LOUDONVILLE, NY – The Rider University women's basketball team struggled in the second half Thursday night, falling at Siena, 79-58. The Broncs fall to 5-10 on the season and 2-4 in MAAC play, while the Saints improve to 7-8 overall and 4-3 in league games.
 
The Saints blitzed the Broncs, opening a 6-0 lead in just over a minute to open the game. Down 17-8, Taylor Langan (Lake Hopatcong, NJ/Jefferson Township[Colgate/Millersville]) scored the final four points of the quarter as Rider cut the deficit to five after the opening frame.
 
After Siena quickly extended the lead to 23-13 early in the second-quarter, the Broncs fired back, going on an 11-1 run, including six from Makayla Firebaugh (Winchester, VA/James Wood) to tie the game at 24-24. A late layup by Sanaa Redmond (Philadelphia, PA/The Shipley School[Samford]) gave the Broncs their first lead of the game at 31-30 which they would take into the break.
 
With Siena leading 40-37 midway through the third, the Saints closed out the quarter on a 14-2 run, building a 54-39 lead with 10 minutes to play.
 
Siena carried the momentum into the fourth, opening the final frame on a 12-3 run to build a 66-42 lead and the Broncs would not be able to recover.
 
Quotes & Notes
"Siena did a great job tonight. We just didn't match their intensity, particularly on the boards. I thought the game was won on the glass."
 
"Siena had a great night shooting the ball, sharing the ball, and moving the ball really well, but we need to rely on our fundamentalson a daily basis and a game-to-game basis. We obviously didn't do that tonight."  – Head coach Lynn Milligan
 
- Siena wins its fourth-straight in the series, extending its lead in the all-time series to 39-17.
- Langan finished with a team-high 19 points for her team-high 13^th game in double figures, and added 10 boards for her fifth double-double of the season.
- Firebaugh added 18, her seventh game in double figures this season. Firebaugh broke a tie with Iris Beistline to take sole possession of 10^th on the program's all-time scoring list.
- Aliya McIver (White Plains, NY/White Plains) scored a career-high six points and added a career-high three steals off the bench.
- For the first time this season, the Broncs did not win after leading at the half.

Broncs By The Numbers
- Rider shot 40.4% (21-52) from the field, and 46.2% (6-13) from three, and the Saints shot 45.6% (31-68) from the field and 30.0% (6-20) from three.
- The Broncs had 11 assists on their 21 made baskets, led by three from Langan.
- Siena won the rebounding battle, 45-28, including a 17-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
- Kaylan Deveney (Medford, NJ/Life Center Academy) had two blocks.
 
Up Next
- Rider returns to action Saturday when the Broncs return home to take on Mount St. Mary's for a 4 p.m. tip.