Rider Falls to West Virginia in Opening Round of WNIT

3/21/2019 9:08:58 PM

West Virginia University – 83 | Rider University – 43
2019 WNIT First Round
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV

West Virginia moved on in the 2019 WNIT with an 83-43 win over Rider on Thursday night. Strong defensive play limited the Rider offense to only 19 second half points.

West Virginia Notes

West Virginia didn’t trail by more than one the entire game
The Mountaineers outscored Rider 21-10 in the third quarter, then began the fourth on a 15-2 run
The final frame was the strongest for the Mountaineers, limiting Rider to only seven points
West Virginia grabbed 22 offensive rebounds
Naomi Davenport and Kari Niblack both recoded double-doubles, with Davenport scoring 23 points and grabbing 15 rebounds and Niblack scoring 20 while collecting 13 boards
Tynice Martin scored 23 points as well for the Mountaineers, grabbing eight boards
West Virginia finished the game shooting 39-percent (27-69) from the field

Rider Notes

Rider started the second quarter on a 9-2 run, closing the gap to two points
The Broncs shot 27-percent (16-59) for the game and 15-percent (4-27) from three
Rider finished the game going 2-for-11 from the field and 0-for-6 from deep in the fourth
Stella Johnson led Rider and was one rebound short of collecting a doube-double, scoring 18 points
Lea Favre was also in double digits for Rider, scoring 12

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.