GAME 26 – Friday, March 12, 2021
#7 Rider Broncs (8-17, 5-13 MAAC) vs. #3 Saint Peter's Peacocks (12-14, 10-9 MAAC)
Location: Atlantic City, NJ – Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Tip: 1:30 p.m.
Live Video –
ESPN+
Live Audio –
107.7 The Bronc
Live Stats –
StatBroadcast.com
Twitter –
Twitter.com/RiderWBB
What You Need To Know
- Rider advanced to the MAAC Semifinals with a 62-50 win over Quinnipiac.
- RU has now advanced to the MAAC Semifinals in five-straight years.
- The Broncs are 12-22 all-time at MAAC Championships.
- Though Saint Peter's owns a 46-25 edge in the all-time series, Rider has enjoyed a 19-13 advantage under Head Coach
Lynn Milligan, including wins in 10 of the last 12. The two teams split this season at Alumni Gym.
- Rider and Saint Peter's have met four times at MAAC Championships, all in the First Round. The Peacocks won three out of four, with the last meeting coming in 2014-15.
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Raphaela Toussaint scored 13 points, while
Makayla Firebaugh (12) and
Anna Ekerstedt (10) also finished in double figures in Rider's Quarterfinal win over Quinnipiac.
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Makayla Firebaugh and
Raphaela Toussaint were named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team on Monday. Firebaugh was named MAAC Co-Player of the Year on Wednesday.
- Firebaugh has scored in double figures a team-high 16 times this season.
- 107.7 The Bronc will broadcast the games live, with Daniel Harris and Shawn Johnson on the call.
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