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Hackensack,  NJ – Guard Mariyah Laury scored 27 points to lead five players in double figures as Fairleigh Dickinson posted an 86-49 Northeast Conference (NEC) win over Wagner at the Stratis Arena.

The Seahawks fell victim to the Knights' full-court pressure defense early as Fairleigh Dickinson jumped out to a 17-2 lead in the first 4:20 of the game en route to seizing a 43-19 halftime lead. Senior center Kelly Clark (Neptune, NJ/ Belmar), Wagner's leading scorer at 13.9 points per game, picked up two early fouls and played just 10 minutes in an opening half where she was held scoreless.

The Seahawks opened the second half with a 7-0 spree to cut it to 43-26 but the Knights answered with an 18-8 run to open a 61-34 lead midway through the second half.
 
Clark scored all 11 of her points in the second half to pace the Seahawks while redshirt junior guard Kanifa Hicks (Paterson, NJ/ Passaic Tech) added 10 points along with four assists and three steals. Wagner, which shot 37 percent from the field, was undone by 28 turnovers.
 
In addition to Laury's 27 points, the Knights (7-9, 2-2 NEC) received 12 points from Stephanie Isaacs and 11 from Danielle Pankey, while Torrie Childs and Erika Livermore tallied 10 points apiece. The Knights shot 42 percent from the floor and out-rebounded the Seahawks 42-32.
 
Wagner (2-13, 1-3 NEC), which has now dropped eight straight games, is next in action on Saturday, January 14 when the Seahawks host Central Connecticut St. (CCSU) at 4:00 pm in the first game of a doubleheader with the Wagner men's team hosting CCSU in the nightcap at 7:00 pm.