Women's Basketball
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Rider Broncs (1-2) vs. La Salle Explorers (1-3)
Location: Philadelphia, PA (John Glaser Arena)
Tip: 6:30 pm
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoExplorers.com
Live Audio: 107.7 The Bronc
Twitter: @RiderWBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Monday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and the live radio broadcast will be available on 107.7 The Bronc.
 
- Rider enters Wednesday's game off an eight-point loss last time out against Bryant. The Broncs were tied 50-50 with just over two minutes to play when a 6-0 Bulldogs run decided the outcome.
 
- The Broncs were picked to finish ninth by the league's coaches in the preseason poll. The Broncs will have to deal with the loss of three starters from last year's team, including the loss of 62.8% of the team's scoring from a season ago.
 
- The Broncs finished last season 10-21 with a 6-14 MAAC mark. The Broncs defeated Iona in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament.
 
- Rider has won at least one game in the MAAC Tournament in seven of the last eight seasons. The Broncs were named MAAC Champions for 2019-20 for the first time in program history.
 
- Mariona Cos-Morales (Matadepera, Spain/IES Matadepara [Casper College]) tied a career-high with 14 points against LIU. The junior scored nine of her 14 in the fourth quarter. The now senior showed off her defense in the MAAC Tournament last year, with three blocks in the first-round win over Iona, then with a career-high five steals in the MAAC Quarterfinal against Iona.
 
- Kaylan Deveney (Medford, NJ/Life Center Academy) made the start in her Rider debut at Saint Joseph's last season, 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. She set a career-high with 14 points against Canisius, and tied that mark against Niagara.
 
- Sanaa Redmond (Philadelphia, PA/The Shipley School[Samford]) led the Broncs last season at 2.5 assists per game and led the Broncs in dimes in 12 of their contests. Redmond also valued ball security, with a 1.2 assist to turnover ratio. Redmond scored a season-high 13 points in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament last season against Iona. In the early goings of the 2024-25 season, Redmond leads the MAAC at 5.33 assists per game and her 5.33 assist to turnover ratio currently ranks sixth nationally.
 
- Seven Broncs made their official debut for the Broncs in the season opener against Navy. Transfers Emilee Tahata (Springfield, Australia/Woodcrest State College [La Salle]) and Gabby Turco (Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood Crest [Saint Anselm/La Salle]) joined freshmen Camryn Collins (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro), Amany Lopez (Springfield, MA/South Shore Christian Prep), Emmy Roach (Littlehampton, Australia/Heathfield), Jocelyn Chavez (Surprise, AZ/Valley Vista), and Winner Bartholomew (Abuja, Nigeria/Day Secondary School Birgi).
 
- Turco led the Broncs with 21 points in the season opener against Navy. She was joined in double figures by Collins. Turco and Collins have scored in double figures in all three games this season.
 
- Tahata had a career night last time out against Bryant. The junior scored 12 of Rider's 15 points in the first six minutes of the contest on her way to career-highs in both points (16) and rebounds (7). Tahata previously set a career-high with five blocks against LIU.
 
- La Salle leads the all-time series 11-3, including a 72-44 win in the meeting in Alumni Gym last season. New Bronc Gabby Turco scored 16 points and added six rebounds for the Explorers in the game last season.
 
- The Explorers are off to a 1-3 start, but did win their lone home game this season with a 68-54 win over Delaware. The Explorers are led offensively by Joan Quinn, who is the lone Explorer averaging double figures at 10.5 points per game off the bench. Jolene Armendariz is averaging 7.0 rebounds to top the squad.