Women's Basketball
Game Seven
Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Rider Broncs (4-2) at Georgetown Hoyas (2-7)
Location: Washington, DC (McDonough Arena)
Tip: 2:00 pm
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Video: HoyaVision
Twitter: @RiderWBB
Game Notes: Game Seven
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- All Rider home basketball games will air on ESPN+ or ESPN3, with the exception of the January 9th contest against Quinnipiac that will air on ESPNU.
 
- The Hoyas enter Saturday's matinee with a record of 2-7 after falling on the road to Fordham, 67-54, last Sunday. Georgetown has dropped three games in a row and the Hoyas are 0-2 at home this season. It is a two-headed attack for the team with both Taylor Barnes and Brianna Jones averaging in double figures. As a team, Georgetown is committing just 12 turnovers a game and the Hoyas have a +3.3 turnover margin. GU is converting on 23 percent (34-of-186) of its shots from three-point range and the squad is shooting 66.7 percent (82-of-123) from the foul line.
 
- Georgetown has won all six meetings in the series history. Last season's contest was the first between the two squads since 2011. Georgetown has won five of the six games by double figures.
 
- Georgetown defeated Rider, 79-49, last December in Lawrenceville. In the victory, the Hoyas outscored the Broncs by 14 (23-9) in the second quarter to break open a close contest. Georgetown also ended the game strong by outscoring Rider, 29-17, over the final 12 minutes. The Hoyas return just two starters from last season's game, while the Broncs have four starters back. 
 
- Last time out, three players scored in double figures as Rider raced past visiting La Salle, 70-43, at home last Saturday. Rider opened the game on a 7-0 run over the first three and a half minutes of play and never looked back. The Broncs never trailed in the game and stretched their lead to as many as 27 late in the fourth.
 
- Stella Johnson nearly recorded her second career triple-double last time out against La Salle. The senior guard finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Stella also had five steals and two blocks, while committing just one turnover. She played all 40 minutes for the Broncs as Rider remained unbeaten at home this season.
 
- Rider had three players score in double figures versus La Salle last Saturday. It marked just the second time this season that the Broncs had three players score 10 or more points in a game. Rider is now 2-0 when three or more players register double figures. Stella had a game-high 22 points, while Amari Johnson added 14 and Lea Favre had 12.
 
- Amari Johnson recorded her second straight double-double last time out against La Salle. Johnson scored 14 and pulled down 11 rebounds. Rider is 2-1 when a player registers a double-double this year. Amari is the only Bronc with a double-double this year. She now has eight career double-doubles. 
 
- Senior Lea Favre made her first start of the year for the Broncs versus the Explorers. After seeing limited minutes in the beginning of the season due to injury, Favre scored 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting last Saturday. She scored in double figures for the first time in 2019-20.
 
- Rider had seven blocks in the win over La Salle on December 7. It was the second game this season in which the Broncs had seven or more blocked shots. As a team, Rider leads the MAAC with 28 total blocks and 4.7 blocks per game. Amari Johnson tied a career-high with four blocks last time out against La Salle. She currently leads the MAAC with 11 total blocks and 1.8 blocks per game. In 38 games with the Broncs, Amari has recorded two or more blocks in a game 10 times.
 
- Rider had its strongest defensive effort of the season last time out. The Broncs held La Salle to just made eight made field goals and 16 percent shooting, while forcing 18 Explorer turnovers. Rider has forced 18 or more turnovers from its opponents in four straight games. The eight made field goals are the fewest allowed in a game under Head Coach Lynn Milligan and the 16 percent was the lowest the Broncs have held an opponent shooting under Milligan as well.
 
- On Tuesday, November 26, Stella Johnson was named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's National Player of the Week. It marked the first time in program history that a Bronc was named the USBWA National Player of the Week and also the first time a player from the MAAC picked up the weekly accolade as well. Stella is one of just two active players in all of Division I, along with Princeton's Bella Alarie, to be have earned both USBWA National Player of the Week and USBWA National Freshman of the Week honors in their careers.
 
- Senior guard Stella Johnson set a single-game program record with 41 points in the victory over Lipscomb on November 22. The previous record for points in game by a Bronc was 37 by both MyNeshia McKenzie and Nancy Carroll. Stella scored 18 of her points during the fourth quarter yesterday. She hit 17-of-18 free-throw attempts. Stella also grabbed a season-high eight rebounds to go along with three steals, two blocks and two assists. She was the first player in the MAAC to score over 40 points since Victoria Rampado had 41 against Siena in January of 2018.
 
- Stella Johnson became the first player in program history to earn MAAC Preseason Player of the Year honors. Stella was also a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-MAAC First Team. Two other Broncs picked up preseason accolades as senior Amari Johnson landed on the Preseason All-MAAC Second Team and classmate Lea Favre earned Preseason All-MAAC Third Team distinction.  
 
- Senior Stella Johnson was named to the Women's Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on November 6th. Johnson is one of 50 players in the nation and just two players from mid-major programs to earn a spot on the list. In late October, Johnson was also named one of 20 watch-list candidates for the 2020 Nancy Lieberman Award as announced by The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). She was also named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List by the USBWA on December 5.
 
- Following the 64-57 win over Xavier on November 16, Rider moved into CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll. The Broncs are currently ranked 22nd in the poll and entered the poll two weeks ago. Rider is ranked in the poll for the fourth time in program history and the first time since during the program's historic 2016-17 season. The 22nd ranking is the highest-ever for Rider in the poll.