Rider to Play West Virginia in Opening Round of WNIT
Rider to Play West Virginia in Opening Round of WNIT
EDISON, NJ – Rider University (19-12) will face West Virginia University (20-10) in the First Round of the 2019 Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
The Broncs will take on the Mountaineers on Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in Morgantown, West Virginia.
West Virginia finished in fourth place in the Big 12 regular season standings. The Mountaineers most recently fell to Kansas State 59-72 in the Big 12 Quarterfinals.
Rider returns to the WNIT for the second time, also making the Tournament in 2017. The Broncs finished the MAAC regular season in second place after going 14-4 in conference play. Rider defeated Iona College 54-46 in the First Round of the MAAC Championship before falling to runner-up Marist College 52-62 in the Semifinals.
Junior Guard Stella Johnson was named the 2018-19 MAAC Player of the Year and was also selected to the MAAC All-Championship Team. Johnson led the Broncs in Albany, averaging 22 points, eight rebounds, and 4.5 assists. Junior Guard Amari Johnson was selected to the 2018-19 All-MAAC Second Team and senior guard Lexi Posset was selected to the All-MAAC Third Team.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.