BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Sophomore
Maria Roters was the hero in overtime as she scored nine of her 13 points and was one of five FDU players to score in double-figures as the Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team (10-7, 6-6 NEC) recorded an exciting 79-74 overtime win over St. Francis Brooklyn (3-8, 3-8 NEC) on Wednesday afternoon from the Daniel Lynch '38 Gymnasium. The overtime win was FDU's first overtime win since 2018 when they beat Bryant 77-69 in overtime.
Freshman
Devyn Scott netted a career-high 18 points on 8-14 shooting in 31 minutes of action off the bench. Junior
Lindsey Mack scored 15 points and made five shots, including four three-pointers. Roters scored seven unanswered points in overtime and nine in the OT to go along with her 13 points and seven rebounds for the game. Senior
Madison Stanley and sophomore
Celia Carbonell each scored 11 points in the contest and each were 4-8 from the field.
Coach Szumilo's Thoughts
"I am very happy for our team to bounce back from yesterday's loss," stated coach Szumilo following the overtime win. "I thought we showed a lot of toughness and perseverance today especially in the overtime without Madison. Maria stepped up huge in those five minutes. That is what she is capable of every game."
"I thought Lindsey, Celia, and Devyn stepped up in ways we needed them to which was to be more aggressive on offense."
How it Happened
- Stanley, FDU's season-leading scorer opened the game with six of the team's first eight points with a pair of layups and a jumper, but the St. Francis Brooklyn held a 13-8 advantage with 4:46 to go in the frame before FDU ended the quarter on a mini 8-5 run sparked by a three-pointer from Carbonell as St. Francis Brooklyn led 18-16 after one quarter.
- Carbonell scored FDU's first six points of the second and gave FDU its first lead of the game at 22-19 with 6:40 to go in the second before Scott netted the teams next six points as FDU still held a three-point lead with 1:53 before half.
- After St. Francis Brooklyn sophomore Nevena Dimitrijevic got the Terriers as close as two points from the lead, Mack connected on a three-pointer to push the lead to five before Terrier freshman Fruzsina Horvath got them back to within two points, but junior Madeline Selvaggi found Carbonell on a backdoor layup as FDU took a 35-31 lead into the half.
- Both defenses set the tone early in the second half in which there were six lead changes over the first 4:31 of the third quarter and FDU took a 44-40 lead on a Mack three-pointer, but the Terriers quickly regained the lead with five unanswered points with 3:07 left in the quarter before Scott took over during the final 2:02 of the third as she added five points to her career night as FDU and St. Francis Brooklyn were tied at 49-49 entering the fourth quarter.
- Mack opened the fourth quarter with a pair of three-pointers as FDU began the frame on an 8-2 run to take a 57-51 lead with 7:42 to go, but St. Francis Brooklyn answered with a pair of layups to get back within two before Stanley popped to the corner to extend the lead back to five with 5:30 remaining.
- The Terriers again fought back to get within one point, but Mack drove to the hoop to push the lead up to three with 2:42 remaining and a minute later Scott hit a jumper to extend the lead to five with 1:32 to play.
- After a Dimitrijevic layup to get back within three, FDU drew an offensive foul with 0:44 to go, but St. Francis Brooklyn sophomore Alyssa Fisher tied the game with 0:19 remaining to force overtime in a 64-64 game.
- St. Francis Brooklyn senior Ally Lassen gave the Terriers an early overtime lead on a jumper and the lead lasted until Roters hit a three-pointer with 2:02 remaining to tie the game at 70-70 and Roters went on to score the contests next seven points as FDU went up 74-70 with 0:36 to go in overtime.
- After Selvaggi connected on a free throw to push the lead to 75-72 with 0:15 remaining, but Lassen made a layup to get within one point, but Roters and sophomore Sierra DeAngelo each hit a pair of unanswered free throws to help propel FDU to a 79-74 win.
Inside the Box Score
- FDU shot 43.1 percent from the floor and connected on 28 shots in the game.
- The Burgundy and Blue outrebounded St. Francis Brooklyn by a 39-32 margin.
- The Knights dished out 12 assists and scored 34 points in the paint.
- FDU forced 18 Terrier turnovers and recorded eight steals.
- Horvath led the Terriers with 19 points.
- Eight FDU players scored at least two points in the game.
- FDU is now 50-25 all-time against St. Francis Brooklyn.
What's Next
FDU will return home to the Rothman for a game on Saturday afternoon against Wagner beginning at 12:00 p.m. on NEC Front Row.
