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LORETTO, Pa. - After a win over Robert Morris on Saturday, the Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team will try to win back-to-back games for the first time this season when they square off with Saint Francis U on Monday night at 7 p.m. 

OPENING TIP
FDU will seek a sweep of the Pennsylvania schools for the first time since the Northeast Conference went to 10 teams.  

SERIES SCORE
FDU is 21-36 all-time against SFU. The Knights did win both meetings last season, which snapped a seven-game losing streak in the series. FDU is 9-19 all-time in Loretto. 

LAST TIME OUT
FDU had four players in double figures--including 30 from Kelsey Cruz (Chester, Va./Lloyd C. Bird)--to hand Robert Morris its first NEC loss. The Knights were plus-14 on the glass (47-33) and hit 21-of-30 free throws. 

SCOUTING THE RED FLASH
Saint Francis U is coming off a 87-57 win over Mount St. Mary's on Saturday and sits at 6-10 overall and 4-1 in the NEC. Jessica Kovatch leads the Red Flash and is second in the NEC in scoring at 23.1 per game. The freshman has been named NEC Rookie of the Week every week so far this season. Aisha Brock is second on the team at 10.7 points per game. Brielle Ward leads the team on the glass at 7.1 per game and Katie Reese leads the way in assists at an even 4.0 per game. 

SECOND CHANCES
FDU is first in total OREB with 267. The Knights are first in OREB per game at 15.7.

TURNOVERS! JUST NOT APPLE
FDU has turned the ball over at least 20 times in a game 8 times. On the season they are averaging 19.1 per game. 

NEC RANKS
Scoring offense - 4th (64.2)
Scoring defense - 9th (73.3)
FT percentage - 5th (70.6%)
FG% defense - 3rd (40.1%)
Rebounding off/def - 2nd/8th (39.6/40.5)
Total Rebounds - 1st (714)
Steals - 4th (131)

LEAGUE LEADERS
FDU leads the NEC in both free throws made (207) and attempted (293). 

HELPING HAND
FDU is averaging 15.5 assists over last four games, which is 4.1 over its season average.

SHOT SELECTION
FDU is shooting 45.2% from the field over last four games, shooting 39.3 on the season. 

FREE STUFF! (I MEAN POINTS)
FDU is hitting 77.5% of its free throws over the last 4 games. 70.6% for the season.