February 14, 2026
Women's Basketball Falls to First-Place FDU on Saturday
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team fell to FDU, 77-36, in NEC action on Saturday at Detrick Gymnasium. The Blue Devils did not lead on the day.
Mathilda Toure led the Blue Devils with a career-high 13 points, while Lucia Noin added 12 points
GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE
Score: CCSU 36, FDU 77
Records: CCSU (0-24, 0-13 NEC), FDU (22-4, 13-0 NEC)
Location: Kaiser Hall | New Britain, CT
KEY MOMENTS
- Lucia Noin would hit a jump shot on the Blue Devils' opening possession to make it a one-point game before the Knights would respond with 12 unanswered points. CCSU was scoreless for nearly five minutes until Nicora Patrick hit a pair of foul shots to make it 15-4 at the 4:16 mark.
- FDU would follow with five unanswered points and, after the opening possession, forced CCSU into 10 straight missed field goals. Rebecca Osei-Owusu scored a layup just before the buzzer and led, 22-5, after the opening quarter.
- Noin would end the Central field goal drought with a short jumper in the paint at the 8:38 mark of the second period. The Blue Devils would go scoreless until back-to-back field goals by Noin with 3:19 left in the half gave CCSU four unanswered points. Mathilda Toure would convert a three-point play with 1:12 to go in the period before FDU made it 39-14 at the intermission.
NUMBER TO KNOW
13 – Toure finished with a career-high 13 points in the game
NOTES
- Toure shot 5-of-11 from the field and went 3-of-3 from the foul line.
- Noin scored 12 points and added three rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots.
- Cierra Pearson tied a career-high with nine rebounds.
UP NEXT
- The Blue Devils return to action on Feb. 19 when they travel to Le Moyne.
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