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HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team (1-2) is at former Northeast Conference foe Monmouth (1-1) on Tuesday night for the first of two road contests this week. Tipoff from the MAC is slated for 7 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
The Knights suffered an agonizing 61-60 overtime loss to Bucknell at home on Saturday afternoon, coming on the heels of another hard-fought defeat at the hands of NJIT last Wednesday evening, 68-64. Down at halftime for both games, FDU stormed back to outscore its opponents by a combined 66-54 score. However, it wasn't enough against the Highlanders and it forced overtime against the Bisons but the visitors stole a victory in the last few seconds. Still, it was a fantastic defensive effort from the Knights where they forced their opponents into 24 turnovers in the two second halves and one overtime period. Junior guard Kelsey Cruz (Chester, Va./Lloyd C. Bird) paced her team with 16 points against Bucknell to go along with a game-high four steals, while senior point guard Amanda Andrades (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) continued her steady play with 12 points, four rebounds, eight assists, a block, and two steals in a game-high 43 minutes.
 
Monmouth
2014 Season: 1-1
Where: West Long Branch, N.J. (The MAC)
When: November 25, 2014 – 7 p.m.
Series History: The Hawks hold a 49-23 advantage since 1977
Last Meeting: February 10, 2013 – Monmouth 76 FDU 71
What You Need To Know: The Hawks are coming off a 78-57 win at LIU Brooklyn on Thursday. Junior Sarah Olson has been scorching hot to start the season from downtown with 10 makes already while shooting 47.6%. Jasmine Walker and Jenny Horvatinovic have each averaged 10.5 over their first two contests, with the former getting to the line often and the latter second on the squad in rebounds per game with 6.5. Jenny Palmateer employs an eight player rotation with all playing at least 15 minutes.
 
Up Next
The Knights are on the road again on the other side of Thanksgiving with a Sunday afternoon, Nov. 30 clash at UMass-Lowell. Tipoff from Lowell is slated for 2 p.m.