FAIRFIELD, Conn.— Sacred Heart University women's basketball head coach Jessica Mannetti earned her 100^th Northeast Conference win as the Pioneers handed first-place FDU its first league loss of the season with a 71-62 home win on Saturday.
 
Records:
Sacred Heart: 8-10, 5-1 NEC
FDU: 13-5, 5-1
 
Top Performers:
Ny'Ceara Pryor: 18 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts, 6 stls
Sajada Bonner: 16 pts, 6 rebs, 3 stls
Sierra Johnson: 13 pts
Amelia Wood: 12 pts, 5 rebs, 3 stls
 
Of Note
The contest went through five ties and 13 lead changes. Down by two points to start the fourth quarter, first year Sierra Johnson drained a three that sparked an 8-0 run to give Sacred Heart the 54-48 lead.
 
FDU responded with eight unanswered points, including back-to-back triples to get back in front, 56-54, with 6:12 left.
 
First year Ny'Ceara Pryor and junior Kelsey Wood posted back-to-back layups to put the Pioneers back in the lead for good. Sacred Heart was able to hold on to take the victory as they outscored FDU 25-14 in the fourth quarter.
 
Both teams struggled with scoring in the beginning, only making three from the field in the first quarter. Sacred Heart made adjustments along the way, going from tallying 25 points in the first half to 46 in the second.
 
The Pioneers had the advantage from the free-throw line with 17-of-22 (77.3%) while the Knights were 7-of-10 (70.0%). Sacred Heart also outscored FDU 40-24 in the paint.
 
Mannetti earns her 100^th conference win at the helm, moving her league record to 100-68 and overall record to 135-143.
 
Up Next
Sacred Heart has a five-day hiatus before resuming play at LIU on Thursday at 7 p.m.