it heads to Elm City Rival University of New Haven for a 1 p.m. matchup in West Haven, Conn.
 
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