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Lively knocked down 6-of-10 from 3-point range in the win

Women's Basketball

No. 5 Devils Complete Flawless Regular Season with 87-73 Victory

Box Score DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The fifth ranked FDU-Florham Devils women's basketball completed an unblemished perfect regular season by defeating Delaware Valley College 87-73 on Saturday afternoon.

The unbeaten Devils (25-0, 14-0 Freedom) will take on the Aggies (15-10, 8-6 Freedom) again on Wednesday in the opening round of the Freedom Conference tournament. With the win, FDU-Florham head coach Marc Mitchell now has 82 career victories and is the winningest coach in Devils women's basketball history.

The Aggies held a 3-2 lead after guard Agatha Drozd knocked down a 3-pointer. This was the last time that Delaware Valley led in the contest, as the Devils proceeded to score 17 of the game's next 21 points to build a 16-7 advantage. Junior guard Leigh-Ann Lively (Bangor, Pa./Notre Dame) tallied eight of her career-high 25 points over the course of the run.

The Devils entered the break with a 38-24 lead, thanks in part to their efficiency from the line, as they converted 10 of their 11 free throw attempts in the opening stanza. Lively finished the opening period with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor to lead the Devils.

FDU-Florham continued the momentum into the second half and built their lead to 27 points at 69-42, with 8:09 to play in the game. The Aggies fought back and managed to get within 14 points at 76-62, but a 3-pointer by Devils guard Randi Jo Farrell (West Orange, N.J./Mount St. Dominic) ended the Delaware Valley rally.

Devils junior forward Kyra Dayon (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central) filled the stat sheet with 18 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals and FDU-Florham shot 42.2 percent overall from the floor in the win. Sophomore guard Kelsey Kilpatrick paced the Aggies in defeat with 15 points and was a perfect 5-for-5 from downtown.

Next up for the Devils:
These two teams meet again this Wednesday, February 26th in the semifinals of the Freedom Conference tournament with start time slated for 7 p.m. at the Ferguson Recreation Center.
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