BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Brianna Thomas hit the offensive glass and scored through contact with two seconds left to give Fairleigh Dickinson a come-from-behind 59-58 win at St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon.

"We were trying to move the ball around," said head coach Peter Cinella on the final possession. "We got the ball to Amina and she got a good shot [from the right side]. Brianna then crashed hard, pulled down the 'board and finished through contact. She has that kind of athletic ability to bounce right back up [after getting the rebound] and score."

Amina Markovic's shot from about 10 feet out on the right side and went long where Thomas grabbed the weak-side rebound and scored through the foul of Rachel Iozzia.

Thomas finished with nine points and six rebounds. 

Cinella continued, "I am very proud of this team. We trailed for 33 minutes today, but we responded and showed a great deal of courage."

Fairleigh Dickinson (5-15, 3-6 NEC) was down 58-51 with 2:36 to play. The Knights then scored the final eight points of the game to get the one-point win.

Courtney Blankenship, who hit just two field goals, hit a three-pointer with 2:02 left to make it a four-point game. On the next St. Francis Brooklyn (6-14, 4-5 NEC) possession, the Knights defense came up with a turnover on a shot clock violation.

On Fairleigh Dickinson's next possession, Thomas got her second offensive rebound and found Madelynn Comly at the top of the key for a trey, which made it a 58-57 game with 53 seconds to play.

The Terriers called a time out and then got the offensive rebound on that possession but Dana

Cinella called time to draw up the play. The Knights swung and the moved the ball around before Markovic's shot with six seconds left then Thomas' rebound and put back came with two seconds left.

After a pair of St. Francis Brooklyn time outs, Alex Delaney got a deep three-pointer off at the buzzer but it was off the mark. Delaney had five points on 5-of-12 shooting. Lorraine Hickman led the Terriers with 14 points off the bench.

Comly finished with a game-high 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. It was the sophomore's fifth straight game in double figures. Markovic had 17 points, seven rebounds and two blocks and Blankenship finished with nine points, five rebounds and four assists.

Fairleigh Dickinson battled its way back from a nine-point Terrier lead in the closing stages of the third quarter by outscored St. Francis Brooklyn 18-10 in the final quarter on Saturday afternoon. The Terriers used a 10-3 spurt in the third to take the nine-point lead.

The win is the first for the Knights when trailing after three quarters in NEC play.

The Knights shot 10-of-14 from the free throw line in the first half and were only down three, 32-29, after the first two quarters. The Knights finished the game 12-of-19. St. Francis Brooklyn made more two and three-point field goals than Fairleigh Dickinson to get a one-possession lead at the half.

Fairleigh Dickinson continues its two-game road trip at Bryant on Monday night. The game can be watched live on NECFrontRow.com.