HACKENSACK, N.J. – The FDU Knights (17-5, 9-1) earned a 69-53 victory over the LIU Sharks (3-20, 1-10) on Thursday evening at Stratis Arena inside the Rothman Center.
 

How it happened

The Knights and Sharks battled closely through the first 10 minutes of play; LIU even had an 18-15 lead heading into the second quarter. Despite the slow start, the Knights pounced on the Sharks in the middle quarters outscoring them 44-13 and taking a 59-31 lead into the final frame of play.

Junior Chloe Wilson led the Knights with a dominating performance; she tabbed 20 points and five rebounds in 27 minutes of play. Wilson picked up 10 points in the third quarter which ended up putting the Sharks' deficit too far out of reach.

Pittsburgh native Sierra DeAngelo and redshirt freshman Ella Fajardo both notched double-digit points; DeAngelo with 12 and Fajardo knocking down 10 points off the pine. The pair shot 10-for-21 from the field and combined for 12 rebounds on the night.

Angelika Szumilo's squad forced 22 turnovers and scored 17 points off those takeaways. FDU was resilient all-night notching 23 second-chance points compared to only seven from the Sharks.
 

Up Next

• FDU will travel to William H. Detrick Gymnasium this Saturday to face off against the CCSU Blue Devils. The game will take place at 1 p.m. and fans will be able to watch on NEC Front Row.