Women's Basketball
Thursday, January 20, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Rider Broncs (5-9, 2-3 MAAC) vs. Siena Saints (6-8, 3-3 MAAC)
Location: Loudonville, NY (UHY Center)
Tip: 7:00 pm
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: SienaSaints.com
Twitter: @RiderWBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Thurday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
- The Broncs saw four players score in double-figures last time out, a 76-63 win over Canisius on Saturday. I was the third win in the last four games for the Broncs.
 
- Taylor Langan (Lake Hopatcong, NJ/Jefferson Township[Millersville/Colgate]) lead the Broncs to victory over Iona with 25 points and 18 rebounds. The 18 rebounds are the second-most in a game by a MAAC player this season. combined with 26 points from Makayla Firebaugh (Winchester, VA/James Wood) the duo was the first Bronc pair to score 20+ in a game since Lenaejha Evans (30) and Raphaela Toussaint (23) at Niagara in January 2022 and the first Rider duo to score 25+ in a contest since Stella Johnson (35) and Amari Johnson (28) against Mount St. Mary's in November 2018. Langan ranks fourth in the MAAC in scoring at 14.8 points per game this season and second in the MAAC at 8.8 rebounds per contest.
 
- Firebaugh was named Preseason Second-Team All-MAAC. The 2020-21 MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year averaged 14.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game last season. She scored 42 points across two games at the MAAC/ASUN Dublin Challenge to earn MAAC Player of the Week honors last year. In Rider's win over Merrimack, Firebaugh scored a game-high 19 points.
 
- Firebaugh scored a then season-high 23 points after starting 4-for-4 from distance against FDU, scoring 12 points in the opening quarter. Her six made threes in the game tied a career high and moved her past Stella Johnson into fifth on Rider's career three-pointers made list. Against Canisius, Firebaugh moved into a tie with Iris Beistline for 10th on the program's career scoring list.
 
- Rider was picked to finish tenth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Broncs return just two starters and only five members of last year's team.
 
- Rider has made the MAAC Semifinals in five of the last seven seasons. The Broncs were named MAAC Champions for 2019-20 for the first time in program history.
 
- Over two-thirds of Jessika Schiffer's (Iserlohn, Germany/Deutschhaus Gymnasium Würzburg) shots at Rider (431-640) have come from three-point range. Her six made threes against Quinnipiac in 2021-22 are tied for the fifth-most in a game in program history. Against Quinnipiac, she made a pair of threes to move past Lexi Posset for ninth on the program's career three-pointers made list.
 
- Sofie Bruintjes (Zwolle, The Netherlands/CTO Amsterdam) made her first two career starts in the MAAC Tournament last season. She responded with six points, six rebounds, and two blocks in the win over Marist. In Rider's win over BU, Bruintjes hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining.
 
- Molly Lynch (Sea Girt, NJ/Rutgers Prep) made her first career start last season at Fairfield going two-for-two from behind the arc, and playing a career-high 32 minutes.
 
- Kaylan Deveney (Medford, NJ/Life Center Academy) made the start in her Rider debut at Saint Joseph's, scoring seven points and grabbing a board in 21 minutes of action. Deveney is the first true freshman to start in her Rider debut since Stella Johnson earned the start to begin her career in 2016. The freshman set a career-high with 14 points last time out against Canisius.
 
- Sanaa Redmond (Philadelphia, PA/The Shipley School[Samford]) ranks 12th in the MAAC at 2.9 assists per game and has led the Broncs in dimes in six of their ten contests. Redmond has also valued ball security, holding a 1.4 assist to turnover ratio.
 
- The Broncs and their opponents have been strong at closing out second-half leads. Rider is 5-0 this season when leading at the halftime break and 0-9 when trailing after 20 minutes.
 
- Siena won both games against the Broncs by double digits last season. The Saints return their top five leading scorers from 2022-23, including MAAC Rookie of the Year Elisa Mevius.
 
- Siena is 6-8 on the season, including 3-3 in MAAC games. The Saints feature a balanced scoring attack with three of the MAAC's top 13 scorers in Ahniysha Jackson (12.2 ppg), Teresa Seppala (11.9 ppg), and Elisa Mevius (11.8 ppg).