LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ - The Rider University women's basketball team opens the home portion of the 2016-17 schedule by hosting Lafayette College on Monday at 7 p.m. in Alumni Gymnasium. Rider and Lafayette last met on November 25, 2014, when the Leopards won, 66-48, in Lawrenceville. Lafayette leads the all-time series, 22-10, and the Leopards have won two in a row over the Broncs.

Rider is coming off a 70-62 win at Princeton on Friday night behind 20 points from rookie Stella Johnson and the Broncs look to open a season 2-0 for the second year in a row. Lafayette won at La Salle University, 56-49, in its season opener Friday night.

Rider finished the 2015-16 season 8-22, 5-15 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and in a ninth-place tie with Niagara University. Rider played in the First Round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament against #7 seed Siena College, losing, 79-76, in overtime despite 26 points from sophomore Kamila Hoskova. Lafayette was 6-23, 4-14 in the Patriot League, losing to Colgate in the PL playoffs.

Rider was led last year by Robin Perkins who was voted to the All-MAAC Second Team and she garnered Preseason All-MAAC Second Team honors for the second season in a row. Perkins finished the 2015-16 season third in the MAAC averaging 15.2 points per game.

The Broncs have been led on the boards by current senior Julia Duggan who is currently 13th on Rider's all-time rebounding list with 557. As a junior Duggan started all 30 games in 2015-16 and was eighth in the MAAC, averaging 7.0 rebounds per game.