HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A Thursday afternoon matinee against Saint Peter's at 2 p.m. inside the Rothman Center concludes the non-conference portion of the Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team's schedule. The Knights will have off until December 29 when conference play starts at home against Robert Morris after Thursday.
QUICK HITTERS
Fairleigh Dickinson equals its win total from last season with its next win. FDU won its eighth and final game of last season at home against Central Connecticut, 77-64, on February 13. The Knights won their seventh game last season two days prior.
FDU leads the NEC in; field goal percentage, 3-point FG defense, and 3-point FG percentage.
Fairleigh Dickinson has been atop the NEC Standings every day so far this season.
The Knights have won three straight at home for the first time since winning four in a row back the 2015-16 season when they beat Mount St. Mary's, LIU Brooklyn, Saint Francis U and Robert Morris. A win against Saint Peter's would the Knights' fourth straight win inside the Stratis Arena.
SERIES SCORE
Thursday will be the 25th meeting all-time between Saint Peter's and Fairleigh Dickinson. The Peacocks are 18-6 in the previous 24. However, the Knights are 6-2 in the series since the 2009-10 campaign. The Knights are 3-1 at home since claiming its first win in the series at home back in the same 09-10 season. The teams have split the last four meetings; with each team 2-2 on its home court.
LAST TIME OUT
Fairleigh Dickinson suffered its worst loss in program history at Rutgers on Sunday, December 10, 101-35. The Scarlet Knights had four players in double figures, led by Tyler Scaife's 25 points.
Kamrin Weimer led the Knights with 12 points. Rutgers used four different scoring runs of 10-0 or more to take the doubt out of the game.
ABOUT SAINT PETER'S
The Peacocks have lost five straight contests and sit at 3-7 on the year. The five losses have at the hands of Saint Joseph's, St. Francis Brooklyn, UMass Lowell, UMass, and Yale. Saint Peter's and FDU share two common opponents in non-conference play. Both sides have faced NJIT and UMass Lowell. FDU is 2-0 against those teams while Saint Peter's is 1-1. Talah Hughes leads Saint Peter's in scoring at 10.8 per contest. The senior is also averaging six rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.9 steals a block per game. Four other Peacocks are averaging over 7 points per game. Sajanna Bethea pulls down 7.4 rebounds per game, which leads the team. Sammy Lochner is handing out 3.1 assists per game.
NON-CONFERENCE WINS
FDU's seven non-conference wins this season are the most since winning seven back in the 2010-11 campaign. The Knights won 5 in 2011-12 and 2012-13. FDU won a total of 9 non-conference games from 2013-14 through last season.
NO LEADS OR TIES
FDU has played five games this season in which the score was never tied, and the lead never changed. The Knights are 3-2 in those contests; 3 wins against Rutgers-Newark, Longwood, and Monmouth.
TOP 25
FDU is 25th in 3-point field-goal percentage defense nationally at 26-percent. FDU has held five opponents under 30-percent and three opponents below 20-percent. The 26-percent leads the NEC by more than a full percentage point.
Top 40
The Knights are 37th at shooting the 3-pointer with a 37.7-percent clip. FDU has been over 40-percent from deep four times; including a 54-percent rate in a win against Monmouth.
