HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team will make two trips to Brooklyn on Friday and Monday to face off against St. Francis Brooklyn and LIU Brooklyn. Game time on Friday and Monday is 7 p.m.
QUICK HITTERS
Fairleigh Dickinson seeks its second three-game winning streak of the season on Friday night against St. Francis Brooklyn. FDU won three in a row against Rutgers-Newark, Army, and NJIT to start the season back in November. The Knights last won three straight twice in a season in 2012-13.
The Knights' 11 wins have equaled the win total from 2015-16 and are more than their win totals from 2013-14, 14-15 and 16-17. The most wins that FDU has had under
Peter Cinella is 14, 2010-11.
Fairleigh Dickinson won its eighth game at home on Saturday against Sacred Heart. That doubles last season's win total inside the Rothman Center and equals last season's total win total by itself.
The Knights have won three games away from home this season; NJIT, Longwood, and Wagner. FDU's next win away from home equals last season's total.
FDU is 1-1 on Friday's this season; win against Rutgers-Newark to start the season and lost to Robert Morris to start NEC play.
SERIES SCORE
Fairleigh Dickinson versus St. Francis Brooklyn dates back to the 1977-78 season--a 70-64 win by SFBK. The Knights are 3-2 in the last five meetings since the Terriers ran off six straight from 2011-12 to 2014-15. In Brooklyn all-time, the Knights are 21-11.
LAST TIME OUT
Fairleigh Dickinson won its second straight game with a 69-59 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday. The Knights started the second quarter on a 17-2 run to take a 30-20 lead and did not let Sacred get within four for the rest of the game.
Amina Markovic led all scorers with 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds.
Lauren Francillon and
Natalie Zamora were also in double figures at 10 and 11 respectively. The Knights had 16 assists on 26 field goals and limited the Pioneers to 26-percent (6-of-23) shooting from 3-point range.
ABOUT ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN
The Terriers fell 73-63 at Bryant on Monday night, which snapped a three-game winning streak. For the season, St. Francis Brooklyn is 7-11, 3-4 NEC, and also owns wins over Army and Saint Peter's like FDU does. The Knights and Terriers both lost at Howard by three points. Jade Johnson leads the team in scoring at 14.6 points per game. The guard grabs over four rebounds and averages 1.5 steals per game.
Alex Delaney is second on the team in scoring at 11.9 per contest and leads the team in rebounding at 4.6 per game. The Terriers lead the NEC in 3-point field goal percentage (38%)--FDU is second. St. Francis Brooklyn is the worst team at defending the three (36.7%) in the NEC.
ABOUT LIU BROOKLYN
The Blackbirds take on Sacred Heart on Saturday before hosting Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday night. LIU Brooklyn is 8-10 overall and 4-3 in NEC play and 3-1 in its last four games. Denisha Petty-Evans leads the team in scoring at 17.4 points per game. Deangelique Waithe is the top rebounder on the team at 8.9 per contest.
PRIMETIME PERFORMER
Amina Markovic was named a Primetime Performer by the NEC on Wednesday after posting 18 points and nine rebounds in FDU's win over Sacred Heart.
DEFENSIVE IN LEAGUE
The Knights are third in FG% defense against NEC foes through seven games at 39.1. Saint Francis U and Robert Morris are the only two teams better. FDU is also third in points allowed per game in NEC play at 64.1.
