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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

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24 Makayla Firebaugh

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool James Wood
  • Hometown Winchester, VA

Biography

2023-24
- Started 30 games for the Broncs as a senior.
- Finished Rider career ranked eighth in program history with 1,365 career points and 474 made field goals.
- Ranks fifth in program history with 217 career made three pointers.
- Ranked second on the team, averaging 10.6 points and 3.9 rebounds.
- Scored in double figures in 15 games, including three games with 20 or more.
- Tied a career-high with six made threes at FDU.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2022-23
- MAAC Player of the Week (11/21)
- Started all 31 games for the Broncs as a junior.
- Averaged 14.3 points and 4.7 rebounds.
- 14.3 points per game led the team and ranked sixth in the MAAC.
- Made 64 three-pointers, third-most in the MAAC.
- Ranked 22nd in the MAAC in rebounding.
- Ranked 11th in the MAAC in free-throw percentage at 75.8%.
- Scored in double figures in 22 games, including six games with 20 or more.
- Had her first career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s.
- Tied a career-high with six made threes in back-to-back games against St. Francis Brooklyn and North Florida.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2021-22
- Started all 30 games for the Broncs as a sophomore.
- Averaged 11.0 points and 4.4 rebounds.
- 11.0 points per game was second the team and ranked 17th in the MAAC.
- Made 67 three-pointers, most in the MAAC.
- Scored in double figures in 15 games, including a career-high 31 points against Niagara.
- Tied a career-high with nine rebounds at Marist.
- Tied a career-high with five steals at Army.
- Tied a career-high with six made threes against Columbia.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2020-21
- Second Team All-Met.
- MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year.
- MAAC Player of the Week (2/1).
- Two-Time MAAC Rookie of the Week (12/28, 2/1).
- Played in 25 games as a freshman, making 21 starts.
- Averaged 11.0 points and 4.4 rebounds.
- 11.0 points per game led the team and ranked 15th in the MAAC.
- Made 40 three-pointers, second most in the MAAC.
- Played 764 total minutes, third most in the MAAC.
- Scored in double figures in 17 games.
- Scored a season-high 26 points on 7-for-10 shooting, including 6-for-8 from long range, and grabbed a season-high nine boards in a win over Monmouth.

Before Rider:
A four-year standout at James Woods High School in Virginia… Earned 2019 VHSL First Team All-State honors as well as VHSCA First Team 4A All-State distinction... Registered her 1,000th career point as a junior and scored a program-record 40 points in a single game… Was also tabbed as the Winchester Star Player of the Year, the District Player of the Year and the Regional Co-Player of the Year.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    24
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    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    24
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    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    24
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    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
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