Bronx, NY (December 14) – The FDU-Florham women's basketball team fell to Lehman College, 61-31, in non-conference action on Wednesday night to wrap up the calendar year at 0-7 overall.
First-year
Abigail Rodriguez (Woodbridge, NJ) once again led the Devils in points with 18, while
Whitney Shyposh (Westfield, NJ) registered a career-high 11 rebounds in the effort for FDU-Florham. Brianna Barnes guided Lehman with a 16 point, 10 rebound double-double in addition to a team-high three steals.
Rodriguez scored the first points of tonight's game before Lehman answered to lead by a 17-4 margin after the opening quarter. Four different Devils scored in the second including
Nour Elsayyid (Dover, NJ), Rodriguez,
Isabella Torrado (Teaneck, NJ) and Shyposh, but the hosts took a 34-7 lead at the break.
FDU-Florham put together 22 points in the second half but ended up falling to Lehman by a 61-31 final.
The Devils shot 20.0-percent (11-for-55) from the floor, 5.3-percent (1-for-19) from three point range and 44.4-percent (8-for-18) from the free throw line. FDU-Florham scored 12 points in the paint and seven points off the bench.
Lehman shot 29.1-percent (23-for-79) from the floor, 15.6-percent (5-for-32) from three point range and 55.6-percent (10-for-18) from the free throw line. Lehman scored 26 points in the paint and 19 points off the bench.
FDU-Florham will take a break for the holidays before returning to MAC Freedom action on January 4 at King's College (Pa.).
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FDU-Florham is currently running a campaign in honor of former Devils men's basketball head coach, men's golf coach and athletic director Roger Kindel.
All donations will go directly towards funding a complete renovation of the basketball and volleyball court inside the Ferguson Recreation Center with his name dawned on both sides. If you are interested in reading more about the campaign and/or making a donation to the cause, please follow the link here: https://support.fdu.edu/athletics/devils/giving/roger-kindel
