Saturday-Sunday, October 9-10, 2021
Rider Broncs (13-11, 10-4 MAAC) vs. Manhattan Jaspers (2-16, 2-12 MAAC)/Iona Gaels (7-16, 5-9 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gym
Time:Â 12 p.m./1 p.m.
Live Video – BroncVision
Live Stats –Â
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What You Need To Know
- Both of this weekend's matches will be stream lived on BroncVision.
- The Broncs reached the main draw of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1994 last season.
- This weekend is
Homecoming Weekend for Rider, with plenty of activities occurring throughout campus.
- Rider has won four of their last five, including a four-set at Siena last time out.
Morgan Romano (Oviedo, FL/Hagerty) led the Broncs with a season-high 26 kills in the match.
- With her 26 kills last time out, Romano passed Ryan Ackerman '16 for eighth on program's career kill list. She currently has 1,084 career kills.
- Romano is averaging 4.20 kills per set in conference play, second most in the MAAC. She is also leading the MAAC with 36 aces on the year.
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Anilee Sher (Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill) ranks second in the MAAC, averaging 10.40 assists per set. Earlier this season she broke the program's career assist record and has produced 3,609 in her four seasons.
- In addition to Romano,
Jillian Chan (Watchung, NJ/Watchung Hills Regional) ranks ninth and
Tori Schrader (Grantville, PA/Lower Dauphin) ranks 10
th in the league in kills per set.
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Caprice Clarke (Toronto, Canada/Blythe Academy [Yorkville]) set a single-match program record with 14 blocks against Marist last weekend.
- Clarke leads the MAAC in blocks per set this season, averaging 1.39.
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Pamela Loh (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Hendrick Hudson) had her first career double-double with 12 digs and 10 assists against
- Manhattan leads the all-time series against Rider 30-18, but the Broncs have won the last four meetings and 10 of the last 11. Earlier this season the Broncs won in straight sets in Manhattan, 25-22, 25-12, 25-22.
- Iona leads the all-time series over the Broncs 28-15. Rider has also won four straight against the Gaels, including a three-set win earlier this season, 25-18, 25-21, 25-15.
- The Jasper's Ashley Chan is third in the MAAC, averaging 4.61 digs per set.
- Iona's Fleur Wiersma ranks fourth in the conference in hitting percentage, hitting .339 for the year.