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HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team (7-15, 4-7 NEC) is hitting the road for a critical Northeast Conference clash at Wagner (5-18, 3-9 NEC) on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 14, to complete the season series. Tipoff from the Spiro Center is slated for 1 p.m. and will be the first game of a doubleheader also involving the men's basketball teams. NEC Front Row, which can be accessed using the link above, will carry live video coverage.
 
Last Time Out
Fresh off a heartbreaking one-point home loss to Robert Morris that featured a mammoth second half comeback, the Knights again came scorching out of the halftime break on Monday night against Saint Francis University and defeated the Red Flash, 78-63. Down 32-27 after a sluggish first half, the Knights kicked off the second period with a 10-5 run to tie the game up at 37. The visitors continued to maintain a slim lead until the 13:06 mark when junior guard Kelsey Cruz (Chester, Va./Lloyd C. Bird), the NEC's third-leading scorer, drilled a three-pointer to take a two-point lead, largest of the game for the hosts. After a pair of Anastasia Williams (Central Islip, N.Y./St. John the Baptist Diocesan) free throw makes, part of her career-high 13 points (all in the second half), Alexa Hayward cut the lead to one with a three but sophomore forward Valerie Oyakhilome (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) answered with one of her own. Hayward and Oyakhilome would each make another on the next two possessions. Williams gave her team a 10-point cushion with six straight points and Cruz's long-range bomb would end up sparking a 35-19 run to finish the game.
 
Wagner
2014 Season: 5-18 (3-9 NEC)
Where: Staten Island, N.Y. (Spiro Center)
When: February 14, 2015 – 1 p.m.
Series History: FDU holds a 36-31 all-time advantage since 1978
Last Meeting: January 17, 2015 – FDU 72 Wagner 70 in Hackensack, N.J.
What You Need To Know: Jasmine Nwajei's 24.8 points per game ranks second in the entire country. The sophomore guard dropped 31 when the Seahawks visited Stratis Arena a month ago and has scored 33 or more in four of her last five contests. Interestingly, the Knights have faced three of the country's current top 10 scorers four times this season; Alexa Hayward (9th) twice and Kelsey Minato (10th) once. FDU has won all four contests and has held the top scorer to an average of 18.75 points per game. Nwajei is averaging 7.5 shots per NEC game and is converting at a 35.2% clip. She also leads the team overall this season with 6.3 boards, 3.8 assists, and a huge 3.52 steals per game – good for fifth in the nation. Nwajei is backed up by junior Jordyn Peck and sophomore Lyndsay Rowe, who are averaging 10.9 and 8.1 points per NEC contest, respectively.
 
Up Next
The Knights return home to host Bryant on Monday evening, Feb. 16, in a game that will be televised on ESPN3. Tipoff from Hackensack is slated for 7 p.m. After that, FDU is on a three-game road swing stretching five days due to the middle contest, at Sacred Heart on Feb. 25, being postponed from earlier in the month because of winter weather conditions.