Women's Basketball
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Rider Broncs (16-11, 12-4 MAAC) vs. Siena Saints (12-15, 8-8 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Tip: 7:00 pm
Live Stats: SidearmStats
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Tickets: GoBroncsTix.com
Twitter: @RiderWBB
Complete Game Notes: Siena

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- All regular-season home games in 2018-19 will be carried on either ESPN3 or ESPN+. Road games only will be carried on 107.7 The Bronc.

- Rider and Siena are playing for the 47th time in the all-time series history with the Saints holding a 33-13 advantage. Rider has won three of the last four meetings between the two squads. The last five meetings between the two teams have all been decided by four points or fewer with each Rider claiming three wins.

- Prior to Thursday evening's contest, Rider will honor its two graduating seniors, Lexi Posset and Taylour Jones, and graduate student Mia Farmer for their contributions to the program. Posset has been a two-year starter for the Broncs and ranks in the top-10 in program history in games played, assists, made three-point field goals, free-throw percentage and made free throws. Over the last two seasons, Jones has appeared in 28 games. She has scored a five points on two separate occasions this season. Farmer has played in every game for Rider this season, scoring in double figures twice.

- Rider is 12-4 in conference action in 2018-19 with two league contests remaining on the schedule. The 12 wins are the most for the Broncs in an 18-game league schedule and the second-most in program history. It marks the second time under Head Coach Lynn Milligan and the second time in program history that the Broncs have won 12 of their first 16 MAAC games. Their best 16-game start to MAAC play was 13-3 which the team did during their historic 2016-17 campaign.

- The Broncs have won 10 or more conference games for the third year in a row and the fourth time overall under Milligan. It is the second time in program history that the Broncs have stacked three 10-win conference seasons in a row. The other time was from 1992-96 when the Broncs played in the NEC. It also marks just the second time in program history that Rider has won 12 MAAC games in a season.

- Rider had four players score in double figures in the victory over Niagara on Sunday. The Broncs have had four players score in double figures in each of their last six victories. It marked the seventh time this season that four Rider players scored 10 or more points. The Broncs are the only team that has four players averaging in double figures this season.

- Junior forward Lea Favre scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field against Niagara. Favre also knocked down all six of her free-throw attempts in the win. She also added six rebounds and tied a career-best with two blocks versus the Purple Eagles. It marked the second time this season and the third time in her career that she has scored 20 or more points in a game.

- Since the start of MAAC play, Lea Favre is shooting over 56 percent (71-of-125) from the field. She is scoring over 10 points and grabbing more than four rebounds per game in conference action. She has made over seven shots in a game five times in league play and in all five of those games she shot over 46 percent from the field. She is one of four Broncs averaging in double figures in MAAC play.

- Junior Amari Johnson recorded her team-leading fifth double-double of the season last time out versus Niagara thanks to a 10-point, 10-rebound performance. It was her second straight double-double and her third in the last five games. She is leading the team with nearly seven rebounds per game this year. It was the seventh time this year that a Bronc has recorded a double-double and Rider is 6-1 in those games.