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HACKENSACK, N.J. — Teneisia Brown scored a career-high 34 points and Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Stonehill 66-49 to win the Northeast Conference Tournament. Fairleigh Dickinson completed the sixth wire-to-wire run in NEC history. The Knights went 16-0 in the NEC regular season and added three wins to claim the tournament championship. They are going to the women's NCAA Tournament for the first time. Fairleigh Dickinson, and more specifically Brown, dominated the first half, building a 35-21 halftime lead. Brown had 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 6 for 6 on free throws. The Skyhawks got within 42-37 late in the third quarter but Brown added four free throws for a 46-37 lead. She outscored the Skyhawks 8-2 in a key stretch of the fourth quarter, giving FDU a 62-47 lead with two minutes remaining.
