Broadcast Information Rider Broncs (3-14, 2-10 MAAC) vs. Live Video ...............ESPN3/ESPN+ Monmouth Hawks (0-6, 0-2 MAAC) Live Audio ..........107.7 The Bronc Saturday/Sunday, January 30/31, 2021 * 2 p.m. Live Stats .............GoBroncs.com OceanFirst Bank Center Twitter ..................... @RiderWBB West Long Branch, NJ Instagram ..................... riderwbb Assistant AD/Sports Communication: Greg Ott 908-783-5258 * [email protected] About the Series 2020-21 Schedule All-Time Record: Monmouth, 29-20 Date Opponent Time/Result Last Meeting: Rider, 50-49 (Mar. 7, 2021; West Long Branch, NJ) Nov. Streak: Rider, 4 Wed., 25 at Villanova L, 70-37 Sat., 28 DREXEL L, 62-49 Broncs Probable Starting Five Dec. # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG Of Note 3 Amanda Mobley Jr. G 5-7 7.1 2.7 18 points, 9 assists vs. Quinnipiac (1/23) Wed., 2 ARMY WEST POINT L, 70-55 5 Maya Hyacienth So. G 5-10 6.7 2.9 17 points vs. Fairfield (1/2) Sat., 5 at Delaware St. L, 58-51 13 Raphaela Toussaint Fr. F 6-0 7.9 6.1 MAAC Rookie of the Week (1/11, 1/18) Fri., 11 MANHATTAN* L, 56-51 24 Makayla Firebaugh Fr. G 5-10 9.6 4.2 Averaged 15.5 ppg. vs. Fairfield Sat., 12 MANHATTAN* L, 50-38 44 Victoria Toomey So. C 6-2 7.4 5.4 1st career double-double vs. Saint Peter’s (1/16) Fri., 18 at Iona* L, 56-41 Key Reserves Sat., 19 at Iona* L, 56-40 0 Lauren Saa R-Fr. F 5-11 0.7 0.0 Out since Dec. 2 due to injury Wed., 23 at NJIT W, 57-53 10 Molly Lynch Fr. G 5-9 1.0 0.8 Scored first career points at Iona (12/18) Jan. 11 Daija Moses Sr. F 5-10 6.9 4.8 Averaged 12.0 ppg., 8.0 rpg. at Siena (1/9-10) Sat., 2 FAIRFIELD* L, 70-59 14 Sofie Bruintjes Fr. F 6-4 1.5 1.0 Freshman from Zwolle, The Netherlands 15 Anna Ekerstedt Jr. F 6-2 0.8 0.9 Transfer from Broward College Sun., 3 FAIRFIELD* L, 66-45 20 Lenaejha Evans Jr. G 5-8 6.1 3.4 Career-high 14 points vs. Saint Peter’s (1/16) Sat., 9 at Siena* L, 73-64 23 Teresa Wolak Jr. F 5-11 0.5 1.5 Career-high six rebounds in win at NJIT Sun., 10 at Siena* L, 69-60 33 Sophia DeMauro So. G 5-9 2.4 0.8 Career-high 11 points at Delaware State Sat., 16 SAINT PETER’S* W, 65-62 Sun., 17 SAINT PETER’S* L, 59-50 Tale of the Tape Fri., 22 QUINNIPIAC* L, 72-50 MONMOUTH RIDER Sat., 23 QUINNIPIAC* W, 77-74 46.5.........................................Points Per Game .........................................52.3 Sat., 30 at Monmouth* 2 p.m. 33.8% ................................ Field Goal Percentage ..................................34.8% Sun., 31 at Monmouth* 2 p.m. 31.3% ................................3-Point FG Percentage .................................26.0% Feb. 61.9% ............................... Free Throw Percentage .................................70.5% Sat., 13 NIAGARA* 1 p.m. 34.2......................................Rebounds Per Game ......................................34.5 Sun., 14 NIAGARA* 1 p.m. 8.2..........................................Assists Per Game ........................................10.0 Fri., 26 at Marist* 5 p.m. 3.5...........................................Blocks Per Game ...........................................4.1 Sat., 27 at Marist* 5 p.m. 5.5........................................... Steals Per Game ............................................6.9 Mar. 23.2......................................Turnovers Per Game ......................................19.8 Sat., 4 at Canisius* 5 p.m. -9.8 ......................................... Turnover Margin ...........................................-4.3 Fri., 5 at Canisius* 5 p.m. What You Need To Know Tue., 9 MAAC Opening Round^ TBA Wed., 10 MAAC Quarterfinals^ TBA - The Broncs have split their last two weekends against Saint Peter’s and Quinnipiac, Thu, 11 MAAC Quarterfinals^ TBA including a 77-74 overtime win over the Bobcats last time out. Fri., 12 MAAC Semifinals^ TBA - Five Broncs - Amanda Mobley (18), Maya Hyacienth (18), Raphaela Toussaint (14), Sat., 13 MAAC Championship^ TBA Makayla Firebaugh (10) and Victoria Toomey (10) - all scored in double digits for the Broncs in the win over Quinnipiac. * MAAC Contest - Toussaint also grabbed 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the year. ^ MAAC Championships (Atlantic City, NJ) - Toomey also posted career highs with eight blocks and five assists. - Raphaela Toussaint was named MAAC Rookie of the Week in consecutive weeks, Jan. 11 and 18. She compiled her second double-double at Siena, before posting her third double-double of the year with 19 points and 11 rebounds in Rider’s 65-62 comeback victory over Saint Peter’s on Jan. 16. - Though Monmouth owns a 29-20 edge in the all-time series, the Broncs have won seven of the last eight and is 12-5 against the Hawks under Head Coach Lynn Milligan. 2020-21 Rider Women’s Basketball SERIES HISTORY WITH MONMOUTH About Rider University Though Monmouth owns a 29-20 edge in the all-time series, the Broncs have Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey won seven of the last eight and is 12-5 against the Hawks under Head Coach Nickname: Broncs Lynn Milligan. The Broncs’ last win over Monmouth was a memorable Colors: Cranberry, White, Gray one as Amari Johnson’s buzzer beater on March 7 gave Rider its first-ever Founded: 1865 MAAC Regular Season Championship. Enrollment: 4,825 (3,898 undergraduate) President: Dr. Greg Dell’Omo Director of Athletics: Don Harnum SCOUTING THE MONMOUTH HAWKS Affiliations: NCAA Division I, ECAC Through six games, Jen Louro leads Monmouth at 10.3 points per game. Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Freshman Jania Hall has chipped in at 9.2 ppg., while Lucy Thomas has con- Home Court: Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Associate AD/Compliance/Internal Operations: tibuted 7.8 ppg. Freshman Belle Kranbuhl is the Hawks’ leading rebounder Greg Busch at 6.3 boards per game. Sr. Associate AD/External Operations and Development/SWA: Karin Torchia RIDER RESILIENCE Associate AD/Operations and Facilities: Brian Keane A day after falling to Quinnipiac, 72-50, on Jan. 22, Rider bounced back with Coor. of Athletic Event Operations: a 77-74 overtime win over the Bobcats on Jan. 23. The Broncs improved their Colby Wehner field-goal percentage from 34.5 percent (19-55) on Friday to 46.6 percent (27- Assistant AD/Business Operations: 58) on Saturday. Aimee Alt Academic Support Coordinator: TBA FIVE IN DOUBLE FIGURES Faculty Athletics Representative: On Jan. 23, five Broncs scored in double figures for the first time in nearly Dr. A.J. Moore five years. Amanda Mobley (18), Maya Hyacienth (18), Raphaela Toussaint Sports Information Administrative Associate: Lynn Rugg (14), Makayla Firebaugh (10) and Victoria Toomey (10) each scored at least Head Athletic Trainer: 10 points against Quinnipiac. The last time five Rider players accomplished Tim Lengle, A.T.C. the feat in the same game came Feb. 14, 2016, when Robin Perkins (15), Assistant Athletic Trainer/Men’s Basketball: Kamila Hoskova (12), Lexi Posset (11), Julia Duggan (10) and Taylor Wentzel Priya Mehrish Asst. AD/Sports Communications/MBB Contact: (10) each achieved double figures in a win at Niagara. Greg Ott [email protected] BLOCK PARTY (cell) 908-783-5258 Victoria Toomey blocked a career-high eight shots on Jan. 23 against Quin- Press Row Phone (Alumni Gym): 609-895-5657 nipiac. No other Bronc has had as many rejections in a single game since Sports Information Fax: Jessica Beck’s Rider-record 12-rejection contest against Saint Francis (Pa.) on 609-896-0341 Feb. 4, 1995. Toomey’s previous career high in blocks was four, established Athletics Home Page: two games earlier against Saint Peter’s on Jan. 17. She had at least three www.gobroncs.com blocks in four-straight games, averaging 4.5 bpg. from Jan. 16-23. TOUSSAINT? TWO FIGURES IN TWO CATEGORIES Raphaela Toussaint compiled her team-leading fourth double-double in style, Jan. 23 against Quinnipiac. With Rider needing a stop down two with 38 seconds left, Toussaint grabbed her 10th rebound on the defensive end and was fouled with 23 seconds left. She made both free throws to complete her double-double and tie the game at 63-63, sending the game to overtime. In the extra session, Toussaint buried a three with 14 seconds left to put Rid- er up by five, essentially putting the game out of reach. MOBLEY MOVES INTO DOUBLE-DIGITS AGAIN Amanda Mobley scored in double figures in four of Rider’s first five games this season, but labored through a nine-game double-digit drought that also featured a two-game absence due to injury. She emphatically snapped that stretch with an 18-point, nine-assist performance in the Broncs’ 77-74 over- time win over Quinnipiac on Jan. 23. She did so in playing the full 45 min- utes, setting a new career high. DOUBLE-DOUBLE DUO Victoria Toomey and Raphaela Toussaint each posted double-doubles in the Broncs’ 65-62 victory over Saint Peter’s on Jan. 16. Toomey posted career highs of 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Toussaint upped her career high to 19 points along with 11 rebounds. It was Toomey’s first-career dou- ble-double and Toussaint’s third of the season. For her effort, Toussaint was named MAAC Rookie of the Week for the second-straight week. 2020-21 Rider Women’s Basketball BRONCS STORM BACK FROM DOWN 14 Trailing by 14 points against Saint Peter’s with just over three minutes left in the third quarter, Rider stormed all the way back to win, 65-62, on Jan.