Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball

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Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
women's basketball
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University Fairleigh Dickinson University
Head coach Stephanie Gaitley (2nd season)
Conference Northeast Conference
Location Hackensack, New Jersey
Arena Bogota Savings Bank Center
(capacity: 1,852)
Nickname Knights
ColorsBurgundy and blue [1]
   
Uniforms
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Conference tournament champions
1990, 1992
Conference regular season champions
1993, 2022, 2023

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team represents Fairleigh Dickinson University in women's college basketball. [2] Their colors are burgundy, white, and blue. This mid-major team competes in the Northeast Conference. The Knights host opponents in the Bogota Savings Bank Center, which can seat up to 6,000, [3] in Hackensack, New Jersey.

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History

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team joined the Northeast Conference of Division I, in their 1988–89 season. [4] Since 1988, the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights have won two Northeast Conference Tournament titles, as well as regular season title. The Knights have had four different coaches during their Northeast Conference era, including Sharon Beverly, Sandy Gordon, Peter Cinella and current coach Angelika Szumilo

Yearly records

Sources:

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Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Sharon Beverly (1988–1999)
1988–89Sharon Beverly 13–1410–65th
1989–90Sharon Beverly 17–139–73rdNEC Tournament Champs
1990–91Sharon Beverly 11–168–87th
1991–92Sharon Beverly 23–613–32ndNEC Tournament Champs
1992–93Sharon Beverly 15–1214–4T–1st
1993–94Sharon Beverly 3–242–1610th
1994–95Sharon Beverly 6–214–149th
1995–96Sharon Beverly 12–158–10T–6th
1996–97Sharon Beverly 13–149–94th
1997–98Sharon Beverly 6–216–107th
1998–99Sharon Beverly 7–196–1410th
Sharon Beverly:126–175 (.419)89–101 (.468)
Sandy Gordon Gaglioti (1988–1999)
1999–2000Sandy Gordon Gaglioti 11–1710–8T–6th
2000–01Sandy Gordon Gaglioti 11–1710–8T–6th
2001–02Sandy Gordon Gaglioti 14–149–9T–7th
2002–03Sandy Gordon Gaglioti 7–206–1210th
2003–04Sandy Gordon Gaglioti 13–1510–85th
2004–05Sandy Gordon Gaglioti 2–251–1711th
2005–06Sandy Gordon Gaglioti 10–186–12T–7th
2006–07Sandy Gordon Gaglioti 11–188–107th
Sandy Gordon Gaglioti:79–144 (.354)60–84 (.417)
Peter Cinella (2007–2019)
2008–09Peter Cinella 13–179–95th
2008–09Peter Cinella 10–209–9T–6th
2009–10Peter Cinella 9–205–1311th
2010–11Peter Cinella 14–167–118th
2011–12Peter Cinella 13–188–108th
2012–13Peter Cinella 12–177–119th
2013–14Peter Cinella 3–262–1610th
2014–15Peter Cinella 10–207–116th
2015–16Peter Cinella 11–218–106th
2016–17Peter Cinella 8–226–12T-7th
2017–18Peter Cinella 15–157–11T-7th
2018–19Peter Cinella 8–225–138th
Peter Cinella:126–234 (.350)80–136 (.370)
Angelika Szumilo (2019–present)
2019–20Angelika Szumilo 12-179-94th
2020–21Angelika Szumilo 16-812-64th
2021–22Angelika Szumilo 19-1215-31st WNIT First Round
2022–23Angelika Szumilo 24–816–31st WNIT First Round
Angelika Szumilo:72–45 (.615)52–21 (.712)
Total:355–561 (.388)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Record Against NEC Opponents

NEC TeamRecord
Bryant Bulldogs 4–8
Central Connecticut Blue Devils 14–21
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 37–29
Mount Saint Mary's Mountaineers 23–27
Robert Morris Colonials 21–35
Sacred Heart Pioneers 3–25
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 46–19
St. Francis Red Flash 21–36
Wagner Seahawks 35–33

Record Against Other Conferences

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ConferenceRecord
America East Conference 9–15
American Athletic Conference 2–15
Atlantic 10 Conference 7–28
Atlantic Coast Conference 1–10
Big 12 Conference 1–3
Big East Conference 4–22
Big Sky Conference 1–2
Big South Conference 3–1
Big Ten Conference 1–8
Big West Conference 0–0
Colonial Athletic Association 8–17
Conference USA 0–4
Horizon League 1–1
Ivy League 8–28
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 77–149
Mid-American Conference 1–2
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 15–11
Missouri Valley Conference 0–1
Mountain West Conference 0–0
Non-Division I63–6
Ohio Valley Conference 0–0
Pac-12 Conference 0–0
Patriot League 19–27
Southeastern Conference 0–3
Southern Conference 0–2
Southland Conference 0–1
Southwestern Athletic Conference 0–0
Summit League 1–1
Sun Belt Conference 1–0
West Coast Conference 0–1
Western Athletic Conference 1–0

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