Game 12 – Saturday, September 16, 2017
Rider Broncs (5-6, 0-0 MAAC) vs. Canisius Golden Griffs (2-8, 0-0 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium
Start of the Match: 1:00 pm
Live Video: BroncVision
Live Stats: SideArm Stats
Twitter: Broncsvball & RiderAthletics

Game 12 – Saturday, September 16, 2017
Rider Broncs (5-6, 0-0 MAAC) vs. Niagara Purple Eagles (4-5, 0-0 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium
Start of the Match: 1:00 pm
Live Video: BroncVision
Live Stats: SideArm Stats
Twitter: Broncsvball & RiderAthletics

What You Need To Know
- Canisius enters the weekend in the midst of a six-game losing streak. The Broncs swept the season series with the Griffs in 2016, winning 3-0 on the road and 3-1 in the Garden State. Canisius leads the all-time series, 25-8, but the Broncs have won five of the last six meetings dating back to the 2014 campaign.
- Niagara starts the weekend of league play in the midst of a three-game winning streak. The Broncs and Purple Eagles have split their two matches in each of the past two seasons. Dating back to 2014, Rider is 4-2 against the Purple Eagles. Niagara leads the all-time series, 20-12.
- Rider has won three of its last four games, two of which have been shutouts.
- The Broncs are 2-0 in the Garden State this year and 1-0 at home.
- Rider has won three of its last four conference openers.
- Veronica Koval was named the MAAC Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. She became the first Bronc to earn league-wide distinction this season and she picked up weekly accolades for the first time in her career. Last week, she averaged 9.79 assists per set and recorded a pair of double-doubles as Rider went 2-2 at the 12th Annual Friar Classic hosted by Providence College.
- Emma Aldaya has registered 20 or more digs in three straight games. Over her last three appearances, she has recorded 85 digs and averaged 7.72 digs per set. She now has 1,797 career digs and is 34 digs away from setting a new program record.
- Hailey Riede leads the Broncs in kills (101), kills per set (2.59) and points (109.5). She has recorded 10 or more kills four times in 2017, including three straight matches.
- Defensively, freshman Danielle Blanco is second on the team with 99 digs and 2.54 digs per set.
- Junior Savannah Logan has registered 10 or more kills in three consecutive matches.