ESPN.com · Mar 20, 2019
FDU, fueled by coach's recovery, wins opener
DAYTON, Ohio -- Fairleigh Dickinson coach Greg Herenda pulled off his jacket and began lifting and twirling players, assistants and anyone else within arm's reach on Tuesday after his team completed a double-digit comeback to clinch the first NCAA tournament win in school history.
Herenda's Knights dug themselves out of an early hole to beat Prairie View A&M 82-76 in the opening game of the First Four in Dayton. Herenda's players said they found motivation to fight back from their head coach, who is less than a year removed from a life-threatening trip to the hospital while attending last season's Final Four.
