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HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team will begin its 33rd season of Northeast Conference play when it welcomes Mount St. Mary's to Stratis Arena on Thursday night at 7 p.m. The contest will be broadcast live on NEC Front Row.

Last Time Out
The Knights ended a four-game losing streak in a big way when they blitzed Hofstra, 86-67, on Sunday at Stratis Arena. FDU knocked down a season-high 14 three pointers (on 27 attempts), the most in a game for the Knights since Jan. 4, 2004 when they defeated Army at home, 57-48.

Five players scored in double-figures for FDU, the first time such a feat has occurred since Nov. 29, 2010 when the Knights won at Longwood, 83-78. Senior Sidney Sanders Jr. (Charleston, S.C./Burke) led the way with a career-high 31 points and dished out seven assists (all on made three pointers). For the second time this season, he was named the Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week and the Corvias ECAC Division I – Metro/Upstate Player of the Week.

Freshman Matt MacDonald (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius) netted 13 points (4-of-7 from three) and added a game high three steals, while junior Mustafaa Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) added 12 points on four three's. Senior Mathias Seilund (Dragoer, Denmark/Falkonergaardens Gymnasium) chipped in 10 points (2-of-2 from three) and game-high eight rebounds, which tied a career best, while freshman Scott Kingsley (Chicago, Ill./St. Rita of Cascia) tallied a career-high 10 points after making 2-of-3 three's.

FDU shot over 50 percent for the third time this season, finishing the contest at 52.9 percent (27-of-51). The Knights also took care of the basketball, as they tied a season low in turnovers with eight. Defensively, FDU improved to 3-1 on the season when limiting its opponent to fewer than 40 percent shooting, with Hofstra shooting only 38.8 percent (19-of-49).

Mount St. Mary's
2013-14 Season: 4-9 (0-0 NEC)
When: Thursday, Jan. 9 - 7 p.m.
Where: Hackensack, N.J. (Stratis Arena)
Series History: FDU leads 25-22
Last Meeting: March 2, 2013 – Mount St. Mary's 103 FDU 82
What You Need To Know: The Mount snapped a mini two-game losing skid in a big way last time out at Norfolk State on Jan. 3. MSM made a school-record 18 three-pointers (on 25 attempts) in a 104-84 victory at Norfolk State, the same Spartans team that defeated the Knights, 70-62, back in the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Rutgers on Nov. 25. Senior guard Julian Norfleet was named the Choice Hotels/NEC Co-Player of the Week with Sanders Jr. after averaging 23.5 points, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game while shooting 68.2 percent from field and 58.3 percent from three-point range. Like Sanders Jr., he is averaging 19.6 points per game, which ranks second in the NEC, to go along with 5.6 assists per game. Rashad Whack adds 15.1 points per game and a team-high 22 steals.

Up Next
FDU will play its first road game of conference play on Saturday, Jan. 11 when it travels to Fairfield, Conn. to match up with Sacred Heart at 2 p.m.