POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Amanda Mobley (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh) and Stella Johnson (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic) both recorded double-doubles to lead the Rider University women's basketball team past host Marist, 76-72, in overtime on Thursday night in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action inside McCann Arena.
 
The Broncs (11-2, 4-0 MAAC) won their eighth game in a row, while the Red Foxes (11-3, 4-1 MAAC) saw their six-game winning streak come to an end.
 
Rider held the potent Marist offensive attack scoreless for the final 90 seconds of overtime to overcome a late three-point deficit. Trailing, 72-69, with under a minute left in OT, Mobley knocked down a deep three-pointer with the shot clock expiring to tie the game.
 
After a stop on the next possession, senior Tracey Goodman (Lansdale, PA/Phil-Mont Christian Academy) hit a pair of free throws to give Rider the lead for good.
 
The defense was stout down the stretch as the Red Foxes did not make a field goal over the final four minutes of the contest.
 
Stella had a game-high 28 points to go along with 10 rebounds, while Mobley picked up her first career double-double thanks to an 11-point, 10-assist performance. Lea Favre (Vevey, Switzerland/Lycee Jeanne D'Arc) was the other Bronc in double figures as she tied a career-high with 24 points.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"I think we were locked in defensively down the stretch. Obviously they are a tremendous offensive team. Stops can win a game in overtime and I think they did today. I'm proud of our effort today. We had some unsung heroes on the defensive end." – Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan
 
- Rider has now won three of its last four games in Poughkeepsie.
- The Broncs are 2-0 in OT this season.
- Rider is now 5-0 this season in games decided by five points or fewer.
- The Broncs are 9-0 this season when three players score in double figures.
- Rider is 7-1 on the year when a player registers a double-double.
- The Broncs had 19 assists and committed 12 turnovers on the day. Rider also forced 16 Marist turnovers.
 
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Stella knocked down 11-of-22 from the field. She also added 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals. It was her fourth game this season hitting 11 or more shots from the field. No other player in the MAAC has more than one such game. 
- Lea Favre tied her career-high with 24 points. She hit 10-of-18 shots from the floor to go along with five rebounds.
- Amanda Mobley had her first career double-double. She scored 11 points thanks to hitting a trio of three-pointers. She also set a new career-best with 10 assists to go along with four steals. She hit a three-pointer from three-quarter court to beat the halftime buzzer.
- Amari Johnson grabbed 10 rebounds for the Broncs. It was her eighth game with 10 or more boards this season.
- Tracey Goodman had five points and two rebounds off the bench.
 
UP NEXT
- Rider returns to action on Saturday, January 18, with a home conference showdown against Siena. Opening tip is slated for 4:00 pm inside Alumni Gymnasium. The Broncs enter the tilt having won four of the last five contests versus the Saints.