ITHACA, N.Y. (November 18, 2017) - Sophomore Kendrea Williams scored a career-best 38 points to lead the FDU women's basketball team to an 80-75 win over Cortland Saturday.

The Devils improve to 2-1 on the season, as the Red Dragons drop to 0-2.

Williams 38 points were four points off the school-record, set by Simone Edwards during the 1992-93 season. The sophomore also went 7-of-20 from behind the arc; the seven three's tied the school mark held by Williams and Leigh Ann-Lively, while the 20 attempts broke her own mark of 16 set last season.

FDU got off to a slow start for the second straight game, surrendering 17 of the first 20 points. The Devils nibbled away at the lead, scoring six straight to get within six. A Williams trey with 39 seconds left in the first quarter brought the deficit to three at 20-17.

The Red Dragons clung onto the lead for all of the second quarter, and shot 47.1% in the opening half. The Devils ball-possession was much more controlled today, committing just seven turnovers in the first half while forcing 16.

FDU tied the game on a Mariah Martinez layup, and grabbed their first lead on a trey from sophomore Gabrielle Harris. The lead was short-lived, as Cortland countered with an 8-2 spurt, going back up by five. Williams scored the final five points of the period, including a buzzer-beating three while getting fouled.

With 7:51 left, sophomore Cayla Staggers hit a layup to put FDU up seven, their biggest lead at that point. The Red Dragons would go closer than three the rest of the way, as Bria Smith, Harris and Williams hit key free-throws down the stretch.

Harris finished with 19 points and six rebounds, as junior Raven Dowling added five assists and six rebounds.