HACKENSACK, N.J. – Amina Markovic had her second career double-double and two others were in double figures to help Fairleigh Dickinson top LIU Brooklyn 64-46 on Saturday afternoon.

Markovic finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds and five assists on the afternoon. Kiana Brown also had 14 points and added six assists – the six helpers tie a season-high. Madelynn Comly was the third Knight in double figures with 10 – her third straight game in double figures.

Head coach Peter Cinella said post game, "Amina was absolutely huge today. That was her best all-around game I have seen from her. She took her time with her moves and that shows in her assist total."

Fairleigh Dickinson (4-14, 2-5 NEC) never trailed in the contest and led for 37:40 of a possible 40 minutes against LIU Brooklyn (2-16, 1-6 NEC).

The Knights led by five at halftime – 33-28 – after a mini 5-0 scoring run to break a 28-28 tie over the last 1:06 of the second quarter. The Blackbirds had reeled off 10 straight points to erase a 28-18 Knight lead. Jenna Clark had a bucket to break the 28-all tie and free throws from Markovic and Zynep Akgun supplied the rest.

After the intermission, the Knights built their lead. A Markovic layup gave Fairleigh Dickinson a 10-point lead at 42-32. Courtney Blankenship hit a three-pointer to push the lead to 11, 45-34, on the next Knights' possession.

Fairleigh Dickinson held LIU Brooklyn to seven fourth-quarter points and scored 15 of their own to turn a 10-point game at the start of the quarter into an 18-point win. The Blackbirds got the first bucket of the quarter then the Knights answered with eight straight to make it 57-41. Natalie Zamora and Brown hit three-pointers during the run. Brown's was at the end of the shot clock and off-balance right in front of the Fairleigh Dickinson bench.

The lead got to as many as 20 in the fourth on a Peniel M'Bikata layup at the 3:49 mark. Victoria Powell scored the final bucket for LIU Brooklyn with 1:26 left to make it 64-46.

Fairleigh Dickinson shot a season-best 44.8-percent from the field. The Knights also had a season-high 18 assists. Along with Brown (6) and Markovic (5), Blankenship had three, Clark had a pair and Comly and M'Bikata had one.

Blankenship and Clark also added eight points and four rebounds each.

LIU Brooklyn was led by Aja Boyd, who had a game-high 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Shanovia Dove added 14 for the Blackbirds.

Defensively, the Knights forced 22 Blackbird-turnovers and had eight steals. Fairleigh Dickinson also limited LIU Brooklyn to only nine offensive rebounds and 26 rebounds overall.

He added, "Our offense helped our defense today by allowing us to get into our presses and force 22 turnovers."

Up next for the women's basketball team is another home game against a team from Brooklyn. St. Francis Brooklyn comes to the Rothman Center on Monday night for a 7 p.m. start. The game will be shown live on NECFrontRow.com.