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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team continues its longest road trip of the season with a stop at defending Northeast Conference Champion Robert Morris on Saturday, January 16.  The Knights (8-8, 4-1 NEC) bring a three-game winning streak to Moon Township, while the Colonials (3-15, 1-4 NEC) have dropped two in a row.  The teams are scheduled for a 4 p.m. tip-off.

The Colonials and Knights will wear special camouflage uniforms for Hoops and Troops, presented by Shale Land Services, a game set-up to benefit Legacies Alive, a non-profit organization in Washington, Pa. that strengthen and support the families of our nation's fallen heroes.
 
GAME DETAILS
FDU (8-8, 4-1 NEC) vs. Robert Morris (3-15, 1-4 NEC)
Where: Sewall Center – Moon Township, Pa.
When: Saturday, January 16, 2016 – 4:00 p.m.
Series History: RMU leads 41-30
First Meeting: 1/5/80 - FDU W, 69-63
Last Meeting: 2/7/15 – RMU W, 76-62
Last FDU Win: 2/1/07 - FDU W, 84-79
 
Best Five Game Start in a Decade:  The Knights are off to a 4-1 start to NEC play, which is the best since the 2004-05 team also started 4-1.  The best five game start to NEC/ECAC Metro play in program history belongs to the 1985-86 and 1996-97 teams, which started 5-0.  The 1996-97 team also has the best six game start to conference play at 6-0.  The 2004-05 team improved to 7-1 before dropping its second league game.
 
Series History:  This is 72^nd all-time meeting between FDU and Robert Morris with the Colonials holding a 41-30 advantage in the series.  RMU has won the last 15 meetings between these teams with the last FDU victory coming on February 1, 2007 in Moon Township.  The Colonials won both meetings last season and beat FDU twice in 2013-14.
 
Winning Streak:  The Knights current three game winning streak is the first in NEC play since the 2009-10 season when the Knights won three in a row in early January and eventually finished with a 10-8 record in the league.  The last FDU winning streak longer than three games came during the 2005-06 season when the Knights won 11 in a row, including 10 consecutive conference games.
 
Season's Best Defense:  The Knights limited Saint Francis to 25 first half points and 59 total points both are season best marks for the FDU defense.  The Knights also held the Red Flash to a 39.6% shooting mark, which is the lowest for an FDU Division I opponent this season. 
 
Leading the Conference in Scoring:  FDU is leading the NEC in scoring offense at 76.6 points per game, a mark that is 4.2 points higher than second ranked LIU Brooklyn.  The Knights are the only team in the NEC to score 80 or more points in four conference games this season and are also the only team to break 90 points in NEC play.
 
Sophomore Darian Anderson (Washington, D.C./St. John's College ) Stuffs the Stat Sheet:  Darian Anderson (Washington, D.C./St. John's College ) recorded his 500^th career point on January 2 against St. Francis Brooklyn.  On January 14 at Saint Francis U he picked up his 150^th career assist and 150^th career rebound.  Anderson is also closing in on 100 career steals (currently at 85).