LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Three players scored in double figures as the Rider University women's basketball team raced past visiting La Salle, 70-43, on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action inside Alumni Gymnasium.
 
The Broncs (4-2) bounced back from a setback last time out to remain unbeaten at home, while the Explorers (6-4) suffered their second straight loss.
 
Stella Johnson (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic) paced the Rider attack with a game-high 22 points to go along with nine assists, nine rebounds, five steals, two blocks and just one turnover.
 
Amari Johnson (Red Lion, PA/Dallastown) and Lea Favre (Vevey, Switzerland/Lycee Jeanne D'Arc) were the other Broncs in double figures. Amari recorded her second straight double-double thanks to a 14-point, 11-rebound performance, while Favre had a season-high 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
 
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.
 
Off the bench, Lexi Stover (Malvern, PA/Archbishop Carroll) and Tracey Goodman (Lansdale, PA/Phil-Mont Christian Academy) combined for 16 points for the Broncs.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"With the two-week layoff, we started the game exactly how we wanted too. We focused a lot on defense over the last two weeks. We were pretty locked in on our perimeter defense with La Salle only hitting 3-of-17 when they average 9-of-30. That was a good step for us as far as game planning. Our overall intensity on defense was excellent." ­ - Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan
 
- Rider has won three straight games against La Salle.
- The Broncs forced 18 turnovers and committed just 11.
- Rider held La Salle to just eight made field goals in the game. The Explorers shot just 17 percent (3-of-17) from three-point range.
- The Broncs held an opponent under 50 points for the first time this season.
- Rider shot 75 percent (9-of-12) from the foul line. It was the third straight game in which Rider converted 75 percent or better from the charity stripe.
- Rider had seven blocked shots.
- On Tuesday, the Broncs were ranked No. 23 in the College Insider Mid-Major Top-25 Poll. Rider has been ranked in the poll for three straight weeks.
 
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- It was the third game this season in which Rider has never trailed.
- Amari Johnson tied a career-high with four blocked shots. In 38 games with the Broncs, Amari has recorded two or more blocks in a game for the nine times. It was also her third double-double of the season and the eighth of her career.
- Lexi Stover was 3-of-5 from three-point range in the win. She also tied a career-high with five rebounds in the win.
- It was Stella's third straight game with four or more steals.
 
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action next Saturday, December 14, with a road contest against BIG EAST foe Georgetown. Opening tip is slated for 2:00 pm as the Broncs are looking to avenge a loss to the Hoyas in Lawrenceville last winter.