Broadcast Information Rider Broncs (1-10, 0-6 MAAC) vs. Live Video ...............ESPN+/ESPN3 Siena Saints (0-2, 0-2 MAAC) Live Audio ..........107.7 The Bronc Saturday/Sunday, January 9/10, 2021 * 1 p.m. Live Stats .......... SienaSaints.com Alumni Recreation Center Twitter ..................... @RiderWBB Loudonville, NY Instagram ..................... riderwbb Assistant AD/Sports Communication: Greg Ott 908-783-5258 * [email protected] About the Series 2020-21 Schedule All-Time Record: Siena, 33-16 Date Opponent Time/Result Last Meeting: Rider, 69-38 (Feb. 13, 2020; Loudonville, NY) 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 7.6 2.9 Scored in double figures four times in 20-21 Wed., 2 ARMY WEST POINT L, 70-55 5 Maya Hyacienth So. G 5-10 5.8 2.7 17 points vs. Fairfield (1/2) Sat., 5 at Delaware St. L, 58-51 11 Daija Moses Sr. F 5-10 6.6 4.5 15 points, five rebounds at NJIT Fri., 11 MANHATTAN* L, 56-51 24 Makayla Firebaugh Fr. G 5-10 9.9 4.1 Averaged 15.5 ppg. vs. Fairfield Sat., 12 MANHATTAN* L, 50-38 44 Victoria Toomey So. C 6-2 5.5 4.0 8 points, 5 rebounds vs. Fairfield (1/3) 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 Missed last five games due to injury Wed., 23 at NJIT W, 57-53 10 Molly Lynch Fr. G 5-9 0.5 0.8 Scored first career points at Iona (12/18) Jan. 13 Raphaela Toussaint Fr. F 6-0 5.8 4.7 First career double-double at Iona (12/19) 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 0.6 0.9 Transfer from Broward College Sun., 3 FAIRFIELD* L, 66-45 20 Lenaejha Evans Jr. G 5-8 5.4 3.4 Six points, six rebounds in win at NJIT Sat., 9 at Siena* 1 p.m. 23 Teresa Wolak Jr. F 5-11 0.7 1.4 Career-high six rebounds in win at NJIT Sun., 10 at Siena* 1 p.m. 33 Sophia DeMauro So. G 5-9 2.7 0.9 Career-high 11 points at Delaware State Sat., 16 SAINT PETER’S* 7 p.m. Sun., 17 SAINT PETER’S* 7 p.m. Tale of the Tape Fri., 22 QUINNIPIAC* 7 p.m. SIENA RIDER Sat., 23 QUINNIPIAC* 7 p.m. 50.0.........................................Points Per Game .........................................47.5 Fri., 29 at Marist* 5 p.m. 35.7% ................................ Field Goal Percentage ..................................33.1% Sat., 30 at Marist* 5 p.m. 25.0% ................................3-Point FG Percentage .................................25.2% Feb. 40.0% ............................... Free Throw Percentage .................................66.7% Fri., 12 at Canisius* 5 p.m. 35.0......................................Rebounds Per Game ......................................32.0 Sat., 13 at Canisius* 5 p.m. 5.0..........................................Assists Per Game ..........................................7.6 COVID-19 MAKE-UP* 2.5...........................................Blocks Per Game ...........................................3.2 Mar. 6.5........................................... Steals Per Game ............................................7.0 Fri., 5 at Monmouth* 5 p.m. 15.5......................................Turnovers Per Game ......................................19.8 Sat., 6 at Monmouth* 5 p.m. -4.0 ......................................... Turnover Margin ...........................................-3.5 Tue., 9 MAAC Opening Round^ TBA What You Need To Know Wed., 10 MAAC Quarterfinals^ TBA Thu, 11 MAAC Quarterfinals^ TBA - The Broncs was swept by Fairfield last weekend, 70-59 and 66-45. Fri., 12 MAAC Semifinals^ TBA - Makayla Firebaugh scored a season-high 19 points on Jan. 2 against Fairfield and has Sat., 13 MAAC Championship^ TBA scored in double-figures a team-high six times this season. - Rider earned its first win of the season on Dec. 23 at NJIT, 57-53. Maya Hyacienth (20) * MAAC Contest and Daija Moses (15) scored career highs, while Makayla Firebaugh added 11 points ^ MAAC Championships (Atlantic City, NJ) and a season-high seven rebounds. - For their efforts at NJIT, Hyacienth and Firebaugh were named MAAC Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively. - Though Siena owns a 33-16 edge in the all-time series, Rider has won the last four meetings, including regular-season sweeps in each of the last two years. - Raphaela Toussaint posted her first-career double-double on Dec. 19 at Iona with 11 points and 12 rebounds. - Rider graduated six seniors, including Honorable Mention All-American and recent WNBA rookie Stella Johnson (Washington Mystics), who was the 2019-20 NCAA Divi- sion I scoring champion (24.8 ppg.). 2020-21 Rider Women’s Basketball SERIES HISTORY WITH SIENA About Rider University Though Siena owns a 33-16 edge in the all-time series, Rider has won the last Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey four meetings, including regular-season sweeps in each of the last two years. Nickname: Broncs The Broncs have also won seven of the last nine against Siena dating back to Colors: Cranberry, White, Gray the 2015-16 season. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 4,825 (3,898 undergraduate) President: Dr. Greg Dell’Omo SCOUTING THE SIENA SAINTS Director of Athletics: Don Harnum Siena has been sidelined for the last four weeks since being swept by Fair- Affiliations: NCAA Division I, ECAC field to open its season, Dec. 11-12. After being cleared to play last weekend Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference at Canisius, the Griffs entered their own pause, postponing the series. Isis Home Court: Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Associate AD/Compliance/Internal Operations: Young averaged 16.0 points per game in the Fairfield series, while Rayshel Greg Busch Brown contributed 13.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Tobulayefa Watts Sr. Associate AD/External Operations and Development/SWA: chipped in with 6.0 ppg. and a team-best 10.5 rpg. Karin Torchia Associate AD/Operations and Facilities: Brian Keane MORE MAKAYLA Coor. of Athletic Event Operations: Makayla Firebaugh continued her stellar rookie season with consecutive Colby Wehner double-digit scoring outputs Jan. 2-3 against Fairfield. She scored a sea- Assistant AD/Business Operations: son-high 19 points in the opener, before adding 12 points to closer out the Aimee Alt Academic Support Coordinator: weekend. The pair of scoring outputs gave her a team-best six double-fig- TBA ures scoring games on the year. Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. A.J. Moore MY OH MAYA Sports Information Administrative Associate: Lynn Rugg Maya Hyacienth shattered her previous career high of seven points with a Head Athletic Trainer: 20-point effort in the Broncs’ 57-53 win over NJIT on Dec. 23. She made 6-of- Tim Lengle, A.T.C. 12 field goals, including 3-of-7 three-point attempts and 5-of-6 from the free- Assistant Athletic Trainer/Men’s Basketball: throw line. Hyacienth set new career highs in field goals, three-point field Priya Mehrish Asst. AD/Sports Communications/MBB Contact: goals and free throws made and attempted. For her effort, she was named Greg Ott MAAC Player of the Week. [email protected] (cell) 908-783-5258 HOLY MOSES Press Row Phone (Alumni Gym): 609-895-5657 Daija Moses established a new career high with 15 points in the Broncs’ win Sports Information Fax: at NJIT on Dec. 23. She did all of her damage from beyond the three-point 609-896-0341 arc, hitting a career-high five triples on eight attempts. Athletics Home Page: www.gobroncs.com ON FIRE-BAUGH Freshman guard Makayla Firebaugh was awarded with MAAC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 28 after going for 11 points and a season-high seven re- bounds on Dec. 23 at NJIT. It was Firebaugh’s fourth double-figures scoring output. Firebaugh became Rider’s first MAAC Rookie of the Week in over three years since Jaiden Morris earned the honor on Dec. 11, 2017. MOBLEY IN DOUBLE FIGURES Junior point guard Amanda Mobley led the Broncs in scoring in each of this season’s first three games. She opened the year with 14 points at Villanova, before scoring 13 at home against Drexel. Mobley paced the Broncs with 14 points against Army West Point and also led the Broncs with eight points on Dec. 12 against Manhattan. RIDER ROOKIES RISING Freshmen Raphaela Toussaint and Makayla Firebaugh have made strong strides in the early season. A game after going for 11 points and seven rebounds against Drexel on Nov. 28, Toussaint scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting against Army West Point. She then added eight points on 4-of-5 shooting at Delaware State and posted her first-career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds at Iona on Dec. 19. Firebaugh connected on her first three collegiate field goals against the Black Knights for eight points, before scoring 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting at Delaware State. She upped her season high to 17 on Dec. 11 against Manhattan. The 17 points are the most by a Bronc so far this season. She also scored in double figures with 12 points at Iona on Dec. 19. 2020-21 Rider Women’s Basketball IN THE OPENER Villanova was too much for the Broncs in their season opener on Nov. 25. Amanda Mobley led Rider with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor, STATS EXTRA but the Wildcats outshot the Broncs, 52.6 percent to 25.0 percent to cruise to 2020-21 RIDER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES the victory.