HACKENSACK, N.J. – FDU women's basketball (4-2, 0-0) will play host to Saint Peter's (0-4, 0-0) on Saturday afternoon. The game will tip-off at 12:00 p.m. The game is the first FDU women's basketball matchup of the season to be available live on the YES Network, and the Gotham Sports App. Dan Long and Edona Thaqi will provide commentary live from the Bogota Savings Bank Center.
FDU heads back home following a two-game road trip that saw them suffer losses to Syracuse and No. 2 UConn. The Kngihts last time out was an 85-44 loss to UConn in Gampel Pavilion. The Knights were on the other side of history, as UConn head coach Geno Auriemma set the all-time college basketball wins record with his 1,217
th victory as a head coach.
Despite the loss, FDU got a strong performance out of
Ava Renninger, who is a prime player to watch in the upcoming duel. Renninger currently leads the team with 15.3 PPG as just a freshman. She is the back-to-back NEC Rookie of the Week, and has found herself with a starting role for head coach
Stephanie Gaitley.
The Knights will also look to lean on veteran leaders
Teneisia Brown and
Abaigeal Babore in the contest. Brown is coming off of a ten point, eight rebound showing against UConn, and currently leads the team with 8.3 RPG.
Babore has begun to break out as a key player for FDU as well this season. She has been the definition of a stat sheet stuffer through the Knights' first six games. Babore ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 8.8 PPG, second on the team in rebounding with 4.3 RPG, and leads the team in assists with 4.2 APG. The graduate student also leads the Knights in minutes, playing a whopping 34.2 minutes per contest.
FDU and Saint Peter's will face off for the 13th time in history. The last time the two met was on 12/22/21when FDU defeated the Peacocks at home by a score of 73-52. FDU leads the all time series 8-4.
WHAT'S NEXT
Following the contest, the women's basketball team will take a big break, with their next contest coming in the month of December when they head to Easton, PA to take on Lafayette on Dec. 4.
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Segovia Steakhouse is the presenting sponsor of the 2024-25 FDU Women's Basketball season.
