HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team concludes its five-game road trip at Notre Dame on Tuesday night.
FDU (1-4, 0-0 NEC) at Notre Dame (5-1, 0-0 ACC)
Tuesday, Nov. 26 | 7 PM | Purcell Pavilion - South Bend, Ind.
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Notes: KNIGHTS | Notre Dame
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All-Time Series
Notre Dame 1, FDU 0
at Notre Dame...0-1
Last Meeting..Notre Dame 75, FDU 57 (12/6/14)
Last Time Out
All five starters scored in double figures but the Knights fell 80-75 at Lafayette on Sunday afternoon. Senior forward
Kaleb Bishop, who played all 40 minutes, matched his career-high 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and 3-of-4 from behind the arc. Bishop added a team-high six rebounds in the contest but the Leopards (4-2) won the battle on the glass 35-23.
In his first game of the season, redshirt junior
Xzavier Malone-Key scored 15 points and dished out a career-high five assists. Junior forward
Elyjah Williams finished with 12 points four rebounds and three steals, while freshman
Brandon Rush added a career-high 13 points and sophomore
Brandon Powell scored 10.
The Leopards shot 50.9 percent in the game and received a 27-point effort from Justin Jaworski, who made 7-of-12 from the field and all 11 of his free throws. Myles Cherry double-doubled with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Tyrone Perry scored 12. The Knights made 10-of-20 from three-point range and shot 51.9 percent overall but made just 11-of-19 (57.9 percent) at the line.
Coach Herenda's Thoughts
"I am very proud of our team's fight and grit today -- we competed and went toe to toe with a good team in their building," said
Greg Herenda after the game. "We had to play a number of different combinations but we just didn't get the big stop or rebound that we needed to get us over the top. It was great to have five guys into double figures today. Kaleb was tremendous and having Xzavier back is huge for our team. I know I sound like a broken record but since I have been the head coach here, our non-conference schedule has helped us win championships and I feel the same way about this team. Once we get all of our pieces back together we will be fine but in the meantime you can feel this team is growing up."
What's Next
The Knights return to Hackensack to host Quinnipiac on December 3 at the Rothman Center. The contest marks the Knights' second home game of the season.
