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HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team (3-7) opens up the Northeast Conference portion of its schedule on Saturday afternoon as the first part of a doubleheader at Central Connecticut State (4-7). Tipoff from Detrick Gymnasium is slated for 1 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
Junior guard Kelsey Cruz (Chester, Va./Lloyd C. Bird) scored a season-high 27 points on 50% shooting and redshirt junior center Erika Livermore (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area) added 19 points and 10 rebounds for her third straight double-double but FDU still fell at Siena, 72-63. No other Knight scored more than six points while the rest of the team combined for 25% shooting (7-of-28) with no three's. Cruz went on personal runs of 7-0 and 8-0 to cut deficits down to low single digits but the team could not capitalize and take the lead after holding the advantage midway through the first half.
 
Central Connecticut State
2014 Season: 4-7
Where: New Britain, Conn. (Detrick Gym)
When: January 3, 2015 – 1 p.m.
Series History: CCSU holds a 19-15 advantage since 1988
Last Meeting: March 1, 2014 – CCSU 62 FDU 61 in Hackensack, N.J.
What You Need To Know: The Blue Devils enter conference play on a five-game losing streak after rattling off three straight victories against UMass-Lowell, Vermont, and New Hampshire but have enjoyed recent success against the Knights under head coach Beryl Piper, including five straight victories at home. In the NEC preseason coach's poll, both CCSU and FDU were picked in the preseason to finish in a tie for ninth place. There is no one CCSU player who averages over 10 points per contest but six players average over seven and there are 13 players in Piper's rotation. Junior forward Kayla Miller has had two double-doubles and one 20-point game this season and leads the team with 6.3 boards per contest.
 
Up Next
The Knights continue their road swing with a Monday evening NEC clash at LIU Brooklyn. Tipoff is slated for 5 p.m. and NEC Front Row will carry a live video broadcast.