HACKENSACK, N.J. - The Knights fell to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in four sets on Tuesday in the Rothman Center.

Inside the Box Score

• Junior Tessa Fisk steered FDU with 10.5 points, meeting her season-high with ten kills.

How it Happened

• FDU jumped to an 8-3 advantage in set one following a five-point run with back-to-back kills by sophomore Madisyn Beirne. Lehigh gained momentum behind a four-kill streak by sophomore Lylah Washington, knotting the score at 22. Taking the set to an extra point, the Knights dropped the Mountain Hawks 26-24.

• The Mountain Hawks maintained control throughout set two, topping the Knights 25-11.

• Fisk paced the Knights in a tightly contested third set, depositing five kills to level the score at 16. With a series of attacks, the Mountain Hawks forced a gap to take the set 25-19.

• Set four began in another tight battle until Lehigh freshman Megan Schulte broke open a lead with a series of kills. As the Knights fought to close the gap, they were unsuccessful, falling 25-17.

Thoughts from Coach France

"Lehigh played an amazing match against us tonight, exploiting our weaknesses. We'll go back to the drawing board and work on new techniques before we face Saint Francis U on Saturday."

Next Up

The Knights return to NEC play on Saturday as they travel to Loretto, Pa. to go head-to-head with Saint Francis U. (Pa.) at 6 p.m. in Degol Arena.

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