FDU NOTES | CCSU NOTES | TWITTER | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEOHACKENSACK, N.J. - The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball will try to get back in the win column when the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils comes to town on Monday.
OPENING TIPFDU tries to get back to 2-2 in NEC play vs CCSU. The Knights are the only 1-2 team in the NEC.
SERIES SCOREFDU is 14-21 all-time against Central Connectcit. At home the Knights are 9-7 all-time. The last win for the FDU at home came back in 2012-13 in OT, 55-53. Central has won the last 4 meetings.
LAST TIME OUTFDU led for 30 minutes against SHU but it was not the last 30 minutes. FDU held an 11-point lead with 1:46 to play in the third but SHU closed the game on a 32-10 run over the remaining 11:46.
SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILSCentral Connecticut has lost its first three games of Northeast Conference play and sit at 3-10, 0-3 NEC on the season. The last win for the Blue Devils came at home against Dartmouth, 59-55, back on December 29. Camden Musgrave leads the Blue Devils at 11.7 points per game. Aleah Epps is second at 8.3 points per game and leads the team in assists at 3.2. TeJahne Malone leads the team on the glass at 6.4 per game.
AMONGST THE TREESFDU led the NEC in blocks per game last season (3.83) and was second in total blocks with 115. FDU is second so far this season with 4.3 per game. First in total blocks (69).
SECOND CHANCESFDU is first in total OREB with 247. The Knights are second in OREB per game at 15.4.
TURNOVERS! JUST NOT APPLEFDU has turned the ball over at least 20 times in a game 7 times, 5 in the last 7 games. On the season they are averaging 19.4 per game.
NEC RANKSScoring offense - 4th (62.4)
Scoring defense - 8th (73.3)
FT percentage - 6th (69.3%)
FG% defense - 3rd (40.5%)
Rebounding off/def - 4th/8th (39.2/40.9)
Total Rebounds - 1st (628)
Steals - 4th (116)
NO TRIPLE THREATFDU has made the fewest 3-pointers in the NEC (53) and rank 311th in D1. The Knights are 8th in 3FG% at 29.6% on the season, which is 259th in D1.
NO TRIPS FOR FREE POINTSFDU attempted 8 free throws at SHU. It was only the third time this season that FDU had attempted less than 10 FTs.