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taeya steinauer
39
Adelphi AU 13-13,7-11 NE10
76
Winner Southern Conn. St. SCSU 22-5,16-2 NE10
Adelphi AU
13-13,7-11 NE10
39
Final
76
Southern Conn. St. SCSU
22-5,16-2 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Adelphi AU 11 8 11 9 39
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 24 19 14 19 76

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

SCSU Women's Basketball Defeats Adelphi To Advance To NE10 Championship Semifinals

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut women's basketball defeated Adelphi, 76-39, in a Northeast-10 Conference Championship First Round matchup at James Moore Field House. With the win, the Owls improved to 22-5 and advanced to the NE10 Semifinals for the third-consecutive season and ninth time overall. The Owls' 22 wins to date are its most since the 2011-12 season saw Southern win 25 games. The Owls will host Southern New Hampshire on Thursday, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. at James Moore Field House.

Taeya Steinauer led the Owls with 22 points after knocking down a team-leading four three-pointers in the game. Tish Blackwood had 12 points and eight rebounds with a pair of steals and Rheyna Steinauer totaled 10 points, four rebounds and three assists. The Owls backcourt filled out the stat sheet as Hope Fox finished with nine points, eight assists, five steals and six rebounds. Jillian Martin had five points, five rebounds and seven assists while Allie Sentance came off the bench to hit all three of her three-point attempts for nine points.

Southern dominated play from the start as the Owls opened with a 20-2 run where they shot 8-of-8 from the field including 4-of-4 from three-point range. For the quarter, Southern converted on 9-of-12 from the floor and 5-of-7 from long range on its way to take a 24-11 lead. The second quarter featured the Owls outscoring the Panthers, 19-8, to take a 43-19 lead into halftime.Taeya Steinauer led Southern with 17 rebounds at the break. The Owls hit on 6-of-13 from the floor and all four three-point attempts.

Coming out of the half, Southern outscored Adelphi, 14-11, for the quarter as its shooting dropped off. The Owls managed to spread the scoring around to six different players and outrebounded the Panthers, 11-5, to hold onto the lead. Southern opened the fourth quarter with a 12-4 run to take its largest lead of the game, 69-34, with four minutes to play before holding on for the win. Southern outscored the Panthers, 33-20, in the second half. 

For the game, Southern outrebounded the Panthers, 37-24, and dished out 20 assists on 24 field goals for the game. The Owls also saw 18 points off the bench and scored 20 points off of Adelphi's 19 turnover in the game. The Owls finished the game shooting 24-for-46 (52.2%) from the floor and 11-for-19 (57.9%) from three-point range. 
 
 
 
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