EMMITSBURG, Md. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team will play in its seventh consecutive NEC Tournament on Wednesday, March 10 when they travel to Mount St. Mary's with a 7 p.m. tip off. The Knights enter the 2021 NEC Tournament as the No. 4 seed and Mount St. Mary's is the No. 1 seed.
FDU enters the NEC's on a seven game winning streak, which is the longest streak since the 1992-93 season when they won nine games in a row. This is the Knights fourth Semifinal appearance in program history and second consecutive year they have reached the Semifinals. Last year FDU was also supposed to face Mount St. Mary's, but the game was canceled due to the COVID shutdown.
Series Info
No. 4 FDU (16-7, 12-6 NEC) at No. 1 Mount St. Mary's (15-6, 14-4 NEC)
Venue: Knott Arena
No spectators will be permitted throughout the 2020-21 season
Game: Wednesday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m.
Coverage: NEC Front Row |
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In-Game Updates: @FDUKnightsWBB
Game Notes
FDU | MSM
FDU All-NEC Honors
Madison Stanley: All-NEC First Team
Maria Roters: All-NEC Second Team
Devyn Scott: All-NEC Rookie Team
Chloe Wilson: All-NEC Rookie Team
All-Time Series
Mount leads 36-26
Streak…L1
First Meeting…1/27/90 (Mount 63, FDU 54)
Last Meeting…1/29/21 (Mount 68, FDU 55)
Teams split the regular season matchup
NEC Tournament History
FDU Record: 7-22
Streak: W1
All-time record in Semifinal Games: 2-0
All-Time vs. Mount in NEC Tournament: 2-1
1990 NEC Championship: FDU 70, Mount 65
1992 NEC Championship: FDU 78, Mount 55
Scouting the Mountaineers
Mount St. Mary's (15-6, 14-4 NEC) earned the one seed in the NEC Tournament. The Mountaineers are led by NEC Player of the Year, All-NEC First Team, and Defensive Player of the Year who averages 14.6 points per game, which ranks fourth in the NEC. The senior also averages 8.7 rebounds per night, which ranks second among all NEC players. Bresee also is fourth in the conference and leads her team in assists per game with an average of 4.1 per game. Junior Michaela Harrison ranks second on the team in points per night with 12.6 points per night and earned a spot on the All-NEC Second Team. Redshirt sophomore Aryna Taylor also nets double-figure points with an 11.3 points per contest and was named to the All-NEC Third Team. The Mountaineers lead the NEC in points per game with an average of 72.8 points per night, field goal percentage (.430), three-point field goal percentage (.354), free throw percentage (.794), and scoring margin (+11.7),
More on the Mountaineers
Last Time Out
The Knights extended their winning streak to seven games, the longest winning streak since the 1992-93 season and the 12 NEC wins were also the most since that 1992-93 season. Three FDU players scored in double-figures in the victory, led by 13 points from senior
Madison Stanley. Stanley connected on five shots and made three free throws and has scored 10 or more points in 17 games this season. Sophomore
Celia Carbonell and freshman
Chloe Wilson each netted 11 points off the bench. The Knights qualified for their seventh consecutive NEC Tournament Appearance and is the second straight year tey have finished in the top four.
Scouting the Knights
FDU (16-7, 12-6 NEC) ended the NEC regular season in fourth place and enter the NEC Semifinals on a seven-game winning streak. The Knights earned four All-NEC Yearly Performers, which was the most in program history. FDU's defense leads the NEC in points allowed per contest with an average of only 57.7 points, which also ranks 34th in the country. The Knights also lead the league in three-point field goal percentage defense as opponents only shoot 28.8 percent from the floor. FDU has averaged 60.2 points per game and rank second in the NEC with a 42.1 percent field goal percentage. Stanley leads FDU in points per game with an average of 13.9, which ranks sixth in the NEC and shoots 48.4 percent from the floor, which ranks first amongst players who average five made field goals per night. Junior
Madeline Selvaggi leads the team in assists per game with 2.9, which ranks eighth in the conference. Sophomore
Maria Roters averages 11.0 points per game and leads the team in field goal percentage as she shoots 51.9 percent from the floor.
Coach Szumilo's Thoughts
"What I love about our team this year is how well balanced we are," said Coach Szumilo following the Knights victory. "We had 28 points off the bench tonight. Chloe and Celia especially gave us very good minutes on both ends."
"I'm extremely proud of this group! Their perseverance and ability to deal with the challenges Covid-19 has brought on them this year is second to none. They are focused and excited to have another chance at MSM. Last year we were just about to play them in the Semifinals when everything got canceled."
