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After a two-week pause, the Niagara women's basketball team is back in action with a two-game series at Rider. The Purple Eagles and the Broncs will Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer in their matchups this weekend.
Last Time Out
- The Purple Eagles faced Marist in a two-game series Jan. 22 and 23. The Red Foxes swept the series, winning game one, 66-60, in overtime and winning the second game, 67-45.
- Ally Haar led NU in scoring in game one with 16 points. Olivia Mason led the team in rebounding with nine boards. She also added 10 points and six steals.
- Angel Parker had 11 points for the Purple Eagles in game one.
- Sydney Faulcon led Niagara in scoring in game two with a career-high 14 points. Parker had a team-high six rebounds and also added 13 points.
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About Go4theGoal
- The Purple Eagles will Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer against the Broncs to support the Go4theGoal Foundation.
- Go4theGoal works to improve the lives of children battling cancer by helping to provide financial assistance, granting special wishes, developing hospital programs and funding innovative research. You can learn more about the foundation's mission by visiting Go4theGoal.org.
- The teams will lace up their shoes with gold laces during the game and four dollars from every five-dollar pair of laces (and 100 percent of all donations) will directly benefit children and families in the state the funds are raised.
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Big 4 Player of the Week
- Angel Parker was named Big 4 Player of the Week on Jan. 5 following her performance against Iona on Jan. 1 and 2.
- Parker helped propel the Purple Eagles to an 81-63 victory over the Gaels on Jan. 2. She was one assists shy of a triple-double as she recorded a career-high 26 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. It was the first double-double of Parker's career. She also tied her career-high in steals with five.
- Against the Gaels on Jan. 1, Parker had nine points, four rebounds and two steals and dished out a team-high five assists.
- On the week, Parker averaged a career-best 17.5 points per game and 8.0 rebounds per game.
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MAAC Leaders
- Niagara leads the conference in free throw percentage (.736) and steals (11.75 per game).
- Olivia Mason is averaging a MAAC-best 4.8 steals per game and Ally Haar leads the conference with a perfect free throw percentage.
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On the Court
Rider Broncs
- Guard Makayla Firebaugh leads the Broncs in scoring, averaging 10.7 points per game.
- Forward Raphaela Toussaint is averaging a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game.
- Center Victoria Toomey leads the team in blocks with 34 on the season so far.
- The Broncs are averaging 52.3 points per game, with a .351 field goal percentage.
- Rider averages 35.3 reounds per game, 10.5 assists per game, 6.5 steals per game and 4.5 blocks per game.
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles host the Manhattan Jaspers for a two-game series Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20. Friday's game will tip-off at 4:00 p.m. and Saturday's game will start at 5:00 p.m.
