GAME 9 – Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Rider University Broncs (0-8, 0-4 MAAC) vs. NJIT Highlanders (1-4, 1-1 America East)
Location: Newark, NJ – NJIT Wellness and Events Center
Tip: 2 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Live Stats – NJITHighlanders.com
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderWBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider has fallen in its first eight games this season at Villanova, Delaware State and Iona (twice) and at home against Drexel, Army West Point and Manhattan (twice).
- Rider was awarded the MAAC Tournament trophy after earning the top seed in the MAAC Basketball Championships for the first time in program history last season. The Broncs set new program records in overall (26) and league (18) wins.
- Rider graduated six seniors, including Honorable Mention All-American and recent WNBA rookie Stella Johnson (Washington Mystics), who was the 2019-20 NCAA Division I scoring champion (24.8 ppg.).
- Rider's top returner is junior point guard Amanda Mobley (8.9 ppg.), a Preseason All-MAAC Second Team pick. She scored in double figures four times this year, but missed most of this past weekend's series with Iona due to injury. 
- Rider owns a 3-1 lead in the series with NJIT, including two-straight wins. 
- Raphaela Toussaint posted her first-career double-double on Dec. 19 at Iona with 11 points and 12 rebounds. 
- Freshman Makayla Firebaugh scored 17 points on Dec. 11 vs. Manhattan, the highest scoring output by a Bronc thus far in 2020-21. 
- The Broncs were picked seventh in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
- 107.7 The Bronc will broadcast Wednesday's game live, with Daniel Harris and Shawn Johnson on the call. Fans can listen online at www.1077TheBronc.com on WRRC2, and on your mobile device, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Download our free WRRC2 app in the Google Play and Apple App stores. You can also ask Alexa to "Play 1077 The Bronc Retro" when you download the WRRC2 Alexa skill.