WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The 5-1 Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team heads to Howard on Tuesday night in Washington D.C. Game time is 7 p.m. inside Burr Gym.
QUICK HITTERS
Fairleigh Dickinson is 5-1 start to a season for the first time since 1991-92.
Longwood became the first opponent to out rebound Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday (34-33). Longwood was up 14-9 on the offensive glass.
FDU leads the NEC in; assist:turnover ratio, assists, blocks, field goal percentage, FG% defense, free throw attempts, free throws made, scoring defense, scoring margin, 3-point FG defense and turnovers per game.
Fairleigh Dickinson has been atop the NEC Standings every day so far this season.
The Knights did not trail against the Lancers on Sunday and led for 38:18 of the 40 minutes.
SERIES SCORE
Tuesday will be the eighth meeting between Fairleigh Dickinson and Howard. The Bison have won the last two meetings -- last year and back in 2011-12. The Knights last won back in the 2010-11 campaign in Washinton D.C. 45-44. Fairleigh Dickinson is 2-0 inside Burr Gym.
LAST TIME OUT
Fairleigh Dickinson got a career-high 27 points from Madelynn Comly and won 72-52 at Longwood on Sunday afternoon. The Knights went 10-of-20 from 3-point range and 14-of-17 from the free throw line -- including 10-12 in the final quarter. Lauren Francillon added nine points and three blocks off the bench. Amina Markovic recorded a career-high five steals and added seven points. FDU outscored Longwood 42-29 over the third and fourth quarters.
ABOUT HOWARD
The Bison are 0-5 to start the season and are coming off a loss to Siena on Saturday, 72-61. Howard's last four games have all been away from home. The Bison opened the season with a home loss to William & Mary, 83-71. Sarah Edmond leads the team in scoring at 10 a game. Edmond had 22 points on Saturday at Siena. Curstyn Moore is second on the team at 9.6 points per contest. Moore is the leading rebounder for Howard, pulling down close to six a game. Edmond and Ayonna Williams both average over two assists per game.
TOP 30
The Knights own the 25th-best defense in America at 54.2 points allowed per game. FDU is 26th in America in 3-point field goal defense at 24.2-percent.
TOP 50
FDU is 47th in Division I in 3-point field goal percentage at 38-percent from deep.
NEC AWARDS
Freshman Kamrin Weimer was named NEC Rookie of the Week after averaging 11.5 points and shooting 50% from 3-point range last week. The Maryland native had a career-high 17 against Colgate the day before Thanksgiving.
