Hackensack, NJ – On the heels of a thrilling 64-63 comeback win at Central Connecticut on Saturday, which was highlighted by a game-winning layup and 40-point performance by the nation's leading scorer, Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum), the Wagner women's basketball team looks to make it two straight tonight in a 7:00 p.m. tip at Fairleigh Dickinson.

The Series
Tonight's game marks the 70th all-time between these schools who are separated by 39 miles. Fairleigh Dickinson leads the all-time series 36-33, which includes the Knights' 73-57 win at Wagner back on February 6.

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Nwajei Continues to Score at Torrid, Record-Breaking Pace 
Jasmine Nwajei , a Nancy Lieberman Award finalist who is averaging 28.7 ppg, and 34.1 ppg. in Northeast Conference (NEC) play, adds to her Wagner career-record scoring total each time she scores a point. At 1,982 career points, she is now up to seventh place on the All-Time NEC scoring list and is 18 points away from becoming the first junior in league history to hit the 2,000-point career mark. This season, she has a pair of 50-point plus games to her credit, having scored a school and NEC-record 53 points on January 24 vs. Sacred Heart. She also tossed 52 points in an overtime win at St. Francis Brooklyn on February 1. This season, Nwajei has eclipsed the 50-point mark twice, the 40-point mark four times, and the 30-point plateau 12 times (22 for her career).
 
Nwajei's Top 5 Career Scoring Games 
53         NWAJEI, Jasmine vs Sacred Heart (01/24/16)[NEC and School Record]
52         NWAJEI, Jasmine at SFBKW (02/01/16)
45         NWAJEI, Jasmine vs STONY BROOK (12/18/15)
42         NWAJEI, Jasmine at Saint Francis U (01/02/16)
40         NWAJEI, Jasmine at Central Connecticut (02/20/16)

Roma Continues to Rules the Boards
For the season, sophomore forward Sofia Roma (Richmond Hill, NY/Nazareth Regional) averages 10.3 rpg., second in the NEC behind Bryant's Breanna Rucker (10.9 rpg) and her average in conference play is a league-best 11.9 rpg.
 
In addition, Roma owns the top four rebounding games by an NEC player this season:
22 vs. Mount St. Mary's (1/30)
20 vs. Central Conn. (1/16)
18 vs. Lafayette (12/9)
17 vs. Bryant (1/9)

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