HACKENSACK, N.J. (Interstat) — Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Wagner 52-45 in a women’s basketball game Saturday at Rothman Center.

The Knights built a 17-7 lead after the first quarter and maintained control despite Wagner’s 17-point fourth-quarter push. Rebecca Osei-Owusu led Fairleigh Dickinson with a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds. Leah Crosby added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Knights.

Lijirin Doyinsola Modesayor and Irene Fernandez de Caleya each scored 10 points for Wagner. Fairleigh Dickinson improved to 19-4. Wagner fell to 10-11. An announced crowd of 439 attended the Northeast Conference matchup.