EMMITSBURG, Md.. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team (8-5, 4-4 NEC) saw its four-game winning streak come to an end as they fell 68-55 against Mount St. Mary's (7-4, 6-2 NEC) on Friday afternoon at Knott Arena in the second game of the NEC doubleheader.

Sophomore Maria Roters recorded the first triple-double of her career and only triple-double dating back to 1999 in program history as she scored 11 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and dished out a career-high 10 assists in the loss. She is the first member of the me's or women's program to record a triple-double since Stephan Jiggetts did so on November 19, 2016 against Saint Peter's. The 10 assists by Roters are the most in a game since Kiana Brown did so on January 24, 2016 against Mount St. Mary's. Senior Madison Stanley heated up in the second half as she scored 19 of her 21 points over the final 20 minutes of action. Stanley went 9-13 from the floor and 3-3 from behind the arc. 

Coach Szumilo's Thoughts
"Mount is one of the top offensive teams in the league, they have multiple players who can hurt you at different spots on the floor and they did just that today," stated Coach Szumilo after the game. "We were able to still hold them below their average in both games. I am very proud of our team's effort in that respect because this is what we want to be known for."

"Unfortunately for us today today Mount was the better team. They made shots when they needed to and we just didn't seem to get in a rhythm offensively and that is my fault."

"Maria and Madison continue to provide us with much needed scoring. Madison had a great second half and she shot the ball well from outside. Maria affects the game in so many ways. She can defend any position, rebound, score, and pass. I am very happy for Maria's hard work resulting in a triple-double today."

How it Happened 

• FDU's defense picked up right where it left off last night as they held the Mount scoreless for the first 4:39 of the game, but Mount St. Mary's ended the first quarter with a 9-8 lead as FDU got three-pointers from freshmen Devin Scott and Abby Conklin in a defensive minded stanza that saw a combined 11 turnovers.
• The offense's picked up the pace in the second quarter and after the Mount pushed the lead to five points, FDU went on a 9-3 run to take a 19-18 advantage with 4:34 left in the second with the run being sparked by a three-pointer from Roters, and layups from Scott, Conklin, and junior Lindsey Mack.
• Mount St. Mary's responded with a run of their own as they scored the next eight points of the game to take a 27-19 lead with 2:51 left in the second, but Roters then connected on a three-pointer as FDU cut into that deficit by scoring six of the final eight points of the first half and trailed 29-25 after one half of action.
• FDU's first four points of the second half came from Stanley as the teams traded baskets over the first 2:30 of the frame, but the Mount's offense came alive in the third quarter as they pushed the lead to as many as 17 points before FDU scored the final five points on a three from Stanley and a layup from sophomore Celia Carbonell to cut the deficit to 50-38 entering the fourth quarter.
• Stanley scored the first four points of the fourth quarter on a pair of layups to get the deficit back within single digits, but Michaela Harrison hit a three to push the lead up to 11 with 7:29 to go.
• Stanley continued her dominant second half as she scored 12 of FDU's first 13 points of the fourth to bring the Knights within six points of the lead as they trailed 57-51 with 4:32 to play, but the Mount pulled away late and held on for the win. 

Inside the Box Score

• FDU shot 40.7 percent from the floor and made 22 shots.
• The Knights outrebounded Mount St. Mary's 32-31.
• FDU dished out 15 assists and scored 26 points in the paint.
• The Knights forced 14 Mount turnovers and recorded eight steals.
• Junior Madeline Selvaggi matched a career-high by grabbing nine rebounds and dished out two assists.
• Eight FDU players scored in the game.
• The loss was FDU's first loss since December 20.

What's Next
FDU will return home for a two-game series against LIU that begins Thursday, February 4 at 7:00 p.m. from the Rothman Center.