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2023–24 Rider Broncs women's basketball team

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2023–24 Rider Broncs women's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record10–21 (6–14 MAAC)
Head coach
  • Lynn Milligan (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • MyNeshia McKenzie
  • Sharay Hall
  • John Azzinaro
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield 20 0   1.000 31 2   .939
Niagara 15 5   .750 21 14   .600
Siena 14 6   .700 18 12   .600
Manhattan 11 9   .550 18 12   .600
Canisius 11 9   .550 17 14   .548
Mount St. Mary's 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Quinnipiac 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Rider 6 14   .300 10 21   .323
Iona 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Saint Peter's 4 16   .200 7 23   .233
Marist 4 16   .200 6 25   .194
2024 MAAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Rider Broncs women's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 17th-year head coach Lynn Milligan, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

Previous season

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The Broncs finished the 2022–23 season 10–21, 6–14 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.[1] In the MAAC tournament, they upset Marist in the first round,[2] before falling to Niagara in the quarterfinals.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Rider Broncs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sanaa Redmond 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Samford Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Aliya McIver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr White Plains High School White Plains, NY
F 2 ToniRenee Blanford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Union College Montclair, NJ
G 3 Jamia Blake 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr UNC Asheville Rock Hill, SC
G 10 Molly Lynch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Rutgers Prep Sea Girt, NJ
G 11 Mariona Cos-Morales 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Casper College Matadepera, Spain
G 12 Taylor Blunt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Detroit Mercy Delaware County, PA
F 13 Sam Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Benedict's Prep Linden, NJ
F 14 Sofie Bruintjes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr CTO Amsterdam Zwolle, Netherlands
G 23 Taylor Langan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Millersville Lake Hopatcong, NJ
G 24 Makayla Firebaugh 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr James Wood High School Winchester, VA
C 44 Kaylan Deveney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Life Center Academy Medford, NJ
G 55 Jessika Schiffer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Buffalo Iserlohn, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 17, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
TCNJ W 63–50 
Alumni Gymnasium (788)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's L 49–71  0–1
Hagan Arena (650)
Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Merrimack W 61–47  1–1
Alumni Gymnasium (518)
Lawrenceville, NJ
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at NJIT L 57–70  1–2
Wellness and Events Center (240)
Newark, NJ
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Boston University W 58–55  2–2
Alumni Gymnasium (686)
Lawrenceville, NJ
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
La Salle L 44–72  2–3
Alumni Gymnasium (516)
Lawrenceville, NJ
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 59–64  2–4
Bogota Savings Bank Center (327)
Hackensack, NJ
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Monmouth L 42–62  2–5
Alumni Gymnasium (572)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia L 51–78  2–6
John Paul Jones Arena (3,676)
Charlottesville, VA
December 16, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Manhattan L 39–73  2–7
(0–1)
Draddy Gymnasium (202)
Riverdale, NY
December 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Quinnipiac L 57–60  2–8
(0–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (354)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lehigh W 67–57 OT 3–8
Stabler Arena (569)
Bethlehem, PA
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Iona W 63–56  4–8
(1–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (511)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marist L 55–65  4–9
(1–3)
McCann Arena (702)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Canisius W 76–63  5–9
(2–3)
Alumni Gymnasium (896)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Siena L 58–79  5–10
(2–4)
UHY Center (441)
Loudonville, NY
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mount St. Mary's L 53–60  5–11
(2–5)
Alumni Gymnasium (614)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Niagara L 62–81  5–12
(2–6)
Alumni Gymnasium (486)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Peter's L 58–68  5–13
(2–7)
Run Baby Run Arena (–)
Jersey City, NJ
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fairfield L 44–67  5–14
(2–8)
Alumni Gymnasium (678)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Quinnipiac L 54–65  5–15
(2–9)
M&T Bank Arena (412)
Hamden, CT
February 8, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Mount St. Mary's L 43–64  5–16
(2–10)
Knott Arena (367)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Manhattan W 58–54  6–16
(3–10)
Alumni Gymnasium (494)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+
at Iona W 45–43  7–16
(4–10)
Hynes Athletics Center (600)
New Rochelle, NY
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Peter's W 59–48  8–16
(5–10)
Alumni Gymnasium (591)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marist W 62–61 OT 9–16
(6–10)
Alumni Gymnasium (848)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Niagara L 56–75  9–17
(6–11)
Gallagher Center (584)
Lewiston, NY
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Canisius L 62–73  9–18
(6–12)
Koessler Athletic Center (693)
Buffalo, NY
March 7, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Siena L 40–77  9–19
(6–13)
Alumni Gymnasium (589)
Lawrenceville, NJ
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 25 Fairfield L 54–83  9–20
(6–14)
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,525)
Fairfield, CT
MAAC tournament
March 12, 2024
10:30 a.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) Iona
First round
W 66–56  10–20
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (1) No. 25 Fairfield
Second round
L 51–57  10–21
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Opens MAAC Tournament with Win Over Marist". Rider University Athletics. March 7, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Purple Eagles Fly Into MAAC Semis". Niagara University Athletics. March 8, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Rider Broncs Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2024.