NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team will begin a two-game road trip on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Central Connecticut State starting at 4:00 p.m. at the Detrick Gymnasium. FDU will then play the Blue Devils again on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. in the second game of the back-to-back series.
Game 1 Info
FDU (3-3, 0-2 NEC) at CCSU (1-1, 1-1 NEC)
Saturday, December 19 at 4:00 p.m. – Detrick Gymnasium
No spectators will be permitted throughout the 2020-21 season
Coverage: NEC Front Row |
Live Stats
In-game updates: @FDUKnightsWBB
Game 2 Info
FDU (3-3, 0-2 NEC) at CCSU (1-1, 1-1 NEC)
Sunday, December 20 at 6:00 p.m.
Coverage: NEC Front Row |
Live Stats
In-game updates: @FDUKnightsWBB
Game Notes
FDU | CCSU
All-Time Series
CCSU leads 25-20
Streak…W4
First Meeting…12/3/1988 (CCSU 64, FDU 58)
Last Meeting…2/17/20 (FDU 63, CCSU 55)
Scouting the Blue Devils
CCSU (1-1, 1-1 NEC) opened their season earlier this week by splitting a two-game series against St. Francis Brooklyn. The Blue Devils were selected to finish 10th in the NEC Preseason Poll. CCSU's offense has averaged 82/0 points per game and shoot 46.0 percent from the floor. Senior Emma McCamus currently leads the NEC in points per game with 22.0 per contest and shoots 53.6 percent from the field. Fellow senior Ashley Berube averages a double-double with 18.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per night. Berube also leads the conference with 4.5 blocks per game. Senior Ashley Forker also averages double-digit points with 12.5 per contest.
More on the Blue Devils
Last Time Out
The Knights fell 64-48 in the second game of a two-game conference series against Saint Francis U. Freshman
Abby Conklin netted a career-high 15 points and connected on a career-high five three-pointers. Sophomores
Sierra DeAngelo and
Maria Roters each made five shots and scored in double figures as well with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Senior
Madison Stanley pulled down a team-high seven rebounds and dished out three assists against SFU. Roters recorded a season-high four steals. FDU forced 13 turnovers and registered 11 steals in the game. The Knights also dished out 11 assists on 18 made shots.
Scouting the Knights
FDU (3-3, 0-2 NEC) opened NEC action earlier this week with a pair of games against Saint Francis U. The Knights lead the NEC in points allowed per game as they only concede 58.8 points per game. Opponents only shoot 41.4 percent from the floor against FDU. The Burgundy and Blue are first in the NEC in turnovers per game as they only turn the ball over 10.7 times per night, which ranks ninth among all Division I programs. FDU also leads the NEC in turnover margin (+3.83). Offensively, Stanley leads the Knights with 11.5 points per game to go along with 5.3 rebounds. Roters also averages in double-digits with 10.7 points per contest and shoots 51.9 percent from the floor. The Knights have seven players that average more than 23.0 minutes per game and five players who average more the 5.0 points per night.
Coach Szumilo's Thoughts Following Wednesday's Loss vs. SFU
""Credit SFU for their game plan," said coach Szumilo following the loss. "They were the better team in both games. Any loss hurts, but we will use these two games as opportunities for growth. We have to make better decisions on offense as well as get tougher on defense and get stops when we need to get stops."
"I'm proud of our young team as they put up a fight today even though the final score might not indicate so. We could have folded, but we didn't. Had we gotten a couple more stops when we cut it to four halfway through the 3rd quarter, it could have been a different ball game. We are learning a lot about ourselves in these early conference games and we will fix what we need to fix."
What's Next
After the two-game series against CCSU, the Burgundy and Blue will host St. Peter's in their final non-conference contest of the season on Tuesday, December 22 at 7:00 p.m. on NEC Front Row.
