HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team plays its first home game of the 2019-20 season and under first-year head coach Angelika Szumilo Wednesday night at 7 p.m., against Loyola Maryland University in the Rothman Center.

FDU (0-1, 0-0 NEC) vs. Loyola (Md.) (0-2, 0-0 Patriot)
Wednesday, Nov. 13 | 7 p.m. | Rothman Center -- Hackensack, N.J.
TV: NEC Front Row
Links: Live Stats | Twitter 
 
All-Time Series
Fairleigh Dickinson leads, 10-2
in Hackensack…6-1
Last Five..5-0
Streak..W10
Last Meeting... FDU 74, Loyola 63 (1989)

Last Time Out
The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team opened the 2019-20 season on Tuesday, November 5, at Lafayette, falling 61-29. With Coach Szumilo making her FDU debut, the Knights (0-1) started slow on offense out of the gate but improved as the game went along, scoring a majority of their points in the second half. The Leopards (1-0), however, shot 15-of-29 in the first half in building their lead that sustained throughout the game. Sophomore Lindsey Mack led the Knights with 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting, making 3-of-9 shots from three-point range. Freshman Aniya Bell added nine points on 4-of-7 shooting off the bench in her FDU debut, and junior Madison Stanley chipped in six points and two blocks. Sophomore Rachael Niles led the Knights with seven rebounds.
 
Coach Szumilo Home Debut
Wednesday night's game will be the first home game for the Knights under first-year head coach Angelika Szumilo. It will also be the first home game for five FDU freshmen -- Aniya Bell, Jayde Boyd, Celia Carbonell, Sierra DeAngelo and Maria Roters.
 
What's Next
The Knights play again on Saturday at home, hosting Manhattan in the Rothman Center at noon.