Women's Basketball
Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Rider Broncs (2-10, 0-3 MAAC) vs. Canisius Golden Griffins (1-12, 0-3 MAAC)
Location: Alumni Gym (Lawrenceville, NJ)
Tip: 2:00 pm
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com
Twitter: @RiderWBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Thursday's game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
- Rider saw its third straight setback last time out, falling at Manhattan. Both the Broncs and Golden Griffins are seeking their first MAAC win of the season.
 
- 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.
 
- Against Stonehill, the Broncs trailed by as many as 11 points in the fourth quarter before storming back with a 12-0 run, eventually winning 65-53. The comeback win is one of just six contests in NCAA Division I that have seen double-digit point comebacks in the fourth quarter.
 
- 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.
 
- Aliya McIver (White Plains, NY/White Plains) did a little bit of everything against FDU, setting career-highs in points (9), rebounds (11), and assists (8). The sophomore had five points, six rebounds, and five assists in the second half that saw both teams score 31 points.
 
- 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 15 points against BU.
 
- 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. Redmond is averaging 2.5 assists and a 1.7 assist to turnover ratio.
 
- 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 has scored in double figures in eight games this season. Turco has been nearly automatic at the free throw line, currently second in the MAAC and ranking eighth nationally at 94.4% from the charity stripe. This season is not an anomaly for the senior, who has knocked down 88.2% of her attempts at the line in her career. 
 
- Tahata had a career night 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.
 
- Bartholomew set season highs against Stonehill with 16 points, seven rebounds, and six steals. Her six boards previously against LIU helped the Broncs outrebound their opponent for the first time this season. The Broncs also outrebounded BU on the road trip.
 
- The Broncs had seven blocks against La Salle and are currently fourth in the MAAC at 3.3 blocks per game. Individually, Tahata is seventh in the MAAC at 0.9 blocks per contest.
 
- Collins has scored in double figures in five games this season to start her career. The Freshman ranks in the top 25 among all players in the MAAC in three-point percentage and three pointers made.
 
- Canisius leads the all-time series 35-19, but the Broncs have had the better of the recent matchups winning 12 of the last 15 meetings. No team has won a road meeting in the series since the 2021-22 season when the Broncs won in Buffalo as part of a season sweep of the Golden Griffins.
 
- The Golden Griffins have struggled to a 1-12 record in head coach Tiffany Swoffard's first season in Buffalo, including MAAC losses to Merrimack, Siena, and Sacred Heart. Canisius is one of two teams in the MAAC to not have a player averaging double-digits in points this season.