EMMITSBURG, MD – The Rider University women's basketball team was defeated Thursday night at Mount St. Mary's, 66-60. The Broncs fall to 3-12 overall and 1-5 in MAAC play, while the Mountaineers improve to 5-10 on the season and 3-3 in league play.
After the Mount opened the game with a three, the Broncs took their first lead of the contest on back-to-back buckets from
Camryn Collins (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) and
Mariona Cos-Morales (Matadepera, Spain/IES Matadepera[Casper College]). Trailing 7-6, the Mountaineers would respond with a 7-0 run, but Rider stayed in the contest tying the game back up at 16-16 on a three from
Jocelyn Chavez (Surprise, AZ/Valley Vista). However, the Mount would close the opening frame on a 10-2 run to lead by eight after the opening quarter.
Early in the second, Collins scored then found an open
Gabby Turco (Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood Crest[La Salle/Saint Anselm]) to cut the lead to 27-22 before the Mount surged ahead with another 7-0 run. The Mount would lead 39-31 at the half.
Down 43-34 midway through the third, Chavez hit her third three of the game, then
Aliya McIver (White Plains, NY/White Plains) stole an inbound pass and fed
Emilee Tahata (Springfield, Australia/Woodcrest State College[La Salle]) to whittle the lead to just 43-39 before an 8-0 run helped the Mount extend the lead back to 51-43 with 10 minutes to play.
The Mount pushed the lead out again with a 5-0 run to start the final frame. Down 66-53, Rider closed out the game with a 7-0, the final five points by Turco, to produce the final score.
Quotes & Notes
"It's disappointing. I thought we were ready to play and did some good stuff. The game really came down to their kid having a good night and the last minute and a half of the first quarter. We had a couple too many self-inflicted wounds. We didn't give ourselves enough looks at the basket."
"Jocelyn has had a good week of practice. We wanted to get her out there and see if she could extend [their zone] a little bit, and she hit three threes, and she is certainly capable of doing that."
– Head Coach Lynn Milligan
- The Mount extends its lead in the all-time series to 22-7.
- Turco scored a team-high 18 points to reach double figures for the 10
th time this year.
Broncs By The Numbers
- Rider shot 37.0% (20-54) from the field, and 31.3% (5-16) from three. The Mountaineers shot 33.9% (19-56) from the field and 35.7% (10-28) from three.
- The Broncs had 13 assists on their 20 made baskets, led by four from Collins.
- The Mount held a 39-36 advantage on the glass, including a 12-8 edge in offensive rebounds.
Sanaa Redmond (Philadelphia, PA/The Shipley School[Samford]) had seven boards to lead Rider.
- Chavez set a new career best with her nine points.
Up Next
Rider returns home to take on Marist Saturday. Tip is scheduled for 4 p.m.
