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HACKENSACK, N.J. - The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team will take on LIU Brooklyn twice in a span of four days, with the first coming on Wednesday at the Stratis Arena. The two sides meet again on Saturday in Brooklyn, New York.

OPENING TIP
FDU will try for the sixth time this season to win back-to-back games. They are 0-5 in the previous five chances.

SERIES SCORE
FDU owns a 37-29 (.561) record all-time against LIU Brooklyn. The Blackbirds have won the last four meetings between the two. The Knights last win came back in the 2012-13 season in Brooklyn, 64-63.

LAST TIME OUT
Kiana Brown (Richmond, Va./Hermitage) had a career-high 10 assists and Kelsey Cruz (Chester, Va./Lloyd C. Bird) had 22 points off the bench to help FDU beat Mount St. Mary's 66-53. FDU held The Mount to 30-percent from the floor, including 4-of-22 (18.2%) from behind the arc.

SCOUTING THE BLACKBIRDS
LIU Brooklyn sits at 5-13 overall and 3-4 in NEC play currently. The Blackbirds are coming off a 71-51 loss to St. Francis Brooklyn last Saturday and are 1-4 in their last five games. LIU Brooklyn is 0-8 in home games, 5-3 in true road games and 0-2 on a neutral. Shanovia Dove leads the team in scoring at 12.6 per contest with Shanice Vaughan second at 11.9. Jolanna Ford leads the way on the glass, grabbing 6.6 rebounds per game. LIU has NEC wins over Mount St. Mary's, Wagner and Central Connecticut. Fairleigh Dickinson is 1-1 against those three, the Knights have not played Wagner yet.

AMONGST THE TREES
FDU led the NEC in blocks per game last season (3.83) and was second in total blocks with 115. FDU is third so far this season with 3.70 per game. Second in total blocks (74).

SECOND CHANCES
FDU is first in total OREB with 307. The Knights are first in OREB per game at 15.4.

TURNOVERS! JUST NOT APPLE
FDU has turned the ball over at least 20 times 9 times--26 times at SFU. So far they are averaging 19.3 per game.

NEC RANKS
Scoring offense - 4th (64.4)
Scoring defense - 8th (72.9)
FT percentage - 5th (70.9%)
FG% defense - 3rd (39.7%)
Rebounding off/def - 2nd/8th (39.8/40.1)
Total Rebounds - 1st (795)
Steals - 7th (146), 7.3 per game

LEAGUE LEADERS
FDU leads the NEC in both free throws made (246) & attempted (347).

HELPING HAND
FDU is averaging 13.6 assists over its last five games, which is 2.0 over its season average.

SHOT SELECTION
FDU is shooting 44.5% from the field over the last five games, 4-0 when shooting 50% .

FREE STUFF! (I MEAN POINTS)
FDU is hitting 75.8% of its free throws over the last five games. 70.9% for the season.