Box Score

EMMITSBURG, Md. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team defeated Mount St. Mary's in overtime, 69-60, Monday night at Knott Arena in a Northeast Conference tilt. With the victory, the Knights improve to 7-6 (2-0 NEC) on the season, while the Mount falls to 5-8 (1-1 NEC) overall.

FDU outscored MSM, 11-2, in the overtime period. With the score tied at 60, sophomore Amanda Andrades (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne), who tied a career high in assists with six, found senior Torrie Childs (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central) for a layup, with the shot clock at zero, to start a 9-0 game-ending run as FDU made 7-of-8 free throws in the extra time.

Sophomore Erika Livermore (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area) had a monster game, scoring a career-high 33 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the floor to tie a career best in made field goals, while knocking down a career-high 12 free throws on a career-best 14 attempts. Livermore also grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season and recorded a season-high two blocked shots.

Redshirt Danielle Pankey (Middletown, N.J./Middletown South) added 13 points, five rebounds and three assists, and sophomore Stephanie Isaacs (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) chipped in eight points, knocking down 2-of-4 from three-point range.

Despite shooting 31.8 percent (21-of-66) from the field, FDU scored a season-high 69 points. The Knights also had their best game at the free throw line this season as they knocked down 22-of-26 (84.6 percent) from the charity stripe, while making 5-of-12 from behind the arc.

The defense held a hot-shooting MSM team to only 29.1 percent (16-of-55) shooting from the floor, including 5-of-19 from three. The Mount stayed in the game by knocking down 23-of-27 (85.2 percent) from the free throw line.

Both sides combined to shoot 85 percent (45-of-53) from the free throw line as 48 personal fouls were called.

FDU won the rebounding battle, 47-40, which included 21 offensive rebounds. The Knights, who turned the ball over 19 times, forced 20 turnovers.

After three ties and four lead changes over the first 13:33 of the first half, Isaacs' driving layup from the top of the key triggered a 9-2 run, which was capped by a pair of free throws from Pankey, to give FDU a 26-19 lead with 2:53 left before halftime.

The Mount answered with an 8-2 spurt to cut the Knights' lead to one before sophomore Miah Register (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic)'s baseline runner right before the end of the half gave FDU a 30-27 halftime advantage.

Livermore had 14 points and nine rebounds over the first 20 minutes and started the second half with the first of three old-fashion three-point plays she would convert, extending the Knights' lead to 33-27.

The Mount answered with a 10-4 run to tie the game at 37 with 13:32 remaining in regulation.

With the scored tied at 39, a step-back three from Isaacs, with the shot clock winding down, and Livermore's second three-point play, extended the lead back to six at 45-39 before MSM scored six of the next nine points to knot the contest at 48 with 5:47 left in the second half.

Back-to-back three's by Isaacs and Pankey put FDU up 56-51, but the Mount came back to tie the game at 56 with 1:05 to go in regulation.

Livermore calmly sank a pair of free throws with 46 seconds left on the clock to give the Knights a 58-56 lead before the home team tied the game at 58 with 20 seconds to go.

FDU had two opportunities to win the game in regulation but missed both shots, sending the game into overtime, where it took control for the 69-60 victory.

“This was our best all-around team effort of the season,” Head Coach Peter Cinella said. “We had a lot of different players step up, and our defense was excellent. We did a great job of getting the ball to Erika Livermore (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area), who had a monster all-around game.”

Jacqueline Brewer led MSM with 25 points and nine rebounds, while Kayla Grossett added 11 points, eight rebounds and three steals. The Knights' defense held the Mount's top two scorers, Sydney Henderson and Jessie Kaufman, to only eight points on 3-of-19 shooting from the floor.

FDU will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 12, for its NEC home opener against Saint Francis University. Tipoff at Stratis Arena is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.