HACKENSACK, N.J. – Riding a three-game winning streak, the Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team closes out the 2019 calendar at UMass Lowell on Sunday, tipping off against the River Hawks at 2 p.m.

FDU (3-7, 0-0 NEC) at UMass Lowell (3-9, 0-0 America East)
Sunday, Dec. 29 | 2 PM | Costello Athletic Center - Lowell, Mass.
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All-Time Series
UMass Lowell 3, FDU 1
at UMass Lowell: UMass leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: FDU 60, UMass Lowell 51 (12/9/17)

Last Time Out
The Knights played a huge second half to come from behind and defeat Saint Peter's, 77-71, and win its third game in a row on Saturday, December 21.
 
FDU erased a 10-point halftime deficit to gain the lead in the third quarter and made 17-of-27 shots in the second half to outscore the Peacocks by 16 points in the second half, 49-33. FDU scored its season-high in points and held Saint Peter's under their season average of 79.6 points per game while having four different players score in double figures.
 
Senior Lauren Francillon, who was named NEC Player of the Week on Monday, recorded her second straight double-double, going for 17 points and 12 rebounds while making 8-of-12 shots. Junior Madison Stanley led the Knights with 20 points and a career-high eight assists to go with five rebounds and two blocks. Sophomores Rachael Niles (12 points) and Lindsey Mack (10 points) each added double-figure point totals as well, and freshman Celia Carbonell made three three-pointers for a season-high of nine points.

Coach Szumilo's Thoughts
"It feels great, and I'm so happy for the girls," said head coach Angelika Szumilo. "We challenged them in the locker room. We knew we were going to put the ball in the basket, our issue was we didn't defend the right way in the first half. We had a huge third quarter outscoring them 25-12. Lauren comes in again with a huge double-double and a lot of offensive rebounds, she's playing with so much confidence. And Madison reads the defense very well and she hit some huge baskets."

What's Next
The Knights enter the new year beginning Northeast Conference play at St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday, January 2, at 5 p.m.