VESTAL, N.Y. – Sophomore Sierra DeAngelo was one of five Knights who scored in double-figures with a career-high 17 points as the Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team  (1-1) earned its first victory of the season with a 69-55 over Binghamton (0-1) on Wednesday afternoon at the Dr. Bai Lee Court at the Events Center.

DeAngelo scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half and connected on a career-high seven field goals. Freshmen Chloe Wilson and Taylor Crystian also netted career-highs in points with 15 and 13 points, respectively. Sophomore Maria Roters scored 12 and junior Lindsey Mack added 10 points in the win.

Coach Szumilo's Thoughts
"This was a great team win," said head coach Angelika Szumilo after the game. "Sierra was a difference maker with her offensive production and defensive stops by drawing four charges. We also had four other players score in double-digits. It was great to see Chloe and Taylor have strong offensive games off the bench. The way we started the second half set the tone for the rest of the game. We talked about letting them score too many points in the first half and that we needed to come out more focused on the defensive end."

How It Happened

• The first five minutes featured three lead changes before the Bearcats led 14-13.
• Roters scored eight of the Knights' first 13. 
• Crystian's first career three-pointer gave FDU an 18-16 advantage, but the Bearcats led 22-20 after one as both teams shot over 56 percent from the field.
• Mack and Wilson accounted for the Knights' first 10 points of the second quarter, with a Wilson layup giving FDU a 30-26 lead with 4:56 left to play in the half.
• Wilson continued dominating in the paint as she totaled 12 points in the second quarter as the Burgundy and Blue ended the second stanza on an 8-0 run to take a 42-32 lead into the break.
• The Knights opened the second half with an 11-2 run, highlighted by five points from DeAngelo, and led 53-34 with 5:32 to play in the third.
• Binghamton sophomore Denai Bowman led the Bearcats with 10 points in the quarter, but DeAngelo netted eight points of her own as the Burgundy and Blue took a 61-46 lead into the final frame.
• The Bearcats cut the deficit to as close as 14 points, which proved to be the difference.

Inside the Box Score

• DeAngelo finished the game with 17 points, shooting 7-12 from the floor along with a team-high six rebounds.
• Wilson and Cystian each connected on six field goals in the contest.
• Roters has netted double-digit points in both games this season.
• The Knights shot 59.4 percent from the floor in the first half and 44.4 percent for the game.
• The Burgundy and Blue dished out 14 assists, led by a career-high five assists from junior Madeline Selvaggi.
• FDU grabbed 32 rebounds, including 13 offensive boards and received 28 bench points.
• The Knights are now 3-4 all-time against Binghamton and recorded the first win in program history on the road against the Bearcats.

Next Up
FDU travels to Fordham on Tuesday, December 8 to square off with Coach Szumilo's former team at 7:00 p.m.. Szumilo spent eight seasons on the staff of the Rams under the direction of head coach Stephanie Gaitley.