2017-18 Rider University Women's Basketball
GAME 22: Thursday, February 1, 2018
Rider Broncs (8-13, 5-5 MAAC) vs. Manhattan Jaspers (8-12, 5-4 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Tip: 7:00 pm
Live Video: BroncVision
Live Stats: SideArmStats
Twitter: @RiderWBB & @RiderAthletics
Tickets: GoBroncsTix.com
Listen: 107.7 The Bronc
Notes: Manhattan

What You Need to Know
- Rider ends a two-game homestand on Thursday, February 1 against Manhattan at 7:00 pm. In total, the Broncs will play three of their next four games in front of their home crowd. In Alumni Gymnasium this season, the Broncs are 3-6. Rider has won two of their last three home MAAC games after dropping their first two to open the year.

- Last time out, Fairfield used a 14-0 third-quarter run to erase a halftime deficit and build a lead they would relinquish as the Broncs fell at home to the Stags, 68-57. Four different Rider players scored in double figures, led by senior Kamila Hoskova with 14 points thanks to hitting all eight of her free-throw attempts.

- The Jaspers enter the midweek clash with an 8-12 overall record and a 5-4 mark in MAAC play after defeating Monmouth, 63-53, on Sunday. Manhattan has not won or lost back-to-back games in conference play this year. Since the start of the league play the team has followed each win with a loss and vice versa. Similar to the Broncs, Manhattan has trotted out several different starting lineups in 2017-18. It is a two-headed attack for the Jaspers with both Kayla Grimme and Amani Tatum averaging in double figures. Grimme is scoring a team-best 14.6 points per game to go along with nearly eight rebounds per contest. Grimme ranks fourth in the MAAC in rebounds per tilt and she's also fourth in free-throw percentage (80.0%). Grimme is also third in the conference with 1.7 blocked shots per game. Tatum has had an impressive senior campaign, scoring 12.4 points per game to go along with 4.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds per contest. Tatum leads the MAAC in three-point field goals made per game (2.2) and three-point field-goal percentage (42.7%). On the defensive end, she also is tops in the league in steals (61) and steals per game (3.1). Running the point, Tatum is second in assists in the conference this season. As a team, Manhattan ranks in the top-three in the MAAC in two different statistical categories. The Jaspers are third in the league in field-goal percentage (39.5%) and also in scoring defense, allowing opponents to score 62.3 points per game.

- Manhattan leads the all-time series, 29-15. The Broncs have had the edge of late, winning four of the last five meetings between the two dating back to 2014-15 campaign. Under Head Coach Lynn Milligan, Rider is 7-11 against the Jaspers. Her seven wins against Manhattan are the fourth-most against a MAAC opponent.

- This season, Rider is 7-0 when holding opponents to under 60 points. The Broncs are also 8-2 (5-1 in MAAC play) in 2017-18 when they shoot a higher percentage than their opponents. The Broncs have forced at least 17 turnovers in a game 12 times this season. Rider has a +1.1 turnover ratio this year which ranks third in the MAAC. 

- Rider is 8-4 and 5-2 in conference play when leading at halftime.  Their first loss when leading at the break in MAAC play came at Marist on January 21. The Broncs have won six of their last eight games when holding a halftime lead.

- Versus Fairfield on January 27, both senior Kamila Hoskova and sophomore Stella Johnson played all 40 minutes. Hoskova has played 40 or more minutes in a game eight times this year, including four of her last six games. On December 30 versus Siena, Hoskova played a career-high 42 minutes in an overtime setback. This year, she is playing over 35 minutes per game. Johnson played the full 40 minutes for the first time in her career. Junior point guard Lexi Posset has played 40 or more minutes in a game three times, including a career-best 45 minutes against Siena. 

- Stella Johnson is tied with Aubre Johnson for the team lead with 16 blocks this season. Both Stella and Aubre blocked a shot against the Stags last time out. Stella has registered at least one blocked shot in three straight games, highlighted by swatting three shots at Marist on January 21. Earlier this year, Stella had a season-high four blocks in a win at La Salle. Aubre has blocked one shot in three of her last four games. She has blocked two or more shots in a game four times in 2017-18.

- Four players scored in double figures for the Broncs versus Fairfield on January 27. It marked the 14th time this season that three or more Broncs scored in double figures in a game. The tilt against the Stags last time out was the fourth game in which four players scored 10 or more points for Rider.