HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team closes out its three-game homestand and its season series with Wagner on Thursday night at Stratis Arena.
FDU Knights (6-16, 4-7 NEC) vs. Wagner Seahawks (5-17, 2-9 NEC)
Thursday, Feb. 13 – 7:00 PM
Stratis Arena – Hackensack, N.J.
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All-Time Series
Series tied at 56-56
at FDU...33-26
Last Five..4-1
Streak...W3
First Meeting..Wagner 83, FDU 68 (12/16/55 at Wagner)
Last Meeting..FDU 68, Wagner 63 (1/30/20 at Wagner)
Kaleb Bishop registered his seventh double-double of the season to help lead the Knights to the win on January 30. The senior scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the win, while
Jahlil Jenkins led all scorers with 19 points and connected on 4-of-7 from three-point range. Jenkins' four 3-pointers matched his career high and he added four assists with two steals to his ledger.
Brandon Powell and
Devon Dunn joined the duo with 10 points apiece in the victory. The Knights, who trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half before mounting a game-changing 18-0 run, shot 39 percent overall and made 10-of-25 from three-point range. They also out-rebounded the Seahawks 38-31 in the contest.
Elyjah Williams contributed to the rebounding advantage by grabbing nine boards to go along with seven points. Darion Jordan-Thomas paced the Seahawks (5-15, 2-7 NEC) with 16 points and nine rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting. As a team, the Seahawks shot 42.9 percent overall but just 4-of-22 (18.2 percent) from deep.
FDU Last Time Out
A slow start proved to be too difficult for the Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball to overcome last Thursday night as they fell 57-53 to first-place Merrimack at Stratis Arena. The Knights had success from three-point range making 9-of-18, however, they committed 17 miscues and shot 35.7 percent overall in the loss. After a 22.7 percent field goal effort in the first half, the Burgundy and Blue hit 50 percent in the second. Redshirt junior
Xzavier Malone-Key scored 13 points to top the Knights' scoresheet, while senior forward
Kaleb Bishop scored 11 with seven boards and junior guard
Jahlil Jenkins tallied seven points, five rebounds and four assists. Malone-Key's team-high point total came on a 4-of-7 shooting performance, which include a trio of 3-pointers. For the Warriors (16-8, 10-1 NEC), who won for the ninth time in a row, Idris Joyner scored 16 points and Devin Jensen added 15 on five 3-pointers. Juvaris Hayes set up the offense all night for his team and racked up 10 assists in the win. The visitors shot 41.2 percent overall and out-rebounded the Knights (6-16, 4-7 NEC) 35-28.
Coach Herenda's Thoughts
"When I was a young boy heading off to Merrimack College, I never in my wildest dreams could have imagined that I would wind up being a Division I basketball coach in the state of New Jersey and coaching against my alma mater in a game on ESPN. I love my team but tonight I am also proud of the guys that wore my uniform."
"Both teams played their hearts out but we just could not make the plays necessary to win. Juvaris Hayes dominated that game and showed why he is the best guard in the NEC. We had the lead late in our building and lost Jensen twice and that turned the entire game around for both teams. I just wish we could play again on Saturday but we have a week off and we need to get some rest and get prepared for our last seven games in 16 days."
Next Up
The Knights hit the road for their next two games and first up is a date with Robert Morris this Saturday, February 15. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at UPMC Events Center.
