HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball hosts Colgate as part of a doubleheader with the men on Wednesday afternoon at noon inside the Rothman Center.
QUICK HITTERS
Fairleigh Dickinson seeks a 4-1 start to a season for the first time since 1996-97.
Back in 1996-97, the Knights beat Colgate as part of the 4-1 start.
FDU leads the NEC in assist-turnover ratio, total assists, field goal percentage, free throws attempts, free throws made, rebounds and scoring margin.
All-time, the Knights, are 20-28 against teams from the Patriot League. FDU is already 1-0 against the Patriot League this season with its win over Army.
SERIES SCORE
Fairleigh Dickinson and Colgate have met five times with FDU holding a 3-2 advantage in those prior encounters. The two have not met since the 1996-97 season, a game that FDU won 80-57. That game was the lone previous meeting at the Rothman Center between the two sides.
LAST TIME OUT
The Knights suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday to Stony Brook, 56-51. There were 15 ties and nine lead changes as neither side left by more six during the contest. FDU had a chance to tie the game in the final minute, but Amina Markovic missed the second of two free throws and the Seawolves controlled the rebound. Stony Brook made its final six from the charity stripe to seal the win. Markovic had 15 points to lead the Knights. Shania Johnson had a game-high 23 points for Stony Brook.
ABOUT COLGATE
The Raiders are 2-2 on the season and will play their fifth straight road game to start the season on Wednesday. Colgate will play at Towson on Sunday before playing its first game at home against Siena on Wednesday, November 29. Summer King leads Colgate in scoring at 13 ppg. Rachel Thompson and Kateri Stone are both averaging over nine per contest. King also grabs a team-leading nine rebounds per game. Seven different Raiders average at least one assist per game.
CLOSING IN 400
Head coach Cinella is three wins away from reaching the 400 wins' plateau. There are 48 active coaches in DI college basketball with 400 or wins.
FAST STARTS
A key for FDU so far this season has been a strong first quarter. The Knights have led after the first 10 minutes in all three wins. For the year, FDU is +24 scoring during Q1.
NEW FOUND TOUCH
FDU has shot over 44% from the field in a game twice this season already, which equals the total from last season. FDU is shooting over 47% for the year through three games.
The same can be said for the Knights from three. FDU is hitting 38% of this attempts from behind the arc this season compares to 26% a season ago.
