HAMDEN, CT – The Rider University women's basketball team fell in its regular season finale, 71-49, Saturday afternoon at Quinnipiac. The Broncs fall to 9-20 on the year and finish 7-13 in MAAC play. The Bobcats will enter Atlantic City at 19-10 overall and 14-6 in league play.
 
After Jessika Schiffer (Iserlohn, Germany/Deutschhaus Gymnasium Würzburg[Univ. at Buffalo]) opened the game with a three-pointer, Quinnipiac went on a 19-2 run and never looked back. The Bobcats led 21-8 after one.
 
Trailing 25-11, Emily Strunk (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) scored four-straight points, tying her career high. Leading 31-19, Quinnipiac closed out the half with five-straight points to take a 36-19 lead into the break.
 
Rider came out firing in the third, starting the quarter on a 10-3 run, getting the lead back into single digits. But the Bobcats held the Broncs without a field goal over the final 3:33 of the quarter and led 45-32 after three.
 
Leading 47-34, the Bobcats put the game out of reach with an 8-0 run that extended the lead over 20.
 
Quotes & Notes
 
"Quinnipiac came out today and threw the first punch. We sustained it, but didn't make timely buckets."
 
"Playing from behind is obviously tough, we just didn't get the big shot or the big stop."
 
"I'm really happy with the way Emily played today, she gave us a physical presence. She's strong and not afraid to bang around."  – Head Coach Lynn Milligan
 
"We just didn't come out and throw the first punch. Our flow was off, and that influenced us later in the game."
 
"I knew if I was able to draw the contact, I would get to line. If I was able to do it sooner, maybe it would have been a different story." – Senior guard Lenaejha Evans
 
- Quinnipiac sweeps the season series and improves to 18-4 all-time against Rider.
- Amanda Mobley (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh) had a pair of assists giving her 363 career assists, moving her past Ellen Keane '91 for fifth in program history.
- Strunk scored a career-high eight points and grabbed a career-high six boards.
- Anna Ekerstedt (Varberg, Sweden/Marks Gymnasieskola[Broward College]) tied a career-high with a team-high eight rebounds.

Broncs By The Numbers
- Rider shot 30.6% (15-49) from the field, and was 29.2% (7-24) from three. Quinnipiac was 41.9% (26-62) from the field, and 31.3% (5-16) from deep.
- The Broncs had seven assists on their 15 made baskets, led by two each from Mobley, Ekerstedt, and Schiffer.
- Lenaejha Evans (Conway, SC/Conway) was the lone Bronc in double figures with 16 points, her 22^nd double-digit effort of the season.
- The Bobcats out-rebounded Rider 36-30, including a 12-9 edge on the offensive glass.
 
Up Next
- The Broncs have earned the nine seed in the upcoming MAAC Tournament. The Broncs will play at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday against the eight seed, Iona.