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Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Basketball Games 22-23 - St. Michael’s/Stonehill SCSU vs. St. Michael’s February 10, 2009 • 7:30 p.m. • Moore Field House SCSU vs. Stonehill February 14, 2009 • 3:30 p.m. • Moore Field House THE WEEK AHEAD The Southern Connecticut State University men’s basketball team (1-21, 0-17 NE-10) is reaching the final stretch of the 2008-09 season. This week, the Owls host Northeast-10 opponent St. Michael’s on Tuesday night. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 at Moore Field House. Southern remains home for their next contest against Stonehill on Saturday, Feb. 14. Tip-off is set for 3:30 p.m. SCOUTING THE PURPLE KNIGHTS On Tuesday night, the Owls get their second look at NE10 opponent St. Michaels. The Purple Knights defeated the Owls earlier in the season at the Ross Sports Center by the score of 81-73. Since then, they have dropped their last 13 of 17 games. They post an overall mark of 7-13 and conference record of 5-13. Freshman guard Alex Berthiaume is their leading scorer with 13.1 points per game as well as their leading assist man. He ranks ninth in the conference with 3.8 assists per game. SCOUTING THE SKYHAWKS The Owls remain at Moore Field House for another conference matchup against Stonehill. The Skyhawks also got the better end of the deal versus Southern the last time these teams met. Stonehill edged out a 62-58 win at Merkert Gymnasium on Dec. 9. Despite losing their last three of four games, the Skyhawks rank third in the conference (17-5, 125 NE-10). Their talented backcourt is led by junior Randall Stallworth with 12.4 points per game and 4.3 assists (fourth in the NE-10). Junior A.J. Rudowitz controls the front court as he ranks 11th in the conference in points per game (14.2) and seventh in rebounds (8). OWLS ON THE HONOR ROLL Junior center John Mazzarella has earned recognition on the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll twice this season. He was selected to the weekly honor roll on Dec. 1 for his performance against Pace and Dec. 15 for his performances against Stonehill and New Haven.

2008-09 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Basketball Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 15 at Bridgeport^ . ................... L, 84-70 Nov. 16 vs. New York Tech^.................. L, 90-49 Nov. 19 at Saint Michael’s* ..................... L, 81-73 Nov. 22 at Saint Rose* . ................... L, 67-51 Nov. 25 PACE* . ................... L, 70-69 Dec. 3 NEW HAVEN* . ................... L, 59-44 Dec. 6 SAINT ANSELM* ..................... L, 48-46 Dec. 9 at Stonehill* . ................... L, 62-58 Dec. 11 at New Haven* . ................... L, 64-51 Dec. 29 at Dowling . ..................W, 58-53 Jan. 3 at Assumption* . ................... L. 68-54 Jan. 6 AIC* . ................... L, 61-45 Jan. 8 SO. NEW HAMPSHIRE*......... L, 66-50 Jan. 10 at Franklin Pierce* . ................... L, 68-60 Jan. 14 at UMass-Lowell* ..................... L, 83-73 Jan. 17 MERRIMACK* . ................... L, 72-60 Jan. 20 at Bentley* . ................... L, 79-53 Jan. 22 at Felician . ..........L, 87-86 (OT) Jan. 24 SAINT ROSE* . ................... L, 66-58 Jan. 28 at Pace* . ................... L, 58-57 Feb. 4 at Saint Anselm* . ................... L, 72-68 Feb. 7 at Le Moyne* . ................... L, 76-43 Feb. 10 SAINT MICHAEL’S*..............7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 STONEHILL* . .................3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 BENTLEY* . .................7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at Merrimack* . ......................3 p.m. Feb. 24 LE MOYNE* . .................7:30 p.m. ^ = at Bridgeport Tournament Home Games in CAPS played at Moore Field House * denotes Northeast-10 Conference game

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2008-09 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Games 22-23 • St. Michael’s/Stonehill

RETURNING A STRONG LINEUP SCSU will look for its veterans to lead the team this season as they welcome back 10 returning players from last year’s squad. Three of the team’s top four scorers in 2007-08 return to the team’s lineup including seniors Justin Gardenhire and Preston Bell as well as junior Trevor Harris. WELCOME ABOARD The Owls welcome two newcomers to this year’s team including freshmen guard Chris Harris and forward Kieran Ramsey. IN THE NORTHEAST-1O PRESEASON POLL The Owls have been ranked No. 15 in this year’s Northeast10 Preseason Coaches Poll.

AN OFFENSIVE OUTBURST In the 2007-08 campaign, the Owls scored a season-high 89 points in their win over Dominican on Dec. 28. Preston Bell led the offensive effort with a career-high 22 points. The Owls’ previous season-high of 80 points came in the team’s season opening loss to St. Anselm on Nov. 17. Southern Connecticut last scored 89 or more points in a game on Feb. 4, 2006 in a 102-92 overtime loss at Merrimack. SCSU last scored 89 or more points in a 40 minute contest on Feb. 25, 2003, when they defeated Le Moyne by a score of 91-75. ON DECK The Owls return to the court on Wednesday, Feb. 18 as they host NE-10 opponent Bentley. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Moore Field House.

GOING OUT WITH A BANG The Owls’ defeated the University of Massachusetts-Lowell by a score of 61-43 in their final home game of the 2007-08 season. The team hopes for similar success this season on Senior Night, which will be played on Feb. 24 against Le Moyne at 7:30 p.m. SETTING THE STANDARD A trio of first year Owls in 2007-08, Andrew Zito, Lance Long and Tocari Davis, set career highs in the team’s Feb. 16 game at Bryant. Zito scored a career-high 10 points. Long netted six points to mark a new career-best and also dished out a career-high three assists. Davis matched his career-high of eight points and set career highs in rebounds and assists with five of each. Davis played every minute of the game before fouling out with 22 seconds remaining. RUNNING THE POINT In 2007-08, Trevor Harris dished out a career-high 11 assists against Pace on Feb. 13. The Nanuet, N.Y. native was the Owls leading assist man on the season, as he dished out 102 dimes. Harris also led the 2006-07 club with 3.3 assists per game.

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2008-09 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Games 22-23 - St. Michael’s/Stonehill

Southern Connecticut Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Feb. 7, 2009) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES........... CONFERENCE.......... NON-CONFERENCE......

OVERALL (1-21) (0-17) (1-4)

HOME (0-7) (0-7) (0-0)

AWAY (1-13) (0-10) (1-3)

NEUTRAL (0-1) (0-0) (0-1)

DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11/15/08 3:00 pm at U. of Bridgeport 70-84 L 277 (22)Preston Bell (8)Chris Harris 11/16/08 6:00 pm vs NYIT 49-90 L 86 (18)Derrick Corbett (12)Kieran Ramsey 11/19/08 7:30 p.m. * at Saint Michael’s College 73-81 L 451 (16)Preston Bell (15)John Mazzarella (16)Kieran Ramsey 11/22/08 3:30 pm * at Saint Rose 51-67 L 657 (16)Derrick Corbett (15)John Mazzarella 11/25/08 7:30 p.m. * PACE 69-70 L 73 (20)John Mazzarella (17)Kieran Ramsey 12/3/08 7:37 p.m. * UNH 44-59 L 427 (19)Derrick Corbett (14)John Mazzarella 12/6/08 3:35 p.m. * SAINT ANSELM’S 46-48 L 261 (14)John Mazzarella (15)Kieran Ramsey 12/09/08 7:30 p.m. * at Stonehill College 58-62 L 505 (19)Derrick Corbett (13)John Mazzarella (13)Kieran Ramsey 12/11/08 7:00 pm at UNH 51-64 L 117 (17)Preston Bell (8)John Mazzarella 12/29/08 7:00 PM at Dowling W 58-53 (18)Trevor Harris (8)John Mazzarella 01/03/09 3:30 * at Assumption 54-68 L 564 (13)John Mazzarella (8)John Mazzarella (13)Preston Bell (8)Terron Jones 01/06/09 7:30 p.m. * AICM 45-61 L 109 (16)Terron Jones (8)Terron Jones 01/08/09 7:30 p.m. * SO. NEW HAMPSHIRE 50-66 L 112 (16)John Mazzarella (9)Terron Jones 01/10/09 3:30 p.m. * at Franklin Pierce 60-68 L 134 (15)Derrick Corbett (14)John Mazzarella 01/14/09 7:30 * at UMass Lowell 73-83 L 282 (19)Derrick Corbett (7)John Mazzarella (7)Justin Gardenhire 01/17/09 3:30 p.m. * MERRIMACK 60-72 L 118 (20)Derrick Corbett (11)John Mazzarella 01/20/09 7:30 pm * at Bentley 53-79 L 535 (16)Kieran Ramsey (11)John Mazzarella 01/22/09 7 p.m. at Felician 86-87 LOT 106 (17)Preston Bell (11)John Mazzarella 01/24/09 3:30 p.m. * SAINT ROSE 58-66 L 226 (11)John Mazzarella (10)Preston Bell 01/28/09 7:30 p.m. * at Pace 57-58 L 429 (22)Preston Bell (6)Trevor Harris (6)Preston Bell (6)John Mazzarella 02/04/09 7:30 p.m. * at Saint Anselm’s 68-72 L 287 (15)Derrick Corbett (9)Kieran Ramsey 02/07/09 3:00 p.m. * at Le Moyne 43-76 L 463 (12)Tocari Davis (9)Preston Bell * - Conference game |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24 Preston Bell....... 16-14 426 26.6 78-171 .456 8-36 .222 27-47 .574 24 59 83 5.2 62 8 27 45 9 11 191 11.9 23 Derrick Corbett.... 22-13 551 25.0 95-240 .396 36-101 .356 24-33 .727 18 39 57 2.6 49 0 8 44 2 13 250 11.4 40 Terron Jones....... 13-12 350 26.9 35-65 .538 0-0 .000 51-65 .785 27 42 69 5.3 48 3 13 26 5 13 121 9.3 42 John Mazzarella.... 22-18 670 30.5 82-151 .543 0-0 .000 18-46 .391 76 124 200 9.1 56 2 35 65 56 13 182 8.3 32 Tocari Davis....... 2-0 42 21.0 8-15 .533 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3 5 8 4.0 6 0 0 1 0 4 16 8.0 12 Justin Gardenhire.. 11-7 292 26.5 27-84 .321 2-18 .111 21-34 .618 9 19 28 2.5 29 1 28 37 1 10 77 7.0 11 Trevor Harris...... 15-7 349 23.3 38-111 .342 5-32 .156 19-29 .655 7 28 35 2.3 32 2 29 27 0 17 100 6.7 33 Kieran Ramsey...... 22-16 622 28.3 38-92 .413 0-0 .000 50-74 .676 70 75 145 6.6 77 8 8 43 3 5 126 5.7 03 Andrew Zito........ 17-3 298 17.5 28-84 .333 9-37 .243 8-11 .727 11 20 31 1.8 38 0 16 30 0 10 73 4.3 04 Chris Harris....... 18-7 396 22.0 30-108 .278 7-36 .194 5-11 .455 12 33 45 2.5 23 0 47 50 1 14 72 4.0 10 Lance Long......... 21-13 420 20.0 26-81 .321 8-18 .444 8-13 .615 12 33 45 2.1 47 0 28 36 0 16 68 3.2 22 Liam Smith......... 1-0 7 7.0 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM............... 41 37 78 3.5 0 22 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total.............. 22 4423 485-1205 .402 75-281 .267 231-365 .633 310 514 824 37.5 467 24 240 426 77 126 1276 58.0 Opponents.......... 22 4426 533-1226 .435 120-363 .331 348-541 .643 279 466 745 33.9 354 - 263 292 91 188 1534 69.7 SCORE BY PERIODS: -----------------------------Southern Connecticut.......... Opponents.....................

1st 2nd OT ---- ---- ---635 634 7 773 753 8

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Total ---1276 1534

DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL ------------------------------ --- ----- ----Southern Connecticut.......... 66 7 73 Opponents..................... 85 6 91

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2008-09 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Games 22-23 - St. Michael’s/Stonehill

2008-09 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Basketball Roster NUMERICAL No. 3 4 10 11 12 23 24 32 33 40 42

Name Andrew Zito Chris Harris Lance Long Trevor Harris Justin Gardenhire Derrick Corbett Preston Bell Tocari Davis Kieran Ramsey Terron Jones John Mazzarella

Pos. G G G G G G F G G/F G C

Cl. So. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr.

Ht. 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-6 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-7

Hometown/Previous School Windsor, Conn./Windsor HS Brooklyn, N.Y./Boys and Girls New Haven, Conn./Platt Tech HS Nanuet, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep Rosedale, N.Y./Globe Institute of Technology New Haven, Conn./Central Conn. State Brooklyn, N.Y./Herkimer CC Bloomfield, Conn./Gateway CC N. Hollywood, Calif./South Kent Prep Bridgeport, Conn./Bassick HS Wallingford, Conn./Wilmington College

Pos. F G G G G G G G C G/F G

Cl. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. So.

Ht. 6-6 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-7 6-6 6-0

Hometown/Previous School Brooklyn, N.Y./Herkimer CC New Haven, Conn./Central Conn. State Bloomfield, Conn./Gateway, Conn. Rosedale, N.Y./Globe Institute of Technology Brooklyn, N.Y./Boys and Girls Nanuet, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep Bridgeport, Conn./Bassick HS New Haven, Conn./Platt Tech HS Wallingford, Conn./Wilmington College N. Hollywood, Calif./South Kent Prep Windsor, Conn./Windsor HS

ALPHABETICAL No. 24 23 32 12 4 11 40 10 42 33 3

Name Preston Bell Derrick Corbett Tocari Davis Justin Gardenhire Chris Harris Trevor Harris Terron Jones Lance Long John Mazzarella Kieran Ramsey Andrew Zito

OWLS BY CLASS Seniors - 3 Juniors - 4 Sophomores - 2 Freshmen - 2

OWLS BY STATE/COUNTRY Connecticut - 6 (Corbett, Davis, Jones, Long, Mazzarella, Zito) New York - 5 (Bell, Gardenhire, T. Harris, C. Harris) California - 1 (Ramsey)

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