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NEWARK, NJ–Visiting Fairleigh Dickinson poured in 44 first half points and held on for a 67-52 victory at NJIT Wednesday evening in non-conference women's basketball action inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center.
The Knights picked up its third straight win of the season, improving to 6-2 while the Highlanders dropped its second straight contest, moving to an even 4-4 on the season.
Fairleigh Dickinson had three players in double-figures paced by two-time Northeast Conference Player of the Week Chloe Wilson who shared game-high honors with NJIT's Trinity Williams with 15 points followed by Sierra DeAngelo (14) and Celia Carbonell (10).
DeAngelo registered a double-double, grabbing a game-best 12 rebounds as the Knights out-rebounded the Highlanders on the glass, 44-to-27. Madeline Selvaggi dished out a game-best eight assists as the team finished with 14 on the night.
In addition to Williams 15 points, Alejandra Zuniga netted 10 points in 18 minutes off the bench while Aria Myers and Lyzi Litwinko each chipped in eight points apiece, shooting 4-for-8 from the field. Williams finished the game 7-for-12 from the field and added four rebounds.
Forward Maria Fux led the Highlanders on the boards with eight rebounds.
NJIT, trailing 44-18 at the half, exploded for 20 third-quarter points, out scoring the Knights, 20-9, and pulled within as many as 10, 60-50, after a layup by Zuniga at the 2:39 mark of the fourth quarter but the Knights closed out the contest on a 7-1 spurt to secure the 67-52 road victory.
Fairleigh Dickinson scored the first nine consecutive points of the contest and took a 13-2 advantage heading into the under five media timeout. NJIT used a quick 6-2 spurt capped by a layup by Alejandra Zuniga, cutting the lead to seven, 15-8.
The visiting Knights went on an 11-2 run midway through the second quarter behind three trey balls in the run to push its advantage to 28-12 at the 6:13 mark. FDU continued to stay hot and closed out the half on a 12-2 spurt, heading into the locker room ahead 44-18.
Sierra DeAngelo led all players with 11 points and six rebounds followed by Celia Carbonell and Chloe Wilson with nine points each. NJIT's Lyzi Litwinko and Trinity Williams each chipped in four points while Maria Fux led the Highlanders on the glass with four rebounds.
The Knights shot 51.6 percent from the field (16-for-31), 57.1% from behind the arc (8-for-14) and outrebounded the Highlanders 21-to-12 through the first 20 minutes of action.
NJIT got off to a hot start to begin the third quarter, opening up the period with a 20-4 run, cutting the Knights deficit to 13, 51-38, and out-scoring the visiting Knights, 20-9.
NJIT will play the next three out of four games on the road, first with the Highlanders traveling to Virginia to tip off against Norfolk State on December 3. Norfolk State was the third NCAA Division I opponent the NJIT women's basketball team competed against (first season of Division I competition, 2006-07), defeating the Spartans, 91-70.
NJIT will welcome Colgate on December 7 before playing the next two games on the road to close out the non-conference slate – at Saint Peter's (December 10) and Wagner (December 17).
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