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Game 18
Niagara (7-10, 4-2 MAAC) at Rider (6-11, 3-3 MAAC)
Thursday, January 18 – 11:00 a.m.
Alumni Gym – Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Last Time Out
- The Purple Eagles defeated Siena, 65-50, on Jan. 15 to earn their third straight win. With the win over the Saints, NU improved to 4-2 in MAAC play, which is its best conference start since winning its first six conference games in the 2004-05 season.
- Kaylee Stroemple led Niagara with 20 points to tie her season-high. Jai Moore added 15 points, tying her career-high, Victoria Rampado had 14 points and Maggie McIntyre had 13 points.
- Rampado had a team-high nine rebounds and Jamie Sherburne led the team in assists with nine.
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Niagara In The MAAC
- Niagara leads the MAAC in free throw percentage (77.9%), is second in field goal percentage (41.4%) and is the third-highest scoring offense (65.5 points per game).
- Victoria Rampado leads the league in scoring with 20.8 points per game and is second in rebounding with 9.7 rebounds per game. She has the second-best field goal percentage (48.1%).
- Jamie Sherburne leads the league in assists, averaging 4.9 assists per game. She is second in the conference in free throw percentage (86.0%).
- Maggie McIntyre is second in the MAAC in 3-point field goal percentage (45.0%).Â
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Making History
- Victoria Rampado's 41 points against Siena on Jan. 7 are the second-most points scored in a single game in NU women's basketball history and is tied for seventh-most in MAAC history. It is the most points scored in the MAAC this season.
- Rampado made 17 of 23 field goals, which is the most field goals made in a single game in Niagara women's basketball history and the fourth-most in MAAC history.
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Third Time's A Charm
- Victoria Rampado was named MAAC Player of the Week for the third time this season on Jan. 8 after a stellar week against Fairfield, Quinnipiac and Siena.
- Rampado recorded double-doubles in all three games. On the week, she averaged 23.5 points per game and 13.0 rebounds per game.
On The Court
Rider Broncs (6-11, 3-3 MAAC)
- Guard Stella Johnson leads the Broncs in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game. She is fourth in the MAAC in scoring, second in steals (2.5 steals per game) and seventh in field goal percentage (46.8%).
- Guard Kamila Hoskova averages a team-best 6.0 rebounds per game. Her 81.8% free throw percentage is the fourth-best in the MAAC.
- Guard Lexi Posset is fourth in the conference in assists, averaging 3.6 assists per game.
- The Broncs are second in the MAAC in free throw percentage (72.7%) and tied for second in steals (7.8 steals per game).
- Rider is fourth in field goal percentage (39.2%), blocked shots (3.3 blocks per game) and 3-point field goal percentage (31.1%).
