BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, NY – Makayla Firebaugh's (Winchester, VA/James Wood) three with 10.2 seconds remaining in overtime and subsequent stop on the other end delivered the Broncs a 71-70 overtime victory over St. Francis Brooklyn Sunday afternoon. The Broncs improve to 1-2 on the season, while the Terriers fall to 1-2.
 
Firebaugh made the inbounds pass in front of the Rider bench then ran across the court where she received a pass from Amanda Mobley (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh). Firebaugh made a crossover dribble, stepped back and sank the long ball, her sixth triple of the game, to put the Broncs in front, when Alyssa Fisher's layup would not go on the other end, the ball ended up in the hands of Firebaugh as the final horn sounded.
 
The Broncs came out strong in the first, jumping out to a 12-4 lead behind two points and three assists from Victoria Toomey (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore). The Broncs carried a 12-7 lead after one.
 
After Rider got the opening bucket of the second, the Terriers responded with a 17-0 run in the next 4:49 that flipped the game. St. Francis Brooklyn was 4-for-5 from the field and 7-for-9 from the line during the run. The Broncs trailed 29-20 at the half.
 
Rider came out firing in the third using a pair of threes by Firebaugh to cut the lead to five at 33-28. Once again the Terriers had an answer, responding with an 8-1 run to build the lead back to double digits. The Terriers led 46-38 after three.
 
The Broncs opened the fourth on a 10-2 run, tying the game at 48-48 on a pair of free throws by Jessika Schiffer (Iserlohn, Germany/Deutschhaus Gymnasium Würzburg) with 6:39 remaining. Baskets by Toomey and Raphaela Toussaint (Kingston, Ontario/Lincoln Prep) put Rider up 3:16 to play.
 
Tied 55-55, Firebaugh hit a three to put Rider up 58-55 with under a minute to play. The Terriers hit a basket, then Firebaugh made one of two at the line and the Terriers hit another basket to tie the game and send it to the extra session at 59-59.
 
Rider opened the extra session on a 7-3 run, including five points by Schiffer to go up 66-62. The Terries responded with an 8-2 run to go up 70-68 and had the ball with under a minute to play before Schiffer poked the ball free and earned a steal to set up the final sequence.
 
Quotes & Notes
"This is the first game we saw our resilience really show up. We saw what we can become. We weren't perfect by any stretch, but when you get down the way we got down, and fight back on the road, it's a testament to that resilience. An overtime road win is tough to get, so I'm really proud of our effort today."
 
"We've work really hard in practice, just trying to tighten up some of our philosophies and tighten up our why and how we want thing done. We made some mistakes today, but we bounced back."
 
"We designed the play for a three, but if they switched out, we knew the slip would be there. That's what Mick does best, and Mick made a great read. She missed the shot in regulation to win it, and I took my chances that it wouldn't happen again." – Head Coach Lynn Milligan
 
"The play was just designed for me to get a look. Raphie set me a great screen to come off of and I had a little bit of space and knew I could get the shot off."
 
"We've been harping all week in practice, 'Don't give up'. There's going to be times when things don't go our way, but the five of us on the court need to come together and control the game." – Junior Guard Makalya Firebaugh
 
"We just moved the ball well, and it fell in my hands at that specific time. It was all just a team effort."
 
"It was a very important defensive stop. We dug deep and got it done. We needed this win because it's a much better feeling to go over to Ireland and have fun and play more loose." – Senior Guard Jessika Schiffer
 
- Rider leads the all-time series 24-6. The Broncs got revenge for a 74-62 loss to the Terriers last season.
- Four Broncs scored in double figures, led by Firebaugh's 21. Schiffer scored 17, Toomey added 12, and Toussaint finished with 11.
- Sunday was the Broncs' first overtime game since a 67-58 setback at La Salle last season.
- Firebaugh tied a career-high with six made threes.
- Toomey tied a career-high with five assists.
- Mobley had a career-high five steals.

Broncs By The Numbers
- Rider shot 41.3% (26-63) from the field and 29.6% (8-27) from three. The Terriers shot 43.9% (25-57) from the floor and 38.1% (8-21) from behind the arc.
- ToniRenee Blanford (Montclair, NJ/The Patrick School[Union College]) led Rider with seven rebounds, but the Broncs were outrebounded 38-34.
- The Broncs had 21 assists on 26 made baskets, led by seven from Mobley.
- Mobley had five of Rider's eight steals.
 
Up Next
- Rider travels across the Atlantic for the MAAC/ASUN Challenge in Dublin. The Broncs open play in Ireland against North Florida on Friday at 1:30 p.m. eastern.