Franklin Pierce FPU 0-6,0-2 NE10

Southern Conn. St. SCSU 5-2,1-1 NE10

Franklin Pierce FPU

0-6,0-2 NE10

Final

Dec. 03, 2025

Southern Conn. St. SCSU

5-2,1-1 NE10

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Franklin Pierce FPU	14	8	9	11	42
Southern Conn. St. SCSU	19	13	11	18	61

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/3/2025 7:07:00 PM

SCSU Women's Basketball Opens NE10 Play With 61-42 Win Against Franklin Pierce

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut women's basketball defeated Franklin Pierce, 61-42, in the Owls' Northeast-10 Conference opener at James Moore Field House. With win, the Owls improved to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in the NE10 while Franklin Pierce dropped to 0-6 overall and 0-2 in conference play.

Taeya Steinauer scored a career-best 25 points while Hope Fox had a career-best nine steals to go along with seven points. Rheyna Steinauer totaled 11 points and led the team with seven rebounds while Jada Williams had seven points, four rebounds and four assists. For Fox, her nine steals are the most at SCSU since Kiana Steinauer had a program-record 10 steals against Stonehill in 2019.

Southern led 19-14 through the first quarter, with Taeya leading the way with 14 points after she hit on 6-of-9 including a 2-for-3 showing from behind the arc. The Ravens controlled the scoring in the opening minutes before a Jada Williams jumper tied it at 9-9 with 5:09 to go. The Owls then used an 8-2 run, with Taeya scoring seven of the Owls' eight, to take a six-point lead, it's largest of the first quarter, 17-11, before closing the frame with a 19-14 lead.

The second half was a low-scoring affair as both teams traded baskets over the opening minutes before the Owls' closed the second quarter with an 11-2 run to give the Owls a 32-22 lead at the break. While the Owls' offense was slow out of the gates in the first half, the Owls defense held Franklin Pierce to just 22 points in the first 20 minutes with 11 steals before halftime. Those 11 steals led to 18 points off of turnovers, while Hope Fox led the way with six takeaways in the first half. Taeya matched her previous career high with 19 points in the first half.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Owl stood in the midst of an 18-4 run over the end of the first half and beginning of the second that gave the Owls a 39-24 lead. Rheyna paced the Owls with eight points while Taeya had five. The Owls outscored the Ravens, 11-9, in the third and headed to the final quarter with a 12-point lead, 43-32.

The fourth quarter saw the Owls put their foot on the gas as they shot 8-for-11 from the floor including 2-for-4 from three-point range as they outscored the Ravens, 18-11, over the final 10 minutes to hold on for the win.

The Owls will get a break with exams on Southern Connecticut's campus next week but return to action when they travel to Dominican on Tuesday, Dec. 16. The Owls return home on Saturday, Dec. 20 to host Bridgeport and then close the calendar year with a New Years Eve game on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at home against Post at 12 p.m.

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