LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Four players scored in double figures to help lead the Rider University women's basketball team past visiting Marist, 70-64, in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Saturday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Broncs (13-9, 9-2 MAAC) won their second straight home contest and completed the regular-season sweep of Marist with the victory, while the Red Foxes, (17-8, 9-4 MAAC) saw their two-game road winning streak come to an end.

Trailing, 59-55, with under four and a half minutes left in regulation, Rider ripped off seven straight points capped by a three from junior guard Stella Johnson (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic). Johnson's trey gave the Broncs a 62-59 edge with under three minutes to play.

Marist would battle back to tie the game at 64 with 47 seconds left in the fourth quarter. On the ensuing possession, Stella found classmate Lea Favre (Vevey, Switzerland/Lycee Jeanne D'Arc) in the post for the eventual game-winning basket.

On the defensive end, Stella would steal an errant pass by the Red Foxes following Favre's bucket. Over the final 13 seconds of play, Stella would score the game's final four points at the foul line.

Stella led the charge for the Broncs with a game-high 23 points to go along with seven assists, while both Favre and senior points guard Lexi Posset (Pittsburgh, PA/Beaver Area) added 16 points apiece for the hosts. Off the bench, Bronc sophomore Daija Moses (Toronto, Ontario/Henry Street) scored a career-high 11 points.

NOTES & QUOTES
"That was a great MAAC basketball game. It was well played by two good teams that know what time of year it is. Young ladies stepped up on both sides. It was a game of runs and great defense stops. I'm really proud of our effort today especially on the defensive end. Lexi Posset might have played one of the better games of her career. It was just a great effort all the way around." – Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan

- Rider has now won four of the last six meeting with Marist thanks to sweeping the regular-season series with the Red Foxes this season and during the 2016-17 campaign.
- Rider is now 9-2 in MAAC play for the first time under Head Coach Lynn Milligan and the first time in program history. Their previous best 11-game start to conference play was 8-3 which the team achieved during their historic 2016-17 campaign.
- The tilt was close throughout as neither team led by more than seven points.
- Rider was a perfect 8-of-8 at the foul line.
- The Broncs committed just nine turnovers and forced 15 Marist turnovers. Rider is now 11-0 on the year and 8-0 in MAAC play when they commit fewer turnovers than their opponent.
- Rider had 16 assists in the win. The Broncs are now 6-0 overall and 3-0 in MAAC play when they record more assists than turnovers.
- The Broncs had 36 points in the paint. In two games against Marist this season, the Broncs have averaged 37 points in the paint per tilt.
- Rider grabbed 11 offensive rebounds in the win.
- Rider has had four players score in double figures in each of their last three wins.

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Stella had 23 points thanks to hitting 5-of-9 shots from three-point range. She also hit all four of her free-throw attempts. Stella added seven assists, four rebounds and two steals.
- Both Lexi Posset and Stella Johnson played all 40 minutes.
- Posset had 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field. She also had five assist, four rebounds and two steals.
- In the post, Favre 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
- Moses scored in double figures for the first time in her career. She hit 5-of-8 shots from the field and added five rebounds and a pair of steals.

UP NEXT
Rider closes out a three-game home stand on Tuesday, February 12, as Iona comes to campus for a conference showdown. Opening tip is slated for 7:00 pm as the Broncs are looking for the regular-season sweep of the Gaels after topping Iona earlier this season in New Rochelle.