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The Fairleigh Dickinson University women's basketball team hosts Quinnipiac University on Monday, Feb. 6 at Stratis Arena in Hackensack, NJ. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 pm.
FDU is 10-13 on the year with a 5-6 mark in Northeast Conference action after falling to first-place Sacred Heart on Saturday.
The Bobcats are 17-5 on the season with a 9-2 Northeast Conference record after defeating Monmouth on Saturday, 75-63. They are the only NEC team to have earned a win over Sacred Heart.
Quinnipiac is 10-1 on the road during the 2011-12 campaign, and it currently riding a seven-game win streak.
QU averages a league-high 70.2 points per game, seven points more than they allow on average. They bring down 42.9 rebounds and turn the ball over 16.6 times per contest. The Bobcats only losses in conference play are the SHU and LIU Brooklyn, a team FDU defeated on the road.
Felicia Barron leads the Bobcats with 17.8 points per game. She also has 62 assists on the season. Jasmine Martin adds 10.5 points per game for QU, while Brittany McQuain chips in another 10.4 on average and pulls down 9.5 rebounds per game.
The Bobcats hold the advantage in the all-time series. Dating back to 1998, QU has earned the win on 21 of 25 occasions.
In last year's series, the teams split games, with each team winning at home.
With under 30 seconds remaining on January 10 in Hackensack, Mariyah Laury (Orange, NJ/Orange) hit a clutch jump-shot to give bring the score to 53-52 in favor of FDU. With the Bobcats in possession, Danielle Pankey (Middletown, N.J./Middletown South) forced a turnover and was fouled. She sank two-of-two free-throws to end the game with a final score of 55-52.
When playing in Hamden, the Knights fell 75-56. The difference in the game was rebounding as the Bobcats crushed the Knights on the glass, 54-29, including 16 on the offensive glass that led to 14 second chance points.
Northeast Conference action heads into Rivalry Weekend following the QU game. The Knights will travel to Monmouth on Saturday, Feb. 11 and host the Hawks on Wednesday, the 15th.
