LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women's basketball team fell at home to visiting Canisius, 62-49, on Saturday afternoon in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Broncs (10-8, 6-1 MAAC) saw their six-game conference winning streak come to an end, while the Golden Griffins (7-12, 5-3 MAAC) snapped a two-game skid with the road victory.

It was a two-headed attack for Rider led by junior Amari Johnson (Red Lion, PA/Dallastown). Amari poured in a game-high 21 points, while classmate Stella Johnson (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic) chipped in 15 points for the hosts.

Canisius erased an early 11-point deficit by outscoring the Broncs 21-13 in the second quarter to hold a one-point edge at 31-30 heading into halftime.

The teams went back-and-forth in the third quarter with Rider pulling to within two at 43-41 as Stella beat the buzzer with a driving bucket.

The Golden Griffins pulled away in the fourth quarter, thanks to holding the Broncs to just eight points over the final 10 minutes.

NOTES & QUOTES
"It was a disappointing result today on our home floor. Credit to Canisius they did a great job. Defensively they were very strong. We didn't shoot the ball well today which hurt us and we had some lapses on defense, particularly in rebounding that hurt us. We had a little adversity today and we didn't respond to it as well as we wanted to. Just like we learned from the six previous games we'll learn from this one and put ourselves in a better situation heading into Wednesday." – Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan

- The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Rider against Canisius.  
- Rider is now 6-1 in MAAC play for the second time under Head Coach Lynn Milligan and the second time in program history. It matches the best seven-game start for the Broncs in conference play which they first set during the historic 2016-17 campaign.
- Rider shot 18 percent from three-point range (5-of-27) and 50 percent from the foul line (6-of-12).
- The Broncs committed 14 turnovers in the contest.
- Rider had 11 assists on 19 made field goals.

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Amari scored 20 or more points for the second time in her career. She also added four rebounds and two steals.
- Stella continued her strong all-around play as she grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and dished out a game-high six assists. On the defensive end, she also added three steals. She is now sole possession of second-place in Rider's all-time steals list with 224 thefts in her career.
- Four different Broncs had two or more steals in the game as Rider had nine total.
- Lea Favre had five points and five rebounds for the hosts. 

UP NEXT
Rider hits the road to square off with Marist on Wednesday, January 30, at 7:00 pm inside McCann Arena. The Broncs are looking to snap a two-game losing streak against the Red Foxes.