LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women's basketball team was defeated by Monmouth, 62-42, Saturday afternoon in Alumni Gym. The Broncs fall to 2-5 on the season, while the Hawks improve to 3-4.
 
The Hawks came out of the gate strong, building an 8-0 lead that was later extended to 13-2 and 19-4. Taylor Langan (Lake Hopatcong, NJ/Jefferson Township[Colgate/Millersville]) finished the opening quarter with four points, but the Broncs trailed 19-6.
 
Monmouth slowly built the lead in the second, not scoring more than five-straight points, but holding the Rider offense to just nine points in the quarter to lead 34-15 at the half.
 
Down 39-15, Sanaa Redmond (Philadelphia, PA/The Shipley School[Samford]) scored back-to-back buckets followed by a basket from Makayla Firebaugh (Winchester, VA/James Wood) to trim the lead to 39-21. Down 42-21, the Broncs went on their largest run of the game, scoring eight-straight points, including four from Langan. Monmouth entered the fourth with a 46-29 advantage.
 
Trailing 54-31, Rider got baskets from Langan, Firebaugh, and Jamia Blake (Rock Hill, SC/South Pointe[UNC Asheville]) for a 6-0 run, but would get no closer.
 
Quotes & Notes
"Obviously disappointed to lose on our home floor today. I think it was just a simple case of our offense and defense being on two separate pages. Defensively we started out a little slow, but I thought we put it together. Offensively, we need to stay in what we want to run, and we just didn't do a good job of that today. A lot of our threes tonight were rushed. There were a handful of them at the end of the shot clock."– Head coach Lynn Milligan
 
"We didn't shoot well, That takes a little bit of a learning experience. We talked as a team, our threes aren't going in, next option is to get the ball in the paint or we got to get to the free throw line." – Graduate Guard Taylor Langan
 
"I really like coming off the bench to watch the game and you see how the feel is, and when I come in and bring that extra energy and that spark. Coach Milligan has talked about me being a rebounding guard for a long time and I pride myself in getting o boards." – Junior Guard Jamia Blake
 
- Monmouth extends its lead in the all-time series to 31-24.
- Langan led the Broncs with 14 points, reaching double-figures for the sixth-straight game.

Broncs By The Numbers
- Rider shot 30.8% (16-52) from the field, and 11.8% (2-17) from three, and the Hawks shot 37.5% (24-64) from the field and 41.4% (12-29) from three.
- The Broncs had five assists on their 16 made baskets, led by two from Kaylan Deveney (Medford, NJ/Life Center Academy)
- Monmouth outrebounded Rider 44-34, including a 14-7 edge in offensive boards. Mariona Cos-Morales (Matadepera, Spain[Casper College]) grabbed six rebounds to lead the Broncs.
 
Up Next
- Rider hits the road for a game Wednesday against Virginia at 7 p.m.