Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | |
|---|---|
Knights | |
| Colors | Burgundy and blue[1] |
| Website | fduknights |
The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights refer to the 17
In 2023, the men's basketball team created one of the biggest upsets in the NCAA tournament history by overcoming a 23.5 point spread to knock off Purdue. In doing so, the Knights became the second team in history as a 16-seed team to defeat a 1-seed team.
Sports sponsored
A member of the Northeast Conference, Fairleigh Dickinson sponsors teams in nine men's and eleven women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[3]
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Bowling |
| Cross country | Cross country |
| Golf | Fencing |
| Soccer | Golf |
| Tennis | Lacrosse |
| Track and field† | Soccer |
| Volleyball | Softball |
| Tennis | |
| Track and field† | |
| Volleyball | |
| † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. | |
Men's basketball
Men's soccer
Toby Kim has been coach of the soccer team for over a quarter of a century, and was named 2000 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year. As of 2022, he was the winningest coach in FDU men's soccer history (223-186-65, .538), the winningest coach in Northeast Conference history (115-60-37, .626), and the ninth active-winningest-coach in NCAA Division I.[4]
Jacob Lissek holds the Knights' all-time career record for shutouts (26).[5][6][7]
Women's bowling
The Knights bowling team won the NCAA Bowling National Championship in 2006 and 2010.
References
- ^ "Media Relations". FDUKnights.com. June 6, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "Northeast Conference". Northeast Conference.
- ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights". Fairleigh Dickinson University. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Seth Roland - Head Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches". FDU Knights Athletics.
- ^ Geller, Jessica (August 16, 2013). "Jacob Lissek helps US men's soccer team take gold". Intermountain Jewish News.
- ^ "Jacob Lissek - Men's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches". University of Hartford Athletics.
- ^ "Jacob Lissek". MLSsoccer.
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