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HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team saw its three-game win streak snapped by Saint Francis University, 68-50, Saturday at Stratis Arena in a Northeast Conference tilt. With the victory, the Red Flash improve to 8-6 (3-0 NEC) on the season, while the Knights fall to 7-7 (2-1 NEC) overall.

FDU scored the first 13 points of the game and jumped out to a 17-2 lead after sophomore Miah Register (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic)'s steal led to a fast-break layup for junior Desiree Crawford (Aurora, Ontario/Cardinal Carter Catholic) with 11:56 left before halftime.

Sophomore Erika Livermore (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area)'s three-point play kept the lead at 15 at 20-5 before SFU rallied with a 21-6 run over the next 8:11 to tie the game at 26 with 1:55 to go in the opening half.

After the Knights took a 28-26 lead on a pair of Register free throws, the Red Flash's Alli Williams knocked down a three-pointer with 36 seconds before halftime to give SFU a 29-28 lead at the break.

SFU scored the first 11 points after the break and never looked back as FDU never got closer than nine points, allowing the visitors to cruise to a 68-50 victory.

The biggest difference in the game was the Red Flash press, which forced 23 turnovers (17 steals) and led to 28 points. Three-point shooting was also key as the Knights made only 1-of-18 from downtown, while SFU knocked down 6-of-19 from behind the arc.

FDU only shot 28.1 percent (18-of-64) from the floor, while the Red Flash shot 40.6 percent (26-of-64). Each team grabbed 48 rebounds. The Knights recorded a season-high 14 steals and forced 18 turnovers.

Junior Danielle Pankey (Middletown, N.J./Middletown South) led FDU with 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Livermore picked up her 11th double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Register recorded a career-high five steals.

“We got off to a great start at 17-2,” Head Coach Peter Cinella said. “Saint Francis really took the ball from us, and we have to do a better job of taking care of the basketball and flashing harder to become open targets. We have to quickly get back at it on Monday as we have another good Pennsylvania team coming in here in Robert Morris.”

SFU's Williams led all scorers and rebounds with 21 points and 14 rebounds, while dishing out a game-high five assists. She just missed a triple-double with a game-high nine steals. Nickia Gibbs added 19 points for the Red Flash.

FDU will return to action on Monday afternoon with a home game against Robert Morris. Tipoff at Stratis Arena is slated for 2 p.m.