Thursday, November 15
MAAC TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND
No. 3 Rider Broncs (17-10, 12-6 MAAC) vs. No. 10 Siena Saints (4-27, 2-6 MAAC)
Location: Lake Buena Vista, FL – HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Live Stats: SideArmStats
Twitter: @Broncsvball & @RIDERATHLETICS

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Rider enters the MAAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed thanks to posting a 12-6 mark in conference play. The Broncs had an overall record of 17-10 this fall, highlighted by winning nine of their final 10 contests.

- The 12 conference wins are the most in program history. 2018 marked the fifth straight season in which Rider win 10 or more MAAC games. The Rider senior class of Savannah Logan, Hailey Riede and Perry Williams have won a program record 44 league matches over the last four years.

- The 2018 MAAC Volleyball Championship will be played at the HP Field House at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, FL. All 10 MAAC teams will participate in this year's 3-day, single-elimination championships. First round play begins Thursday, November 15. Second round and semifinal action is Friday, November 16. The Championship game is Saturday, November 17.    

- Rider ended the regular season with a five-set loss at Saint Peter's on Saturday. November 10. The setback snapped a 16-match winning streak for the Broncs against the Peacocks.

- The Broncs are 4-5 in five-set contests this fall. The team is 8-5 in three-set matches (with all eight wins coming in conference play) and 5-0 in four-game tilts. At home, the Broncs were 7-3 this year and they registered a 10-7 mark outside of Lawrenceville this autumn.

- On Tuesday, junior Rachelle Runyon was named the MAAC Libero of the Week. She earned the distinction for the third week in a row and the fourth time this season. She is the only libero in the league to earn weekly accolades four times this fall.

- Runyon had another strong week on the back line for the Broncs as Rider went 1-1 in league play to earn the No. 3 seed in the upcoming MAAC Tournament. Runyon averaged 6.00 digs per set and had a perfect serve receive percentage in 24 attempts for Rider. She opened the week with 17 digs in a three-set win over Manhattan. Runyon followed that up with 31 digs in a five-set contest at Saint Peter's. It marked her third match with 30 or more digs this season.

- On Tuesday, September 4, Head Coach Chris Feliciano earned his 100th career victory at Rider. He became just the second coach in program history to reach the milestone. He became the winningest coach in program history with a 3-1 victory against Manhattan on November 14. He enters the postseason with 115 career wins at the helm of the program.  

- In the first match of the season, senior Hailey Riede became the eighth player in program history to record 1,000 career kills. Riede is the fourth player under Feliciano to reach the milestone. In the first 32 years of the program, four players recorded 1,000 career kills. In Feliciano's eight seasons the same number of student-athletes have accomplished the feat. She currently is third program history with 1,267 kills.

- Both Runyon and Sher were named to the La Salle Invitational All-Tournament Team on the second weekend of play.

- Siena leads the all-time series, 29-9. However, the Broncs have had the edge of late winning three of the last four meetings. Rider swept Siena this season and did not drop a single set to the Saints. In the last meeting between the two, Rider tied a season-best with 15 total blocks in a road win.  

- Offensively, Hailey Riede leads the team with 275 kills and 3.09 kills per set. It is the second time in her career that she has averaged over three kills per set. She has registered 10 or more kills in 17 matches this fall, including in each of her last eight appearances.

- Senior Savannah Logan is having a career-year. She has racked up 230 kills to go along with 2.67 kills per set. Logan has also recorded a career-high 206 digs and registered seven double-doubles this autumn. Earlier this season, she had a career-high 27 digs and 15 kills in a five-set match at Iona.

- At the net, senior Perry Williams has added 160 kills. Williams leads the MAAC in total blocks (108), solo blocks (28) and block assists (80). Williams has registered six or more block assists in a match seven times this fall.

- Defensively, Runyon leads the team with 501 digs. She is just the fifth different player to register over 500 digs in a season in program history. Runyon enters the postseason second in the MAAC in digs and second in digs per set at 4.82. She has recorded 30 or more digs in a match three different times this season. She is the only libero to have over 30 digs in more than two matches.

- Also on the back line, Anilee Sher has added 284 digs, Danielle Blanco has recorded 249 digs and Brynn Sherbert has contributed 219 digs.