Turner Scores a Season-High 28 Points in Losing Effort at Fairleigh Dickinson

HACKENSACK, NJ – Senior guard Davauhnte Turner scored a game and season-high of 28 points to lead the Peacocks in a losing effort at Fairleigh Dickinson. The Peacocks dropped the Wednesday night contest, 83-74.
 
Game Notes

• Saint Peter's (2-9) fell behind 15-3 to FDU (5-5) early on but was able to cut the game to seven points when trailing 19-12.
• The Knights lead went back over 10 points and was maintained until Quinn Taylor hit a free throw to cut the score to nine.
• By halftime, the Peacocks trailed 40-25 after handing the ball over 14 times in the opening half, resulting in 14 FDU points.
• Early in the second half, the Peacocks deficit grew to over 20 points.
• Trailing 55-33, the Peacocks outscored FDU 28-15 over the next 10:56 to cut their deficit to single digits.
• During the run, eight different Peacocks scored at least one point while the team forced four turnovers.
• Nine would be the closest the Peacocks would cut the score to, also doing it with 1:25 left, before ultimately falling by nine points.

Inside the Numbers

• Turner hit 11 out of his 20 attempts from the field and went 4 of 5 from the charity stripe, while handing out a team-best four assists.
• Taylor scored a season-high 15 points and grabbed a game-high of six rebounds.
• One game after only four Peacocks scored, nine of the 10 players to see action scored at least one point.
• FDU had five players in double figures with Darnell Edge leading the way with 21 points. 

Coach's Quotes - Shaheen Holloway

• "I thought that they came out with more energy than us. I've got to do a better job of getting my guys ready to compete. I thought we had a good day at practice yesterday, I thought we were ready. They came out, made a couple of shots early, and then it was an uphill battle after that."
• "We are always going to fight. That is who I am and that is what my team is always going to do. We are always going to fight until the end. It's really hard to spot guys points and then try to battle your way back and that is what happened. We spotted them some points and then they went up 15 or 16 points and you're wasting a lot of energy trying to battle back in the game." 

Up Next

• The Peacocks conclude non-conference play on Saturday, December 29 at home with a meeting against Hampton at 1 p.m.