LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women's basketball team was defeated Saturday evening by Marist, 67-55. The Broncs fall to 3-13 overall and 1-6 in MAAC play, while the Red Foxes improve to 9-8 on the season and 4-3 in league play.
 
Trailing 5-2 in the first, the Broncs got baskets from Winner Bartholomew (Abuja, Nigeria/Day Secondary School Birgi), Emilee Tahata (Springfield, Australia/Woodcrest State College[La Salle]), and Mariona Cos-Morales (Matadepera, Spain/IES Matadepera[Casper College]) to go ahead 8-5. After a bucket from Gabby Turco (Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood Crest[La Salle/Saint Anselm]) to go ahead 12-10, Marist scored the final three points of the opening quarter to lead 13-12 after 10 minutes.
 
The Broncs opened the second on a 7-0 run, including five points from Cos-Morales to go ahead 19-13. With Rider up 22-17, the Red Foxes made the game's decisive run, scoring 10-straight points and Marist would lead 30-24 at the half.
 
Rider would score the first three points of the second half to pull back to within three, but Marist countered with an 8-0 run. Down 42-29, Camryn Collins (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) hit a pair of baskets as Rider closed out the third on a 6-2 run, trailing 44-35 entering the fourth.
 
Leading 44-38 early in the fourth, Marist removed any doubt with a 12-1 run. Down 61-41, Turco scored six of Rider's nine points, during a 9-0 run, but time would run out on the comeback effort.
 
Quotes & Notes
"Our preparation was good yesterday, we did a lot of the things that we need to do. We struggled putting the ball in the basket, especially in the second and third quarter. We have to give ourselves more opportunities by taking away some of our turnovers." – Head Coach Lynn Milligan
 
"I'm just trying to find ways that I can impact in other ways. When our bigs are boxing out, that it's not their guard who's coming in to get the rebound." – Senior Guard Gabby Turco
 
- Marist extends its lead in the all-time series to 49-23.
- Turco scored a team-high 13 points to reach double figures for the 11^th time this year.
 
Broncs By The Numbers
- Rider shot 31.3% (19-49) from the field, and 25.0% (2-8) from three. The Red Foxes shot 51.2% (22-43) from the field and 50.0% (9-18) from three.
- The Broncs had 10 assists on their 19 made baskets, led by two each from four different Broncs.
- Both teams grabbed 30 rebounds, and Rider held a 9-5 edge in offensive rebounds. Turco had six boards to lead Rider.
 
Up Next
Rider is on the road Thursday for an 11 a.m. tip at Iona.