Southern Connecticut State Fighting Owls
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Southern Connecticut State University, (SCSU, SouthConn)is one of four state universities in Connecticut, is located in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded in 1893, it is the third-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University system. Southern lies midway between New York City and Boston.
On March 24, 2007, the womens basketball team won the NCAA Division II championships. In a 61-45 victory, SCSU beat the previously undefeated Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Two Southern Students also put their mark on the National Championship win. Shaun McGrath and Ronald Atwater of WSIN 1590 am, the campus radio station, traveled to Nebraska to cover all the games, and brought the game live back to listeners on the east coast via www.wsinradio.org and 1590am. Audio clips from these two students were played nation wide on the web and T.V.
Woman's Basketball
The 2007 NCAA Division II Champions.
