HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Knights return home to face NEC foe Sacred Heart. FDU currently holds a four-game win streak that they look to improve on against the Pioneers. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
HOW TO WATCH
Fans can stream all the action on NEC Front Row.
LAST TIME OUT
The Knights took on Saint Francis U in a road game that resulted in a 68-48 victory over the Red Flash.
Staci Williams had a career-high night scoring 20 points for FDU which proved to be the difference in the game.
Abaigeal Babore and
Wilma Sorensen led the Knights with seven rebounds each. FDU went 26-60 (43.3%) from the floor and capitalized from deep going 8-21 (38.1%) from three. The Burgundy and Blue utilized their reserves with 29 points coming from the bench. With 11 points resulted of turnovers, FDU made the most of the Red Flash's errors.
BALANCED SCORING
The Knights saw four of their players score in double-figures:
Staci Williams (20),
Teneisia Brown (13),
Abaigeal Babore (10) and
Abby Conklin (10).
CAREER NIGHT
Freshman guard
Staci Williams logged a career high 20-point night at Saint Francis U. The Holly Springs product shot 7-9 from the floor and 3-3 from three. Williams crashed the glass for six rebounds in the contest as well.
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
The Pioneers enter this game with an overall record of 16-9 and sit 10-1 in conference play. In their last game, Sacred Heart came away victorious over Wagner by a score of 79-55. In their 24 games this season, Sacred Heart is averaging just under 67 points and 36.2 rebounds per game.
SCOUT'S CORNER
The Pioneers has found steady production in Ny'Ceara Pryor who averages just under 18 points per game and is shooting 45.2% from the floor. The sophomore guard leads the team in rebounding where she averages seven rebounds per game.
PACING THE SIDELINES
Jessica Mannetti, now in her 11th season as head coach of Sacred Heart led the Pioneers to their first NEC tournament title since 2012 last season. After clinching the NEC title last season, she led the program to their first NCAA tournament victory in program history against Southern University.
MATCHUP HISTORY
The Knights have faced the Pioneers 47 times, but Sacred Heart ultimately holds the series at 36-11.
WHAT'S NEXT
FDU will return home to take on Le Moyne on February 24 where they will be honoring their seniors prior to tip-off. The Saturday contest is set for a 2 p.m. tip-off in the Bogota Savings Bank Center in Hackensack, N.J. and will be streamed on NEC Front Row.
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