HACKENSACK, NJ – After the first quarter of Sunday's Northeast Conference contest, the Sacred Heart University women's basketball team went toe-to-toe with Fairleigh Dickinson. However, the Pioneers built too big of a deficit in the first quarter to overcome as they lost a 74-56 decision.

Records:
Fairleigh Dickinson: 13-7, 9-6 NEC
Sacred Heart: 8-7, 8-5 NEC

Top Performers:
Adrianne Hagood (SHU): 15 points 
Kelsey Wood (SHU): 14 points, 6 rebounds

Up Next:
Both teams are back on the court Monday at 4 p.m.

Of Note:
Despite the loss, the Pioneers are still ahead of the Knights for the fourth and final spot in the NEC Tournament.

Early in the first quarter, Jayla Davis made a three-pointer to make it a 4-3 game. The Pioneers would only score one point the next three minutes and that allowed the Knights to establish a 14-4 advantage.

Every time the Pioneers made a run, the Knights had an answer. Davis' jumper midway through the second quarter sliced the lead to nine, but FDU outscored the Pios 10-4 the rest of the quarter for a 40-25 halftime lead. The hosts shot 56.7 percent for the half, including 80 percent in the opening 10 minutes.

Sacred Heart didn't fare much better at its end of the court, shooting 31 percent in the first half and 38.5 percent for the game. The Knights hit on 52.7 of their shots for the game and drained a half dozen three-pointers.

Over 50 percent of SHU's scoring came from a pair of players as Adrianne Hagood produced a game-high 16 points and Kelsey Wood tied her season-high with 14.