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SCSU Women's Basketball To Face Bentley For 2024 NE10 Championship

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SCSU Women's Basketball To Face Bentley For 2024 NE10 Championship

2024 NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
No. 6 Southern Connecticut State University (22-9)
at No. 1 Bentley (19-12)
Date: Sunday, Mar. 10, 2024
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Dana Center Waltham, Mass.
Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets
 
Sixth-seeded Southern Connecticut women's basketball will take on top-seeded and nationally ranked No. 21 Bentley for the 2024 Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Sunday, Mar. 10, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. at the Dana Center in Waltham, Mass. The Owls head into the title contest against the Falcons following an upset of second-seeded and nationally ranked No. 16 Assumption in the NE10 Semifinals on Thursday, Mar. 7.
 
Ticket Information
Tickets to Sunday's NE10 Championship Game at Bentley can be purchased online at Bentley's Online Ticket Portal.  
 
Follow It Live
Sunday's title game can be watched live on NE10Now.tv while live stats will be available courtesy of Bentley Athletic Communications.
 
The Owls Road To The Championship  
The Owls vs. Bentley
  • Bentley won both games this season, winning 66-47 in New Haven on Jan. 16 and 72-57 on Feb. 27 in Waltham, Mass.
  • Bentley has won 10 of the last 11 matchups between the two teams.
  • The Owl last win against Bentley on the Falcons home court came on Jan. 28, 2012, 63-59.
  • Southern and Bentley have faced each other six times in NE10 Tournament history, with Bentley winning five of those matchups.
  • The Owls defeated Bentley, 55-36, in the 2006 NE10 Semifinals.
  • Sunday's game will be the second meeting between the two teams for the NE10 Championship. The Owls fell to the Falcons, 79-52, in the 2012 NE10 title game.
  • This will be the first meeting in the NE10 Tournament between the two teams since 2018 when the Falcons defeated the Owls, 64-51, in the NE10 Semifinals.
 
 
History Of The Owls In the NE10 Championship Tournament
  • Southern Connecticut improved to 22-16 all-time in the NE10 tournament with wins against New Haven, Saint Rose and Assumption.  
  • This is the Owls' fourth trip to the NE10 Championship Game and first since 2012. They previously won the conference title in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and lost to Bentley in 2012.
 
The Owls And The 2023-24 NE10 Championship Tournament
  • Southern has earned its way into the 2024 NE10 Championship Game with a First Round win against No. 11 New Haven, 60-44, and upsets against No. 3 Saint Rose in the Quarterfinals, 58-53 and No. 2 Assumption in the Semifinals, 60-47.
  • Southern has won by an average of 11.3 points, averaging 59.3 points per contest while holding its opponents to 48 points per game.
  • The Owls' semifinal upset of Assumption marked the 11th-straight game that the Owls have held their opponent to fewer than 60 points.
  • The second half has been the difference for the Owls as they've outscored their opponents 96-82 in the final two periods.
  • Southern has combined to shoot 43% (65-151) from the floor while holding their opponents to 34.9% (52-149).
  • The Owls have also converted on 41.3% (19-46) from three-point range while holding the opposition to 25% (12-48) from long range.
  • Southern has forced 59 turnovers over three games for a 19.7 average while committing just 12 per game.
  • Southern is also averaging 9.0 steals per game.
  • Makenzie Helms has been the Owls' leading scorer in three tournament games, checking in with a 16.3 scoring clip.
  • Helms has slashed .514/.429/.889 in three games while averaging 5.3 assists per game.
  • Against Assumption, Helms poured in 26 points with five assists. Helms also had 15 points and six assists against Saint Rose and eight points and five assists against New Haven.
  • Rheyna Steinauer is the Owls' second leading scorer despite only playing 16.9 minutes per game. Steinauer averages 9.7 points on 10-of-17 shooting (58.8%) with 1.3 steals per contest.
  • Steinauer had back-to-back double-digit games including an 11-point showing against New Haven and a 14-point display, in which she totaled 5-of-7 shooting from the floor, with four rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes against Saint Rose.
  • Julianna Bonilla leads the Owls' with seven three-pointers while averaging 8.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
  • Bonilla had 13 points and five rebounds while hitting 3-of-5 against New Haven. She followed with a 2-for-4 day from long range against Saint Rose and also totaled six points and six rebounds against Assumption.
  • NE10 Second Team selection Katie Williams leads the team with 6.3 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.7 steals per game while also scoring at a 7.3 per game clip.
  • Williamson shrugged off a tough start against Assumption to total seven points and six rebounds – all in the second half – with three blocks and three steals.
  • Hope Fox's 15 points, five-rebound performance against Assumption helped her to a 6.3 points per game average. Fox hit on 4-of-6 from the floor including 2-for-2 from three-point range while also converting 5-of-6 from the free throw in the Owls' semifinal win.
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Players Mentioned

Hope Fox

#1 Hope Fox

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5' 8"
Freshman
Rheyna Steinauer

#2 Rheyna Steinauer

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5' 8"
Freshman
Julianna Bonilla

#13 Julianna Bonilla

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5' 9"
Graduate Student
Makenzie Helms

#23 Makenzie Helms

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5' 8"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Hope Fox

#1 Hope Fox

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Rheyna Steinauer

#2 Rheyna Steinauer

5' 8"
Freshman
F
Julianna Bonilla

#13 Julianna Bonilla

5' 9"
Graduate Student
G
Makenzie Helms

#23 Makenzie Helms

5' 8"
Graduate Student
G