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SCSU Men's Basketball Hosts Saint Rose For NE10 Tournament First Round Game

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SCSU Men's Basketball Hosts Saint Rose For NE10 Tournament First Round Game

NORTHEAST 10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
No. 5 Southern Connecticut State University Owls (11-9 NE10)
vs. No. 12 College of Saint Rose Golden Knights (3-17 NE10)
Date: Friday, Feb. 24, 2023
Time: 7 PM
Location: James Moore Field House (New Haven, Conn.)
 
Live Links
The Owls Network | Live Stats | Tickets
 
No. 5 Seed Southern Connecticut will host No. 12 Saint Rose for the first round of the 2023 NE10 Championship Tournament on Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at James Moore Field House in New Haven, Conn. The Owls completed their NE10 slate with a record of 11-9 while Saint Rose finished the year at 3-17 in conference play.
 
Follow It Live
Every game of the NE10 Tournament will be available on NE10Now.tv. Owls' fans can follow Southern Connecticut throughout the tournament by visiting SCSUOwls.com/TheOwlsNetwork. Live stats for Friday night's matchup against the Panthers will be available at SCSUOwls.com/mbbstats. Fans should also follow the Official Instagram Account of SCSU Women's Basketball, @SCSU_MBB.
 
The Last Time They Met
Southern and Saint Rose met twice with season with the Owls taking both contests. Southern defeated the Golden Knights, 96-72, at home on Dec. 10 and then again on the road, 78-70, on Feb. 11.
  • In two games against the Panthers this season, Ulyen Coleman averaged a team-high 18.5 points while shooting 59.1% (13-22) from the floor and 46.7% (7-15) from three-point range.
  • Cherif Diarra averaged a double-double against Saint Rose with 12.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, as well as 2.5 blocks per contest.
  • Marty Silvera averaged 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in two games against Saint Rose while Zack Penn scored at a 14 point per game clip with 7.5 rebounds per game.
 
Southern Connecticut In The NE10 Tournament
  • Southern is 6-11 all-time in the NE10 Tournament.
  • The Owls have advanced to two Semifinals and one championship game, which they won in 2013-14.
  • This is the first meeting between Southern Connecticut and Saint Rose in the NE10 Tournament.
 
The NE10 Tournament Field
First Round: Friday, February 24th:    
Game 1: #13 American Int'l at #4 New Haven – 7pm
Game 2: #12 Saint Rose at #5 SCSU – 7pm
Game 3: #11 Saint Michael's at #6 Le Moyne– 7pm
Game 4: #10 Adelphi at #7 Pace – 7:30pm
Game 5: #9 Assumption at #8 Franklin Pierce - 7pm
 
Quarterfinals: Sunday, February 26th:
Game Times will be finalized at the conclusion of Friday's First Round Games
Game 6: Game 5 winner at #1 SNHU  - 3:30pm
Game 7: Game 4 winner at #2 Saint Anselm – Time TBD after Friday First Round
Game 8: Game 3 winner at #3 Bentley – Time TBD after Friday First Round
Game 9: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (at highest remaining seed) - Time TBD
 
Semifinals: Wednesday, March 1st (at highest seeds remaining):
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner (at highest remaining seed) - Time TBD
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner (at highest remaining seed) - Time TBD
 
Championship: Saturday, March 4th (at highest seed remaining):
Game 12: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner (at highest remaining seed) - Time TBD
 
Owls Notes
  • Southern completed the regular season with an overall record of 17-11.
  • Southern went 3-2 in its last five games of the regular season.
  • Southern Connecticut leads the NE10 in offensive rebounds per game (12.61) and steals per game (8.3) while ranking second in blocks per game (4.0).
  • Southern's Marty Silvera leads the country in steals (76) and ranks second in steals per game (2.71) while also leading the conference in assists (153) and assists per game (5.5).
  • Silvera's 76 steals this season ranks second in SCSU history and trails Tim Greene's 80 takeaways in 1996-97.
  • Silvera ranks 12th in the country in assists and 17th in assists per game while his steals per game average ranks second.
  • Silvera averages 11.7 points, 5.5 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 2.7 steals per contest.
  • Cherif Diarra also leads the NE10 with 3.71 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks sixth in the country.
  • Diarra is second in the conference in blocks (38) and blocks per game (1.38) while ranking 33rd nationally in total blocked shots.
  • Diarra averaged eight points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
  • Ulyen Coleman leads the Owls with a career-best 15.8 points per game while also averaging 4.3 rebounds per contest.
  • Coleman is coming off back-to-back 20-point games, including a season-high 26 against Assumption on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
  • On Tuesday, Coleman became the 13th player in program history to score 1,400 points and currently stands at 1,408 for his career. He currently trails Henry Moss' (1990-94) 1,416 points for 12th all-time.
  • Sean James averages 12.6 points and 2.9 assists per game and leads the team with 69 three-pointers.
  • Zack Penn is averaging 10.2 points and 6.8 assists per game, to go along with 2.2 assists out of the post.
  • Penn has been a force in the final month of the season with five double-doubles in his last six games. In his last six games, he is averaging 16 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while shooting 55.6% (40-72) from the floor.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ulyen Coleman

#13 Ulyen Coleman

G
6' 4"
Senior
Cherif Diarra

#11 Cherif Diarra

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Sean James

#10 Sean James

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Zack Penn

#33 Zack Penn

C
6' 8"
Senior
Marty Silvera

#4 Marty Silvera

G
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ulyen Coleman

#13 Ulyen Coleman

6' 4"
Senior
G
Cherif Diarra

#11 Cherif Diarra

6' 6"
Sophomore
F
Sean James

#10 Sean James

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Zack Penn

#33 Zack Penn

6' 8"
Senior
C
Marty Silvera

#4 Marty Silvera

6' 0"
Sophomore
G