Game 11
Saint Peter's (4-6, 2-0 MAAC) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (4-5, 0-0 NEC)
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 22
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Rothman Center, Hackensack, NJ
Network: NEC Front Row
Tip-Off
- The Saint Peter's University women's basketball team is set to visit FDU on Wednesday afternoon at 12 p.m.
- The Peacocks are coming off of a 65-65 win over Canisius this past Sunday.
- Graduate guard Kendrea Williams scored her 2000th career point in the win over Canisius, as she totaled 27 in the game.
- The Peacocks start 2-0 in MAAC play for the second straight season. This past weekend, the Peacocks swept the annual Niagara/Canisius road trip for the first time since 2002.
The Series
- All-time: Saint Peter's leads 22-8
- Streak: FDU (2)
- Last Saint Peter's Win: 12/11/18 (W, 75-58 at SPU)
- Last FDU Win: 12/22/20 (L, 66-60, at FDU)
Top Performers This Season
- Brown has been a go-to player for the Peacocks this season. She leads the team in points per game (15.2), rebounds per game (9.8), steals (21), assists (24), and blocks (6).
- Graduate guard Kendrea Williams is second on the team in scoring and the only other Peacock averaging double figures, scoring 14.0 points per game. She is first on the team in minutes per game (31.1).
- Sophomore forward Sky Castro grabbed 11 rebounds last time out, as she is second on the team in rebounds per game (6.7).
What's Next?
- Williams eclipsed the 2,000 point mark of her career with 3:47 remaining in the second quarter against Canisius. She has achieved that total by scoring for both FDU-Florham and Saint Peter's.
- Williams ranks fourth amongst the active career scoring leaders in the country.
- She is close to totaling 1,000 at Saint Peter's, as she only needs 144 more to achieve that number.
Williams Named MAAC Player of the Week
- Graduate guard Kendrea Williams has been named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week for women's basketball.
- Williams scored her 2,000th career point in the win over Canisius on Sunday. She scored a season high 27 points, matched her career high in rebounds with eight, and recorded three steals. Williams also played a big factor against Niagara, scoring 12 points and getting a career high four steals.. The seventh leading scorer in the country amongst active players helped the Peacocks sweep the Buffalo road trip for the first time since 2002.
- Appearing and starting in all ten games, Williams 14.0 points per game, which is second on the team. She is 144 points away from becoming the 24th Peacock in history to reach 1,000 career points at Saint Peter's. Williams is also second in the MAAC in free-throw percentage, shooting 87.2% from the stripe on the season.
Historic Weekend
- Conference play opened this weekend, with the Peacocks defeating Niagara and Canisius to start 2-0 in conference play for the second straight season.
- The Peacocks beat Niagara and Canisius on the road in the same season for the first time since 2002.
- Last season, the Peacocks made their way to the conference championship, achieving that feat for the first time since 2002. The Peacocks will be looking to build off of that success this season.
- Saint Peter's finished 10-9 in regular season conference play last season.
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