PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Rider University women's basketball team fell to Boston College, 112-61, on Sunday afternoon in the Championship Game of the 25th Annual Hawk Classic at Hagan Arena on the campus of Saint Joseph's University.

The Eagles (6-0) won their sixth straight contest to open the year, while the Broncs (2-4) saw their two-game winning streak come to an end.

Boston College held Rider without a made field goal for the final 3:44 of the first quarter to build a double-digit lead. In the second quarter, the Eagles started on a 23-2 run over the first four minutes action to stretch their lead to 30.

Rider shot just over six percent from the field (1-of-15) in the second quarter, while Boston College hit better than 52 percent (10-of-19) of their shots in the frame as the Eagles took a 61-19 lead into the half.  

The Broncs battled in the third quarter, but the Eagles pulled away in the fourth frame as Boston College made 12-of-16 shots from the field in the fourth.

Junior guard Stella Johnson (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic) paced the Bronc attack with 13 points on 6-of-15 shooting. She has scored in double figures in all six of Rider's games this season. She also added two rebounds and one steal for the Broncs. Junior Amari Johnson (Red Lion, PA/Dallastown) was the other Bronc in double figures with 10 points.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Unfortunately, there aren't many positives to take away from today. I think we started with the right pace and the right energy, but we got into foul trouble early. We didn't play Rider basketball in the first half at all. I think in the second half we responded. We played a great team and we just didn't have enough in us to get the result we wanted today." – Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan

- It marked the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
- In the first half, Rider was 0-for-12 from three and Boston College was 8-of-15 from distance.
-  Rider scored a season-low four points in the second quarter. The team hit just one field goal over the 10-minute stretch.
- In the second half, Rider shot over 47 percent from the field (16-of-34).

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- On Monday, Stella Johnson was named the MAAC Player of the Week, the College Sports Madness MAAC Player of the Week and the College Sports Madness Mid-Major Player of the Week.
- Stella was named to the Hawk Classic All-Tournament Team.
- Freshman Teresa Wolak scored her first collegiate point with a free throw late in the fourth quarter.
- Amari Johnson has scored in double figures in three straight games.
- Sophomore Daija Moses tied a career-high with nine points.
- Junior Lea Favre also had nine points on 3-of-6 shooting for Rider.

UP NEXT
Rider returns to the friendly confines of Alumni Gymnasium for a non-conference contest against in-state rival NJIT on Wednesday, November 28. Opening tip is scheduled for 7:00 pm as the Broncs are in search of their second straight win against the Highlanders.