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| Rider Broncs | |||
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| University | Rider University | ||
| Head coach | Jackie Hartzell (1st season) | ||
| Conference | MAAC | ||
| Location | Lawrenceville, New Jersey | ||
| Arena | Alumni Gymnasium (capacity: 1,950) | ||
| Nickname | Broncs | ||
| Colors | Cranberry, white, and gray[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Conference regular-season champions | |||
| 2020 | |||
TheRider Broncs women's basketball team is thebasketball team that representsRider University inLawrenceville, New Jersey. The school's team competes in theMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference.[2]
Rider's first season in women's basketball was in 1925, though they had periods where they did not play basketball, such as 1926–27, 1930–32, 1958–59, 1962–63, and 1966–1974. They played in the East Coast Conference (ECC) from 1982 to 1992 and the Northeast Conference from 1992 to 1997 before joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in 1997.[3] They won their first regular season conference championship in 2019-20.
The Broncs have made two postseason appearances, doing so in 2017 and 2019 in the WNIT. They have a 0–2 record.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | First round | Virginia Tech | L 62–76 |
| 2019 | First round | West Virginia | L 43–83 |
The program's all-time leading scorerStella Johnson (basketball) was drafted 29th overall by thePhoenix Mercury in the2019 WNBA draft. She has since played 15 games with theChicago Sky andWashington Mystics in two seasons.
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