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HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team will be looking for its first victory of the season when they host Army in the 2012-13 home opener on Thursday. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Stratis Arena and will be broadcast live on NEC Front Row.

The Knights (0-2) are coming off a 94-47 loss at Syracuse on Sunday. FDU could not overcome 29 turnovers as the Orange took advantage with 39 points off turnovers. The Knights continued to play well on the glass with 39 rebounds (17 offensive) and were out-rebounded by just five as they fell to 0-3 all time against the Orange.

Sophomore Erika Livermore (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area) recorded her second double-double in as many games with 10 points to go with a team-best 10 rebounds, while fellow sophomore Stephanie Isaacs (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) made three 3s and finished with a team-high 11 points. Point guard Amanda Andrades (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) facilitated FDU's offensive efforts with five assists in 36 minutes of action.

Army will be playing its third straight Northeast Conference opponent to start the season after winning at Wagner, 65-62, to start the year before falling at home on Monday to St. Francis, N.Y., 59-47.
 
Picked to finish fourth in the eight-team Patriot League, the Black Knights return all three of their All-Patriot League selections from a season ago, including the conference's leading scorer and first-team selection Anna Simmers who is averaging 5.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg through two games. The senior guard brought home league accolades at the end of 2011-12 along with junior guard/forward Jen Hazlett (second team) and sophomore forward Olivia Schretzman (all-rookie). Hazelt leads the team in scoring with 15.0 ppg to go along with 7.0 rpg. Schretzman is averaging 10.5 rpg and 8.0 ppg, while Aimee Oertner averages 11.5 ppg and a team-high 11.0 rpg.
 
The Knights and the Black Knights will be meeting for the 11th time with Army leading the all-time series, 7-3. The teams first met Dec. 10, 1979 and last met a year ago at Army on Nov. 19, which resulted in a 51-37 victory for the Black Knights. The Knights last victory in the series was a 52-43 win at Stratis Arena two seasons ago on Nov. 20. The two teams have faced each other five times over the past four seasons with Army winning four contests and six of the last seven in the series.

Following the game against Army, FDU will make the short trip across the George Washington Bridge to play Columbia on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m.