Box Score MADISON, N.J. – The No. 7 FDU-Florham Devils women's basketball team cruised to a 90-44 victory over King's College on Saturday afternoon at the Ferguson Recreation Center.
From the opening tip, the Devils (21-0, 10-0 Freedom) jumped on top of the Lady Monarchs with a 22-2 run. Ten minutes into the half, FDU-Florham built a 29-8 advantage, thanks in part to their tenacious defense and aggressive offensive play.
Shalette Brown (Somerset, N.J./Franklin) paced the Devils attack with 10 points and six rebounds in the opening stanza. Brown rested for most of the second half and finished with 12 points and seven rebounds on the afternoon.
The Devils entered intermission with a 50-24 lead and caused 15 first-half turnovers by the Lady Monarchs.
Randi Jo Farrell (West Orange, N.J./Mount St. Dominic) provided a spark for FDU-Florham by knocking down three first-half three-pointers which brought the Devil fans to their feet.
FDU-Florham continued their momentum and added to their comfortable lead by scoring the first 10 points of the second half.
Alyssa McDonough's (Parlin, N.J./Sayreville) layup with 9:03 to play in regulation provided FDU-Florham with a 40-point advantage (75-35), their largest of the afternoon, and the Devils maintained control for the remainder of the contest.
The Devils bench played an integral part in the win and were responsible for half of the team's points. In a relentless attack of the glass,
Delisha Thompson (East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus) hauled in 12 rebounds (five offensive) and totaled eight points. The freshman McDonough ran the offense for most of the second half and finished with 14 points and five assists in the win.
Leigh-Ann Lively (Bangor, Pa./Notre Dame) and
Kara Dayon (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central) also tallied 14 points and combined to shoot 7-for-12 from three-point range.
Tara Zdancewicz came off of the bench to score a team-high 11 points for the Lady Monarchs, while
Jennifer Fabian chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds in defeat.
Eight different Devils tallied steals in the win, led by McDonough's three takeaways. The Devils held King's to 3-for-14 from downtown and 30.8 percent shooting overall on the afternoon.
Next up for the Devils:
The Devils will host Wilkes University on "Pink Day" this Wednesday February 12
th with start time scheduled for 6 p.m.