Box Score POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – The Rider University women's basketball team fell on the road at Marist, 70-57, on Monday evening in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action.
 
The Broncs (5-16, 4-12 MAAC) saw their fourth-quarter lead slip away as the Red Foxes (12-2, 10-2 MAAC) rallied to score their fourth straight victory.
 
After Makayla Firebaugh (Winchester, VA/James Wood) opened the scoring in the fourth quarter with a runner to give Rider a 47-43 lead, Marist answered with a 17-3 run that lasted nearly seven minutes as the Red Foxes built a double-digit advantage.
 
During the spurt, Marist was 5-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range, while Rider went 1-of-6 from the floor and committed a trio of turnovers.
 
All told, Marist outscored Rider 27-12 over the final 10 minutes of action. In the second half, the Broncs were whistled for 20 fouls and the Red Foxes committed just six.
 
Three Broncs scored in double figures led by Firebaugh with 15. Daija Moses (Toronto, Ontario/Henry Street) added 12 points and Victoria Toomey (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore) added 11.
 
QUOTES & NOTES

- Marist has won three games in a row against Rider.
- Rider was 5-of-10 from three-point range through the first three quarters. The Broncs were 2-of-7 from beyond the arc in the fourth.  
- Rider shot over 50 percent in both the first and third quarters.
- The Broncs had 14 assists. It was their sixth consecutive game with 11 or more dimes.
 
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Daija Moses had 12 points, four rebounds and two assists.
- Makayla Firebaugh scored 15 points to go along with two rebounds and one steal.
- Toomey scored 11 points and had four assists.
- Amanda Mobley scored seven points and dished out six assists.
 
UP NEXT
Rider returns home for a weekend set with Niagara on February 13-14.