Box Score HACKENSACK, N.J. - Sacred Heart closed the second quarter on a 9-0 run to take a 34-28 lead into halftime and Fairleigh Dickinson could not recover as the Knights lost 80-65 on senior day at the Stratis Arena.
Fairleigh Dickinson (10-18, 7-8 NEC) got to within six, 39-33, with 6:36 to play in the third quarter after an
Erika Livermore (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area) layup. That would be as close as the Knights would get. Sacred Heart (15-11, 13-2 NEC) answered with five straight to regain a double-digit lead.
Livermore led all scorers with 23 points -- her 30th career game of 20 or more --, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked three shots. Fellow senior
Kelsey Cruz (Chester, Va./Lloyd C. Bird) was also in double figures with 16 points and a career-high five assists.
Madelynn Comly (Littlestown, Pa./Delone Catholic) had eight points and pulled down five rebounds.
The Knights led after the first quarter, 14-11, then the Pioneers used a 6-0 run to take a 17-16 lead. Fairleigh Dickinson took a one point lead at 20-19 -- off a Livermore jumper -- and at 26-25 -- after Cruz connected on a layup -- in the second quarter but those leads were short-lived.
Sacred Heart took the lead for good on its next possession when Adaysha Williams hit a three-pointer to make it 28-26. Williams finished with 13 points. Hannah Kimmel led the Pioneers with 16 points.
The Knights return to action on Monday when they wrap up the home slate when Wagner comes to the Stratis Arena for a 7 p.m. tip.
