DOVER, Del. – The Knights (8-4, 0-0) hopped back on the winning train as they took down the Delaware State Hornets (2-9, 0-0). FDU was coming off of two difficult games against Big East and A10 opponents and felt the pressure to get back in the winning column. The two teams went back and forth in the first quarter with DSU leading 16-15 after the first 10 minutes of the game. The Knights struck quickly with a 7-0 run in the first 1:30 of the second quarter. The 7-0 run was led by two quick buckets from
Sierra DeAngelo and a dagger three-pointer from
Ella Fajardo. Both offenses went quiet for the next four minutes, but FDU kept up the defensive intensity. They did not give up a Hornets score until 2:18 before halftime. The Knights outscored the Hornets 17-5 in the second quarter and took a 32-21 lead into halftime. The Burgundy and Blue opened the second half on a quick 8-2 run led by six points from
Chloe Wilson. The Knights were too much to handle in the quarter outscoring the Hornets 18-8 and giving FDU a 50-29 lead heading into the final 10 minutes. The last 10 minutes saw the Knights finish what they started. They jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the quarter and finished off the Hornets with a final score of 68-38
- Wilson led the Knights with 14 points and seven rebounds in the contest.
- DeAngelo pitched in 13 points and three block shots for the game.
- Madeline Selvaggi played a team high 32 minutes and scored four points on 2-for-3 shooting while adding nine assists and seven rebounds.
Q1: FDU 15, DSU 16
- The Knights were led by DeAngelo who had five points in the quarter.
- Selvaggi pitched in three first-quarter assists.
Q2: FDU 32, DSU 21
- FDU opened the quarter on a 7-0 run when DeAngelo knocked down two buckets and a three from Fajardo forced a Hornets timeout.
- The Knights outscored the Hornets 17-5 in the quarter behind a balanced scoring attack.
- FDU forced three turnovers in the second quarter and scored seven points off of the takeaways.
Q3: FDU 50, DSU 29
- An 8-2 run in the first three minutes forced an early DSU timeout. Wilson led the Knights with six points in the quarter.
- At the media timeout, the Knights were outscoring the Hornets 14-4 in the quarter.
- Wilson scored eight of the 18 FDU points in the quarter to give them a 50-29 lead heading into the final 10 minutes.
Q4: FDU 68, DSU 38
- At the media timeout the Knights were on a 10-2 run led by five points from Abby Conklin, the Knights had a 29-point lead over the Hornets.
- The Knights offense was too much for the Hornets to overcome
- The Knights have a quick turnaround when they take on LIU on Monday night to open up NEC play. The game will take place at Steinberg Wellness Center at 7 p.m. You can watch the game on NEC Front Row.
