HACKENSACK, N.J. – FDU continues the road trip for a Monday match-up at Seton Hall on December 11
th starting at 7 p.m. The Knights are looking to improve to 3-8 with a win over the Pirates.
HOW TO WATCH
Fans can stream all of the action on FloHoops.
LAST TIME OUT
The Knights last saw the court on Saturday at Maryland Eastern Shore as they fell to the Hawks in a neck-and-neck battle in the last minute 54-47. FDU continued their dominance from beyond the arc as they connected for six compared to the Hawks' three. The Knights shot 18-for-54 (33.3%) from the field. FDU was able to collect 30 boards off the glass as
Teneisia Brown and
Wilma Sorensen accounted for eight each. The Burgundy and Blue w454 able to put their bench to work as 29 points came from the reserves.
TENEISIA TIME
Teneisia Brown is proving to be a force for the Knights. This season Brown is leading FDU with 107 points and 59 rebounds. In her last six games of play, she has recorded two double-doubles against Mount St. Mary's (Md.) and NJIT and collected eight rebounds off the glass and tallied 14 points against Maryland Eastern Shore.
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
Seton Hall sits at a respectable 6-3 on the year. In their last contest, Seton Hall came away victorious over Central Connecticut State by a score of 77-46. The Pirates average 71 points per game and allow 56.4.
SCOUT'S CORNER
The Knights will be keyed in on the Pirates' Micah Gray, Azana Baines, and A'Jah Davis. Gray leads the team in scoring with 15.2 points per game. Baines is averaging 14.9 points per game and six rebounds per game. Davis is a tough competitor underneath the basket as the forward/center averages seven rebounds per game and leads the team on the season with 63 boards off the glass.
PACING THE SIDELINES
Head coach Anthony Bozzella is in his 10
th season as coach of the Pirates. With Bozzella at the helm, Seton Hall has reached the postseason seven times and has made two NCAA tournament appearances.
MATCH-UP HISTORY
The Knights and Hawks have faced each other 16 times in their program's histories, but the Pirates ultimately hold the series lead with a 14-2 record against the Knights.
WHAT'S NEXT
FDU is back in action on Thursday, December 21
st at home against UNLV. The game is set for a 12 p.m. tip-off at Stratis Arena in Hackensack, N.J.
