Women's Basketball | 11/19/2016 8:20:00 AM

Game 4	Fairleigh Dickinson (1-1) at NJIT (2-1)
Date | Time	Monday, November 21, 2016 | 7pm
Location | Arena	Newark, NJ | Fleisher Athletic Center (1,500)
Live Video | Live Audio	ESPN3, streaming telecast (WatchESPN app, www.WatchESPN.com) Michael Ventola (play-by-play); David Gass (color)
Live Stats	In-game statistics (free)
Social Media	@njithighlanders
All-time series | Last Meeting	FDU leads, 5-4 | NJIT 60, FDU 54 (11.19.14)
Game Notes	NJIT Notes | FDU Notes

NJIT looks to bounce back to the win column, welcoming Fairleigh Dickinson Monday night at 7pm in the Fleisher Athletic Center.

With a win over FDU…
--NJIT will start 3-1 for the first time since 2011-12 season (wins over Brown, Wagner, Delaware State)
--NJIT will start the season 3-0 at home for first time since 2012-13 season (wins against Centenary (NJ), Rutgers-Newark, St. Francis Brooklyn)

Game Live on ESPN3
The game will be shown live on ESPN3 (all remaining NJIT home basketball games will be live on ESPN3).

Michael Ventola, voice of the Highlanders, is on play-by-play with expert analysis from David Gass.

A simple way to find ESPN3 is on NJIT's official athletics website, www.njithighlanders.com. Near the middle of the home page NJIT TV section, click Upcoming Events for a list of scheduled NJIT contests. After finding the event, click the camera icon to the right of the event listing. That brings you to an ESPN3 portal where you can access the desired program.

All-Time Series
Fairleigh Dickinson leads the all-time series 5-4.  The Highlanders have won the last two meetings (60-54; 11.19.14 in Teaneck; 84-71; 12.19.13 in Newark).  The last time the Knights won was on December 5, 2012, 67-58 in Teaneck.

A Look at NJIT (2-1 overall; 2-0 at home)
The Highlanders are coming off a 67-36 victory at Bucknell, who is ranked 15^th in the latest CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major rankings and selected preseason favorite in the Patriot League.

NJIT (2-1) was paced by senior guard Alana Dudley's 10 points.  Freshman Danielle Tunstall and redshirt-freshman Jillian Libby added six points apiece for the Highlanders.  Libby was the high-rebounder for NJIT, pulling down seven boards, one shy her personal-best eight rebounds against Wagner in the 2016 season opener.

Four of NJIT's five starters are averaging double-digits, paced by Dudley's 13.3 ppg followed by freshman Danielle Tunstall, who is averaging a double-double (12.3 ppg; 103. rpg).  Dudley has recorded at least one assist and one steal in the first three games.  Tunstall recorded back-to-back double-doubles in her first two collegiate games.

Senior forward Leah Horton is averaging 11.0 ppg and is shooting 56% (14-for-25) from the field while redshirt sophomore Tatianna Torres averages 10.3 ppg and leads the team in steals with 12.  Torres has notched a steal in each of the Highlanders first three contests.

Next Action
The Highlanders will make its first long road trip of the season, to Burlington, Vermont, for a two-day tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend.  NJIT will face host Vermont on November 25 at 7pm and take on either Wisconsin Milwaukee or LIU Brooklyn a day later, as part of the TD Bank Classic. 

The game vs. Vermont will add meaning for head coach Steve Lanpher, who was formerly assistant coach and then associate head coach for Vermont. In his four years on the staff, the Catamounts were a combined 91-40 with one WNIT berth and two NCAA berths, including 2010, when they finished with 27 wins and advanced to the second round of the NCAAs.

Keeping It Social
Keep up with the latest news about NJIT Highlanders by liking the Highlanders official Facebook page: NJIT Highlanders Athletics. For live in-game updates and news, follow @NJITHighlanders on Twitter. Want to see photos and behind-the-scenes action? Give @NJITHighlanders a follow on Instagram and SnapChat!

A Look at Fairleigh Dickinson (1-1 overall; 0-1 on the road)
Fairleigh Dickinson picked up its first win of the 2016 season behind three double-figure scorers and an 18-plus rebounding margin, leading the Knights past Longwood in the season opener.

Redshirt senior Brianna Thomas led the way for the Knights with 16 points and five rebounds. Guards Madelynn Comly and Kiana Brown were also in double figures with 14 and 12 respectively.

Brown leads the Knights averaging 14.5 ppg and seven assists followed by Natalie Zamora at 10.0 ppg.  Amina Markovic leads FDU on the boards averaging 9.0 rpg.

Head Coach Peter Cinella
Peter Cinella, entering his 10th season at the helm of the FDU women's basketball program, has 95 wins with the Knights.

Cinella has led the Knights to six appearances in the Northeast Conference Tournament in his tenure — including trips in each of the last two seasons.

NEC Preseason Poll
Fairleigh Dickinson was selected to finish ninth in the Northeast Conference preseason women's basketball poll out of 10 teams.  The Knights finished 11-21 (8-10 NEC) mark in 2015-16 and a second straight trip to the Northeast Conference Tournament.