LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Junior Amari Johnson (Red Lion, PA/Dallastown) scored a game-high 20 points off the bench to lead the Rider University women's basketball team past visiting TCNJ, 96-55, in an exhibition game on Thursday evening inside Alumni Gymnasium.

Rider broke the game open in the second quarter, outscoring the Lions, 18-9, to take a 44-25 advantage into halftime. The Broncs shot 60 percent from the field (21-of-35) to pull away.

Off the bench, Amari Johnson was 7-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. She also added five rebounds and three steals for the hosts. Junior Lexi Stover (Malvern, PA/Archbishop Carroll) and freshman Amanda Mobley (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh) each had 12 points apiece for Rider, while junior Aubre Johnson (Post Falls, ID/Post Falls) added 11 points and six rebounds for the Broncs.

NOTES & QUOTES
"I think tonight we were able to put a lot of our pieces together with some things we've been working on this past week. We spent a lot of time on offense, because we felt like we didn't score well in our scrimmage and we saw some good results on that. We shot the ball and shared the ball well. That's who we are. We're a team that puts each other in successful situations." – Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan

- Rider was 10-of-25 from three-point range.
- The Broncs won the battle of the boards, 40-23. Rider had 14 offensive rebounds in the game.
- Rider shot 54.9 percent (39-of-71) from the field.
- The Broncs forced 23 turnovers.
- Rider had 23 fastbreak points in the contest.

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Stella Johnson had nine points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals for the Broncs. She was 4-of-9 from the field and four of her rebounds came on the offensive end.
- Amanda Mobley also added five assists and she was 5-of-6 from the field.
- Lexi Posset had seven points, a game-high seven assists and four steals for Rider.

UP NEXT
Rider opens the regular season on Tuesday, November 6, with a home non-conference clash against defending IVY League champion Princeton with opening tip scheduled for 7:00 pm. The Broncs won the last meeting between the two teams, 70-62, in November of 2016.