BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team will travel to Brooklyn Heights for a two-game NEC series against St. Francis Brooklyn beginning on Tuesday, February 9 at 4:00 p.m. from the Daniel Lynch '38 Gymnasium. The second game will be played on Wednesday, February 10 at 4:00 p.m.
Game 1 Info
FDU (9-6, 5-5 NEC) at St. Francis Brooklyn (2-8, 2-8 NEC)
Tuesday, February 9 at 4:00 p.m. – Daniel Lynch '38 Gymnasium
No spectators will be permitted throughout the 2020-21 season
Coverage: NEC Front Row |
Live Stats
In-Game Updates: @FDUKnightsWBB
Game 2 Info
FDU (9-6, 5-5 NEC) at St. Francis Brooklyn (2-8, 2-8 NEC)
Wednesday, February 10 at 4:00 p.m. – Daniel Lynch '38 Gymnasium
No spectators will be permitted throughout the 2020-21 season
Coverage: NEC Front Row |
Live Stats
In-Game Updates: @FDUKnightsWBB
Game Notes
FDU | St. Francis Brooklyn
All-Time Series
FDU leads 49-24
Streak…W1
First Meeting…1977 (St. Francis Brooklyn 70, FDU 64)
Last Meeting…1/2/2020 (FDU 62, St. Francis Brooklyn 57)
Scouting the Terriers
St. Francis Brooklyn (2-8, 2-8 NEC) are currently ninth in the conference. The Terriers are led by senior Ally Lassen who averages 14.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Sophomore Nevena Dimitrijevic averages 11.1 points and leads the NEC in assists per night with 5.0. Sophomore Alyssa Fisher and freshman Furzsina Horvath also average over double-digit points. The Terriers average 64.6 points per night, which ranks 4th in the conference. Defensively, the Terriers allow 70.3 points per game, which ranks 9th in the NEC.
More on the Terriers
Last Time Out
The Knights recorded a 57-36 win over LIU on Friday night from the Rothman Center. FDU held an opponent to its lowest point total since 2008, when they only allowed 29 points in a 65-29 win against St. Francis Brooklyn. The Knights only allowed 10 points in the second half after the game. Sophomore
Celia Carbonell netted a career-high 16 points and connected on four three-pointers. Senior
Madison Stanley also reached double-figures with 13 points and made six shots. Freshman
Chloe Wilson recorded 10 points and pulled down six rebounds. FDU outscored LIU 31-10 in the second half to get back to .500 in the league at 5-5. The defense held LIU to only 29.7 percent from the floor and forced 18 turnovers.
Scouting the Knights
FDU (9-6, 5-5 NEC) moved back to .500 in conference play with a split against LIU last week. In the second game of the series, the Knights held LIU to only 36 points for the game and only 10 points in the entire second half. The 36 points allowed were the lowest since 2008, when they only allowed 29 points in a win against St. Francis Brooklyn. FDU's defense ranks first in the NEC in points allowed per contest with an average of only 57.7 in 15 games. Offensively, FDU has averaged 57.4 points per contest. Stanley leads the team in points per night with an average of 13.9 and shoots 49.3 percent from the floor. Junior
Madeline Selvaggi leads the team in rebounds per game with 6.3 and assists with 2.9. Sophomore
Maria Roters averages 11.1points per contest and leads the team in field goal percentage as she shoots 53.0 percent from the field. Roters also recorded the first triple-double in women's basketball history, dating back to 1990.
Coach Szumilo's Thoughts
"After yesterday's game we really challenged our team to step up on both ends and I thought a lot of players stepped up today and I'm extremely proud of our team defense," stated coach Szumilo following the victory. "We came together and rebounded well, which was something we needed to adjust in the second half because we gave up a lot of offensive rebounds in the first half, but I thought that was a difference maker."
When asked about Carbonell's performance, coach Szumilo said, "I'm happy for Celia because she's a really good three-point shooter and last year she shot about 38 percent from three, but this year she had been struggling and she just keeps shooting and getting after it, so I'm really happy for her to have this type of a game."
"Position defense, help off non-shooters, and we knew we were going to have to switch off a lot of those ball screens because we knew we would have disadvantages around the post, but we kept reminding our players to play off non-shooters with a purpose. I thought the difference between the first and the second half was we boxed out and we got the rebounds."
What's Next
After the two-game road trip against St. Francis Brooklyn, FDU will return home for its Play4Kay Game on Saturday, February 13 at 12:00 p.m. against Wagner.
