LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Seniors Stella Johnson (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic) and Amari Johnson (Red Lion, PA/Dallastown) both recorded double-doubles as the Rider University women's basketball team knocked off visiting Fairfield, 60-52, on Tuesday evening in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action at Alumni Gymnasium.
 
The Broncs (15-2, 8-0 MAAC) held off a late Stag (9-8, 6-2 MAAC) rally to earn their program-record 12th straight win.
 
Rider stretched its 10-point halftime lead to 14 at 44-30 after 30 minutes thanks to senior Lexi Stover (Malvern, PA/Archbishop Carroll) beating the buzzer with a three-pointer.
 
Over the final 10 minutes, Fairfield clawed back to cut the deficit to just three at 52-49 with a little over 90 seconds left in regulation. Down the stretch, the Broncs would hit their free throws to escape with their eighth MAAC win of the season.
 
Amari had a game-high 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds, while Stella had 15 points and 11 boards. Classmate Lea Favre (Vevey, Switzerland/Lycee Jeanne D'Arc) was the other Bronc in double figures with 11 points.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"We stick together and we play tough defense. We shot great from both the three-point line and the foul line. We made some really good talking movements in that second half and especially in the end of the game when they made a little run on defense. That's what veteran teams do. When you have an off-night on offense where we weren't clicking as much as we normally are you have to find other ways to win. We did that tonight." – Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan
 
- Rider's previous best winning streak as a Division I team was 11 games during the 1981-82 season.
- The Broncs are now 13-0 this season when three or more players score in double figures.
- Rider is 11-1 this year when a player records a double-double.
- The Broncs held Fairfield to just 15 points in the first half.
- Rider is 8-0 in MAAC play for the first time in program history. Dating back to last season, the Broncs have won 11 straight MAAC regular-season games.
- Rider is now a perfect 7-0 at home this season.
 
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- The double-double was Amari's MAAC-leading 11th of the season. It is the most double-doubles by a Bronc since Julia Duggan had 12 during the 2016-17 campaign. Amari also added two blocked shots. It was her third straight game with at least two blocks.
- Stella recorded her fifth double-double of the year. She also added three assists and one steal. Stella was 9-of-10 at the free-throw line.
- Lea has now scored in double figures in 11 of her last 12 games. She was 5-of-9 shooting from the field.
- Amanda Mobley had nine points, a game-high five assists and three steals for the Broncs. She has had five or more assists in six of the eight MAAC games this year.
- Off the bench, Daija Moses had six points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal in 13 minutes. She was 2-of-2 from the field and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe.
 
UP NEXT
Rider continues its three-game home stand on Thursday, January 30, as Manhattan comes to campus. Opening tip is slated for 7:00 pm as the Broncs are looking to avenge a 60-57 setback to the Jaspers at home last season.