Women's Basketball Sees Win Streak Stopped At FDU

The Central Connecticut State University women's basketball team saw its three-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday afternoon, as the host FDU Knights scored the first six points of the game and never looked back on their way to a 75-58 Northeast Conference win in New Jersey.  With the loss, the Blue Devils are now 4-14 overall and 3-2 in conference play. FDU, winners of seven in a row, are now 14-3 overall and an unblemished 4-0 in the NEC.  Saturday was another outstanding day for CCSU graduate student guard Belle Lanpher who surpassed the 30-point mark for the second straight outing netting a game-high 31 points after scoring a career-high 37 at Wagner last Saturday.  She also grabbed five rebounds and added one assist at FDU.  Sophomore Kayla Henry had a fine game on Saturday scoring a career-high 12 points and just missing a double-double, as she tied her career-high with a game-best nine rebounds.   Ava Renninger led four players in double figures for the winners with 17 points, and pulled down a team-leading six boards for the Knights.

GAME INFORMATION |BOX SCORE

Score:  FDU 75, CCSU 58
Records: CCSU (4-14, 3-2 NEC), FDU (14-3, 4-0  NEC)
Location: Bogota Savings Bank Center |Hackensack, N.J.

KEY MOMENTS

• After FDU opened the game by hitting two three-point shots, Belle Lanpher got the Blue Devils on the scoreboard with a driving layup at the 6:50 mark of the opening stanza.
• The Knights increased their lead to nine-points, 14-5, at the first quarter media break at the 4:49 mark.
• FDU led 20-13 after the opening 10 minutes of action with Belle Lanpher leading CSSU with six points and Kayla Henry pulling down a team-high four rebounds.
• The game stayed with a seven-point margin at the second quarter media break, 28-21, which came at 4:13 of the frame, but the hosts would close out the first half on an 11-4 run to take a 39-25 advantage into halftime.  Belle Lanpher led all scorers at the break with 12 points, and Kayla Henry led all players on the glass with six rebounds, and she also chipped in eight points in the first 20 minutes of action.
• FDU led 60-39 heading into the fourth quarter, as the hosts outscored the visitors 21-14 in the third quarter.  CCSU's Belle Lanpher led all players with 22 points after three periods.
• CCSU outscored FDU, 19-14, in the fourth quarter to make the final score 75-58 in favor of the Knights.

NUMBER TO KNOW

10–Consecutive games in double-digit scoring by Belle Lanpher dating back to last season.

NOTES

• Belle Lanpher, who has scored 30-plus points in back-to-back games and three times in her career, has moved into seventh place on the CSSU all-time women's basketball scoring list with 1239 points after her 31-point performance at FDU.  She is averaging 22.3 points per game so far in 2024-25.  Belle has reached double figures in the scoring department in all eight games she has played during the 2024-25 campaign.  After going a perfect 6-for-6 from the foul line on Saturday, Lanpher is now 43-of-46 from the free throw stripe (93.8%).  Belle also played the full 40 minutes for the second consecutive outing.
• Kayla Henry's 12 points on Saturday mark the first time she has reached double-digit scoring in a Blue Devils' uniform.  Henry hit 6-of-12 field goals on Saturday.
• Selina Monestime and Lucia Noin returned to the court on Saturday after missing three and two games respectively due to injury.
• Central won the battle of the boards against the Knights, 37-33.
• Saturday's game saw a total of 40 fouls called against the two teams.
• With the win on Saturday, FDU is now 8-0 at home.

UP NEXT

• The Blue Devils will close out their three-game NEC road with a trip to the Land of Lincoln to take on NEC newcomer Chicago State on Thursday night.  Game time from the Windy City is set for 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 23.