vs Saint Francis U (12 p.m.) – LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS | TWITTER

HACKENSACK, N.J. – For the second straight season the Fairleigh Dickinson women's soccer team will try to open up Northeast Conference play with a win on their home field when Saint Francis U visits University Stadium.

LAST TIME OUT
For the first time since 2014 the Knights fell at home when Monmouth got a 2-0 win on Wednesday night.

SERIES SCORE
Fairleigh Dickinson owns an 8-7-2 record over Saint Francis U all-time and have won all four meetings over the last two seasons. The Knights had lost five straight prior to the run of four straight.

SCOUTING THE RED FLASH
Saint Francis U enter with a 2-9 record just like Fairleigh Dickinson. The Red Flash have dropped two straight (2-1 at Longwood and 6-0 to Duquesne) since beating VMI 2-1 on September 16. Sara Suler leads the squad in goals (2) and points (5). Three other players have scored. Julia Hernan has played all 1,007 minutes in goal for the Red Flash while recording a 2.23 GAA and a .740 save percentage.

LOOKING FOR 11
Fairleigh Dickinson won all 10 games against NEC opposition last season; 8-0 in regular season plus 2-0 in NEC Tournament.

IN NEC OPENERS
Fairleigh Dickinson has won its last three NEC Openers, that follows losing the four previous.

NO 2-0 START
Fairleigh Dickinson will try to prevent Saint Francis U from starting 2-0 in NEC play since 2010. The Knights were the last team to beat Saint Francis U in its conference opener back in 2007.