Rider Broncs at Canisius Golden Griffins

· NCAA Women's Basketball

Rider Broncs

6-19, 2-11 Away

Canisius Golden Griffins

4-21, 3-9 Home

Canisius takes on Rider, seeks to halt 3-game skid

Rider Broncs (6-19, 4-12 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (4-21, 2-14 MAAC)

Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Canisius will try to break its three-game losing streak when the Golden Griffins take on Rider.

The Golden Griffins are 3-9 on their home court. Canisius is 2-14 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Broncs are 4-12 in conference games. Rider allows 62.8 points to opponents and has been outscored by 9.5 points per game.

Canisius is shooting 39.7% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points higher than the 39.3% Rider allows to opponents. Rider's 36.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 6.5 percentage points lower than Canisius has allowed to its opponents (42.6%).

The Golden Griffins and Broncs square off Thursday for the first time in MAAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shariah Gailes is averaging 12.8 points and 8.4 rebounds for the Golden Griffins. Mary Copple is averaging 0.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Kristina Yomane is shooting 37.6% and averaging 11.6 points for the Broncs. Kaylan Deveney is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Griffins: 2-8, averaging 56.5 points, 35.1 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 38.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.6 points per game.

Broncs: 3-7, averaging 50.8 points, 31.4 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 34.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.5 points.

TV Channel: Broncs vs Golden Griffins 2021 College Basketball, week 16, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Statistics

RID		CAN
W1	Streak	L3
62.8	Points Against	68.6
53.3	Points Per Game	55.2
36	Field Goal %	40
25	Three Point %	28
35.6	Rebounds Per Game	35.8
13.2	Assists Per Game	11.2
3.0	Blocks Per Game	1.8
7.7	Steals Per Game	5.2
1.1	Team Turnovers Per Game	1.5
18.3	Total Turnovers Per Game	25.0
62.8	Points Against	68.6

Game Information

Venue: Koessler Athletic Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:

2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Fairfield	16-1	-	22-4
Quinnipiac	16-1	-	21-5
Merrimack	12-4	3.5	15-10
Sacred Heart	10-6	5.5	12-13
Siena	9-7	6.5	11-14
Iona	9-8	7	16-11
Mount St. Mary's	8-8	7.5	12-13
Manhattan	7-9	8.5	7-18
Marist	7-10	9	10-17
Saint Peter's	6-10	9.5	7-18
Rider	4-12	11.5	6-19
Canisius	2-14	13.5	4-21
Niagara	0-16	15.5	0-25