HACKENSACK, N.J. – The NEC Regular Season champion FDU Knights will travel to Brooklyn, N.Y. to face off against the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers on Saturday, February 25. This will be the second matchup between these programs; the first coming on Jan. 19 when the Knights routed the Terriers 70-39 on ESPN3. A win for FDU will give them sole possession of that NEC Regular Season Championship title and award them a home-court advantage throughout the NEC tournament. Knights fans can watch Saturday's matchup on NEC Front Row at 1 p.m.
The Knights and Red Flash played a first quarter that lacked offense as both teams shot just 21% from the field and saw neither team score double figures. FDU held onto a small 9-7 lead going into the second quarter before their offense and defense took off and dominated the Red Flash. The Burgundy and Blue outscored Saint Francis 54-32 in the final 30 minutes of play. After shooting just 21% in the first quarter the Knights shot 48.8% the rest of the way which included making 8-of-20 three-pointers after missing their first six threes. One of the more dominating facets of the Knights game tonight was how they outrebounded the Red Flash 45 to 31 on the night; including doubling them up on the offensive glass. The Knights were led by a tremendous performance from junior
Chloe Wilson who picked up her seventh double-double of the season. Wilson scored 17 points, 11 rebounds, and four rebounds to help FDU win by 24 points. Wilson wasn't the only Knight to have a big game against SFU, as
Sierra DeAngelo pitched in 15 points and six rebounds on an efficient 6-for-9 from the floor.
Dahomée Forgues and
Ella Fajardo gave the Knights 22 combined points with Fajardo getting 11 off the bench.
Celia Carbonell, a senior from Spain extended her consecutive three-point made streak to 15 games with a triple with 2:38 remaining in the game.
- Wilson leads the Knights with 16.8 points a night and 7.1 rebounds. She has picked up seven double-doubles on the season and has recorded one in three straight contests
- Senior DeAngelo has had a solid season scoring 12.4 points a night on a team-leading 49.0% shooting from the field
- Forgues has entered double-digit point scoring on the season averaging 10.2 points a contest
- SFBK is 10-16 on the season but has been dominant in conference play with nine wins
- Alyssa Fisher is a player to watch for the Terriers. She is averaging 16.9 points a game
- Head coach Linda Cimino is in her fifth season as head coach at SFBK
