POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Four different players scored in double figures as the Rider University women's basketball team knocked off host Marist, 68-58, on Wednesday evening in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action inside McCann Arena.

The Broncs (11-8, 7-1 MAAC) remained unbeaten on the road in conference play, while the Red Foxes (15-7, 6-3 MAAC) dropped their second straight home contest.

After the early minutes, Rider would never trail in the contest. The Broncs would stretch their lead to as many as 13 points early in the fourth quarter at 53-40 following a steal and score from junior Stella Johnson (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic).

Down the stretch, Rider would knock down their free throws to hold on for the win. The Broncs shot over 63 percent from the field (7-of-11) and 77 percent (7-of-9) from the foul line over the final 10 minutes.

Stella and classmate Lea Favre (Vevey, Switzerland/Jeanne D'Arc) paced the Bronc attack with 18 points apiece. Senior point guard Lexi Posset (Pittsburgh, PA/Beaver Area) chipped in 14 points, while junior Amari Johnson (Red Lion, PA/Dallastown) recoded her second career double-double with a 15-point, 15-rebound performance.  

NOTES & QUOTES
"This is a nice win for us. To come into one of the toughest places to play in the league and get a win is big. I think defensively we did a nice job. Amari Johnson stepped up and hit some shots early on to take the pressure off Stella. We did a good job of staying within the gameplan. We made some mistakes, but we were able to bounce back from them." – Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan

"Being able to come back after our loss on Saturday with a short turn around I'm very proud of our effort." – Milligan

- The loss snapped a two-game skid for the Broncs against the Red Foxes.
- The Broncs have now won two of their last three games in Poughkeepsie versus Marist.
- Rider is now 7-1 in MAAC play for the first time under Head Coach Lynn Milligan and the first time in program history. Their previous best eight-game start was 6-2 which the team achieved during their historic 2016-17 campaign.
- Rider now has two wins against teams that appeared in last season's WNIT (Saint Joseph's and Marist).
- The Broncs committed 20 turnovers and forced 23 Marist miscues. Rider is now 9-0 on the year and 6-0 in conference play when they commit fewer turnovers than their opponents.
- Rider shot 80 percent (16-of-20) from the free-throw line.

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Amari grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds. It was second double-double in the last four games. She shot 7-of-16 from the field to go along with one blocked shot.
- Stella was 7-of-12 from the field for Rider. She also added three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
- Posset had a game-high four steals for the Broncs and she dished out two assists.
- Aubre Johnson had a career-high four assists for Rider.

UP NEXT
Rider closes out a two-game road trip on Sunday, February 3, as the Broncs travel to Hamden to square off with defending MAAC Champion Quinnipiac. The game is slated to begin at 1:00 pm from the People's United Center.