The Knights (10-14, 5-8 NEC) won a thrilling game at LIU Brooklyn, 64-63, on Saturday but remain in 10th place in the conference standings. However, a victory on Monday, coupled with losses from teams just ahead in the standings, will put FDU back in the NEC Tournament picture.

After forcing LIU Brooklyn into a shot clock violation with 29.8 seconds left, FDU called a full timeout to set up a potential game-tying or game-winning shot.

Junior Danielle Pankey (Middletown, N.J./Middletown South) missed a jumper but the rebound was knocked out of bounds by the Blackbirds with 12 seconds left, allowing the Knights to call their final timeout.

Out of the timeout, Pankey found sophomore Erika Livermore (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area) at the free throw line extended, and the 6'1” center drove the basket and made a layup, while getting fouled, to tie the game at 63. She then knocked down the free throw to complete the three-point play and give FDU a 64-63 lead with seven seconds remaining.

LIU immediately inbounded the ball and raced down the court. With 0.09 left on the clock, sophomore Amanda Andrades (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) was charged with a questionable foul, which was initially ruled for two free throws. However, after the officials met, the crew ruled the Blackbirds' Kelly Robinson would be shooting a one-and-one.

Robinson missed the front end, and sophomore Stephanie Isaacs (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) corralled the rebound to seal the victory for the Knights.

The biggest difference in the game was turnovers and second-chance points. FDU outscored LIU, 23-11, on points off turnovers, as the Knights turned the ball over 16 times, while forcing the Blackbirds into 22 miscues. FDU, who narrowly won the rebounding battle, 38-37, outscored LIU on second-chance points, 18-4, thanks to 19 offensive rebounds.

Livermore had a huge afternoon for the Knights, leading the way with a game-high 29 points on career highs in field goals made (11) and attempted (21). She also made 7-of-9 free throws, grabbed seven rebounds and swatted away four shots.

Pankey came off the bench to score 20 points and grab four rebounds, while sinking 9-of-14 free throws. Junior Desiree Crawford (Aurora, Ontario/Cardinal Carter Catholic) added six points and a team-high eight rebounds, while Andrades chipped in five points and a team-high six assists.

The Knights trailed by as many as 10 points in the early going before an 11-2 run, capped by an old-fashion three-point play from Pankey, cut the lead to 19-18 with 12:14 remaining before halftime.

LIU responded and expanded its lead back to seven at 29-22, but six straight points from FDU once again cut the lead to one, 29-28, with 3:39 left in the first half.

Still trailing by one, a put-back layup by Livermore gave the Knights their first lead of the game, 32-31, before a free throw by the Blackbirds tied the game at 32 going into halftime.

In the second half, neither side could gain a sizeable advantage, as five ties and six lead changes occurred over the final 20 minutes.

Another put-back layup by Livermore, with 11:50 remaining in the contest, gave the Knights a 46-44 advantage, but she picked up her third foul 17 seconds later, forcing her to go to the bench.

After four straight points from LIU put them up 48-46, Livermore reentered the contest, but the Blackbirds increased their lead to five at 54-49 with 8:08 left in the game.

Livermore responded for FDU with five straight points, on a three-point play and a layup, to tie the game at 54 before the Blackbirds regained a two-point lead.

Andrades found Crawford for a jumper at the free throw line, with one second left on the shot clock, to tie the game at 56, but the home team took control for a 61-57 lead with 3:37 to go in the contest.

Over the next 90 seconds, Pankey made 3-of-4 free throws, while the Knights held LIU off the scoreboard, to cut the lead to 61-60 with 1:46 remaining in the game.

After LIU scored a layup for a 63-60 lead, Livermore made 1-of-2 free throws at the one-minute mark to cut the lead back to one, ultimately setting up the Blackbirds' shot-clock violation and the game-ending dramatics.

FDU found a way to win despite shooting 37.7 percent (23-of-61) from the field and allowing LIU to shoot 46.4 percent (26-of-56) from the floor. The Knights also made only 2-of-12 from three-point range, as the Blackbirds made 5-of-13 from behind the arc.

However, FDU also won the game at the free throw line, outscoring LIU by 10. Both sides struggled from the charity stripe, with the Knights making 16-of-25 (64 percent) and the Blackbirds converting only 6-of-13 (46.2 percent).

Livermore leads FDU in scoring (14.7 ppg), rebounding (11.4 rpg), blocks (30) and field goal percentage (45 percent), while collecting 18 double-doubles on the season. Pankey adds 13.6 points per game, and Isaacs chips in 7.4 points per game and a team-best 42 three-pointers. 

The Terriers (10-14, 7-6 NEC),  who were picked to finish 11th in the 12-team Northeast Conference, are currently tied for fifth place after seeing their three-game win streak snapped at Monmouth on Saturday, 51-47.

SFC is led by sophomore forward Sarah Benedetti, who is averaging a team-high 12.3 points to go along with 4.8 rebounds per game. She is shooting 92.1 percent (35-of-38) from the free throw line and 41.1 percent (67-of-163) from three-point range. Sophomore guard Eilidh Simpson adds 9.3 points per game and ranks second in assists (71) and steals (34), while shooting 86 percent (37-of-43) from the charity stripe.

The Knights and the Terriers will be meeting for the 60th time in the all-time series, which dates back to the 1977-78 season. FDU holds a 44-15 advantage and has won six of the last nine under Head Coach Pete Cinella but has lost two straight in the series, including a 64-56 defeat in Brooklyn earlier this season on Jan. 18. The loss dropped the Knights to 8-8 overall and 3-2 in NEC action, while the Terriers improved to 3-2 in conference play.

After finding itself down 48-37 nearly seven minutes into the second half, FDU outscored SFC, 16-5, to knot the game at 53 with 4:52 to go.

The Terriers answered with four straight points before Miah Register (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic)'s three from the right wing cut the lead to 57-56 with 1:40 remaining, but it was the final points the Knights would score as SFC scored the last seven points to seal the victory.

Pankey led the Knights with 14 points, four assists and four steals, while going 6-of-8 from the free throw line. Isaacs added 13 points, going 4-of-7 from three-point range. She also had three rebounds and three steals.

Livermore picked up her 13th double-double with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while Crawford and senior Torrie Childs (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central) each pulled down nine boards.

After taking a 6-4 lead on a pair of deep three-pointers from Isaacs, the Terriers answered with a 13-2 spurt to take a 17-8 lead with 10:38 left in the first half.

Trailing 20-12, FDU responded with a 13-3 run to regain the lead at 25-23 with 3:55 to go before halftime. Childs tied the contest on an old-fashion three-point play, and two free throws from Pankey gave the Knights the lead.

Down by one, Andrades found Childs for a layup, with the shot clock winding down, to give FDU the lead back at 27-26, but the SFC scored seven of the final eight points of the half to go into the break up 33-28.

FDU shot only 28.6 percent (8-of-28) over the first 20 minutes, including only 2-of-9 from behind the arc, while the Terriers connected on 43.3 percent (13-of-30) of their shots and 3-of-8 from downtown.

The Knights managed to stay in the game by going 10-for-12 from the free throw line, as SFC knocked down 4-of-5 from the charity stripe. Both sides grabbed 18 rebounds.

FDU went down six points to start the second half before an Isaacs' three-pointer from the top of the key and a Pankey free throw cut the lead to 36-34.

Nine unanswered points by the Terriers gave them their largest lead of the game, 45-34, with 14:30 to go in the game.

Still trailing by 11 at 48-37, Andrades knocked down a three from the top of the key to start the 16-5 game-tying run. Livermore capped the scoring with an 18-foot jumper to tie the game at 53 with less than five minutes remaining before SFC outscored the Knights, 9-3, to finish the game.

For the contest, FDU shot 34.7 percent (17-of-49) after shooting over 40 percent and 6-of-12 from three-point range in the second half. Overall, the Knights knocked down 8-of-21 three's and 14-of-18 free throws.

The FDU defense held the Terriers to 33.3 percent (11-of-33, 1-of-10 from three-point range) over the final 20 minutes, as SFC finished the game shooting 38.1 percent (24-of-63) and 4-of-18 from downtown, while making 12-of-16 free throws.

SFC won the rebounding battle, 39-35, including 19-12 on the offensive glass. The Terriers dominated in the paint, outscoring the Knights, 34-14. They also forced 19 FDU turnovers, which resulted in 19 points, as the Knights scored only nine points off 12 turnovers.

Benedetti led all scorers with 18 points, while Leah Fechko added 13 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Terriers.

Following Monday's contest, FDU will head to Moon Township, Pa. for its final road trip of the regular season. The Knights will take on Robert Morris on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. FDU defeated the Colonials, 80-68, at Stratis Arena on Jan. 14.