Box Score ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The seventh-seeded Rider University women's basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 72-67 setback to No. 3 seed Saint Peter's on Friday afternoon in the MAAC Championship Semifinals at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
 
The Broncs (8-18) and Peacocks (13-14) battled for 40 minutes.

After Rider hit a pair of free throws with 2:23 left to take a 64-63 edge, SPU answered with five straight points to take a lead they would not lose.
 
Bronc sophomore forward Victoria Toomey (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore) would then hit one of two free throw to bring Rider within three at 68-65 with 44 seconds left.  SPU would knock down a pair of free throws and on the ensuing Rider possession, Maya Hyacienth (Nottingham, UK/City of London Academy) drove to the hoop to make it a three-point SPU advantage at 70-67.
 
Following Hyacienth's bucket, the Broncs employed a full-court press. The Peacocks broke the press, but they were whistled for a travel with a little over eight seconds remaining in the game.
 
Off an inbounds play, Rider senior Daija Moses (Toronto, Ontario/Henry Street) had a look at a three-pointer to tie it up. She was unable to connect and SPU would grab the rebound.
 
Three Broncs scored in double figures led by Toomey with 17 points. Freshman guard Makayla Firebaugh (Winchester, VA/James Wood) scored 16 points and Hyacienth chipped in 10 points as well.  
 
QUOTES & NOTES
"Obviously a really tough loss. I thought it was a really good, solid game. Congrats to Saint Pete's. Saint Pete's has had a really outstanding year. Marc's done a great job. Between Saint Peter's and us, I think we've played the most games and I thought it was fitting that we were both sitting here in the semi's. They did a great job. They just made a couple more buckets than we did today. We had a couple too many mistakes early. I think the last five minutes of the first quarter – you take that away and it's a pretty even ballgame beyond that. We'll learn from it, remember this feeling and learn from it, and keep moving forward." – Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan

- Rider shot 48 percent from the field (25-of-52).
- The Broncs 11 assists on 25 made field goals.
- Saint Peter's was 18-of-20 at the foul line, while the Broncs went 9-of-15.
- In the third quarter, Rider shot 60 percent (9-of-15) from the field and outscored SPU, 22-17.
 
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Playing in her final collegiate game, Daija Moses had three points, five rebounds and two steals.
- Toomey scored 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting. She also grabbed seven rebounds.
- Firebaugh had 16 points thank to 4-of-6 shots from three-point range.
- Amanda Mobley had seven points, six assists and four rebounds.
- Hyacienth had 10 points and she hit two shots from beyond the arc.