Lawrenceville, NJ – Four players scored in double figures as the Rider University women's basketball team defeated La Salle, 76-55, in non-conference action on Wednesday evening at Tom Gola Arena inside the Trumark Financial Center.

The Broncs (2-6) picked up their first road victory of the year and won their second straight contest, while the Explorers (4-5) dropped their second tilt in a row.

Rider played unselfishly early in the contest using patience and good ball movement to build an early edge. During the opening half, the Broncs never trailed and stretched their lead to as many as 10 at 28-18 midway through the second quarter following a nice move and score in the post from sophomore Aubre Johnson (Post Falls, ID/Post Falls).

Following the bucket from Johnson, La Salle would close the half on a 11-4 run to cut the deficit to just three at 32-29 at the break. During La Salle's rally, the hosts held Rider without a made field goal for the final 3:50 of the second quarter.

After Rider scored the first three points of the third quarter to build a 35-29 advantage, the Explorers reeled off six in a row to knot the game at 35. In the game of runs, the Broncs would close out the third with a 14-7 spurt to lead, 49-42, after 30 minutes. Senior guard Kamila Hoskova (Brno, Czech Republic/Sportovni Gymnazium Ludvika Danka) led the charge for Rider in the third as she scored eight points thanks to hitting 3-of-4 from the field and a pair of free throws.

Rider pulled away in the fourth quarter, opening the stanza with 13 of the first 17 points to take a 16-point lead at 62-46 following a jumper in transition from freshman guard Jaiden Morris (Richmond, VA/Monacan).

Offensively, Hoskova led the Rider offensive charge with 23 points on an efficient 9-of-14 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and two assists. Off the bench, Morris scored 15 points thanks to hitting 3-of-5 from beyond the arc. Junior point guard Lexi Posset (Pittsburgh, PA/Beaver Area) poured in a season-high 13 points to go along with four assists, while Stella Johnson (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic) added 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Tonight was a night where you saw a defensive game plan come together and you saw an aggressive offense. We had players making plays for each other and doing the things that we have to do to be successful. With a young team where you are working out your court chemistry takes some time and we saw some good, unselfish basketball tonight on both ends of the floor." – Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan

"I think the team believed in the game plan tonight. It was really a culmination of this week's practices. We had some really good and competitive practices this week. The most we've had in a while. You play how you practice and that was definitely evident tonight. We're happy about it." – Milligan

"Stella is literally one of the most competitive people that I know and she is willing to do whatever it takes for this team to win. Because of her versatility and talent she is able to different things on different nights." – Milligan on sophomore guard Stella Johnson

- In the first quarter, Rider had six assists on eight made field goals. The Broncs shot over 57 percent (8-of-14) from the field in the opening 10 minutes.
- The eight made field goals for Rider in the first quarter was their most in a frame since the first quarter of the season-opener against Bucknell (10 made field goals).
-  Rider held La Salle scoreless for the first 2:41 of the game as the Explorers were empts on their first three possessions.
- Rider set new season-highs in points (76), field goals made (28), assists (18), blocks (8), field goal percentage (51.9%) and three-point field goal percentage (50%).
- Rider has outscored its opponents in seven of the last eight quarters.

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Hoskova has scored in double figures a team-high seven times.
- Stella Johnson also added five rebounds, five assists, a career-high four blocks and three steals. Entering the game, Johnson had two blocks on the year.
- Aubre Johnson had five points and six rebounds.
- The Broncs had more assists than turnovers for the second time this season (second game in a row).

UP NEXT
Rider returns to action on Saturday, December 9, with a road non-conference clash versus Mount St. Mary's in Maryland at 1:00 pm Knott Arena. The meeting is the first between the Mount and the Broncs since the 2012-13 campaign. The contest will feature live stat as well as audio and video feeds. For the links visit the women's basketball schedule page on GoBroncs.com.