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Twitter Updates on @FDUKnightsHACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team (3-6) travels to Loudonville, N.Y. to take on Siena (6-4) on Tuesday, Dec. 30, looking to rebound from a tough overtime loss at Brown. Tipoff from the ARC is slated for 7 p.m.
Last Time OutSenior point guard
Amanda Andrades (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) scored FDU's final six points in regulation at Brown on Dec. 21 including the game-tying three with nine seconds left. Once in overtime, the Knights jumped out to a four-point lead and held it for half of the extra period before the hosts rallied back and held on for the victory. Andrades matched a career-high 18 points, the second straight game with that tally, and added a career-high 11 assists. Redshirt junior center
Erika Livermore (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area) flirted with her first career triple-double with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and a career-high eight blocks, three more than her previous high. Junior guard
Kelsey Cruz (Chester, Va./Lloyd C. Bird) added 18 points on 8-of-19 shooting.
Siena2014 Season: 6-4
Where: Loudonville, N.Y. (Alumni Recreation Center)
When: December 30, 2014 – 7 p.m.
Series History: The Saint holds a 7-4 record since the series began in 1984
Last Meeting: November 16, 2013 – Siena 82 FDU 58 in Hackensack, N.J.
What You Need To Know: The Saints, under third-season head coach Ali Jaques, employ an seven-player rotation. Four players average over 30 minutes per contest with freshman Margot Hetzke leading the way with 15.4 points per game and nearly eight rebounds per contest. Senior guard Tehresa Coles averages 14.6 points and 5.3 rebounds with a team-high 34 steals, while sophomore forward Meghan Donohue adds 11.9 points. Siena is a very efficient team with the entire squad shooting 42% from the field. All three aforementioned players shoot better than 45% from the floor, including Donohue's team-high 58.5%.
Up NextThe Knights open up Northeast Conference play on Saturday, Jan. 3, at Central Connecticut State before heading to LIU Brooklyn two days later. Tipoff from New Britain, Conn. is slated for 1 p.m. As with every NEC contest, a live video broadcast can be found on NEC Front Row.