Knights Down Howard, 83-73 at Winthrop Lady Eagle Classic
Natallia Marchanka named to All-Classic team as Fairleigh wins third straight.

Rock Hill, SC -- Fairleigh Dickinson started strong and never looked back as they went on to defeat Howard by a score of 83-73 in game three of the 2001 Venture Industries Winthrop Lady Eagle Classic.  The win is the Knights third straight as they improved to 3-1.

Fairleigh Dickinson took a 2-0 lead before the start of the game when Howard's bench was charged with a technical foul and the Knights never relinquished the lead.  At the end of the first half, Fairleigh Dickinson held a 13 point lead.  The Knights would build their lead to 30 in the second half, but the Lady Bisons battled back with a 10-2 run late in the second half, only to finish 10 behind.

The Knights Natallia Marchanka, who was named to the All-Classic team, finished with a game-high 19 points.  Kyle Schmitz followed with 16 points and Kay Odenwaelder registered a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

The Knights will take to the court again when they travel to take on Monmouth on December 1st in their NEC opener at 3:00 p.m.