2023–24 Rider Broncs women's basketball team

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

2023–24 Rider Broncs women's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	10–21 (6–14 MAAC)
Head coach	Lynn Milligan (17th season)
Assistant coaches	MyNeshia McKenzie Sharay Hall John Azzinaro
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

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

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, Pennsylvania G 1 Aliya McIver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr White Plains High School White Plains, New York F 2 ToniRenee Blanford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Union College Montclair, New Jersey G 3 Jamia Blake 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr UNC Asheville Rock Hill, South Carolina G 10 Molly Lynch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Rutgers Prep Sea Girt, New Jersey 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 Delco, Pennsylvania F 13 Sam Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Benedict's Prep Linden, New Jersey 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, New Jersey G 24 Makayla Firebaugh 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr James Wood High School Winchester, Virginia C 44 Kaylan Deveney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Life Center Academy Medford, New Jersey G 55 Jessika Schiffer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Buffalo Iserlohn, Germany	Head coach Lynn Milligan (Rider) Assistant coach(es) MyNeshia McKenzie (Rider) Sharay Hall (Lock Haven) John Azzinaro (Bucknell) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm		TCNJ	W 63–50	–	Alumni Gymnasium (788) Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 49–71	0–1	Hagan Arena (650) Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	W 61–47	1–1	Alumni Gymnasium (518) Lawrenceville, NJ
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	L 57–70	1–2	Wellness and Events Center (240) Newark, NJ
November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	W 58–55	2–2	Alumni Gymnasium (686) Lawrenceville, NJ
November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		La Salle	L 44–72	2–3	Alumni Gymnasium (516) Lawrenceville, NJ
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 59–64	2–4	Bogota Savings Bank Center (327) Hackensack, NJ
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	L 42–62	2–5	Alumni Gymnasium (572) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Virginia	L 51–78	2–6	John Paul Jones Arena (3,676) Charlottesville, VA
December 16, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 39–73	2–7 (0–1)	Draddy Gymnasium (202) Riverdale, NY
December 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 57–60	2–8 (0–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (354) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	W 67–57 ^OT	3–8	Stabler Arena (569) Bethlehem, PA
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	W 63–56	4–8 (1–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (511) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 55–65	4–9 (1–3)	McCann Arena (702) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 76–63	5–9 (2–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (896) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 58–79	5–10 (2–4)	UHY Center (441) Loudonville, NY
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	L 53–60	5–11 (2–5)	Alumni Gymnasium (614) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	L 62–81	5–12 (2–6)	Alumni Gymnasium (486) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 58–68	5–13 (2–7)	Run Baby Run Arena (–) Jersey City, NJ
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	L 44–67	5–14 (2–8)	Alumni Gymnasium (678) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 54–65	5–15 (2–9)	M&T Bank Arena (412) Hamden, CT
February 8, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	L 43–64	5–16 (2–10)	Knott Arena (367) Emmitsburg, MD
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 58–54	6–16 (3–10)	Alumni Gymnasium (494) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		at Iona	W 45–43	7–16 (4–10)	Hynes Athletics Center (600) New Rochelle, NY
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 59–48	8–16 (5–10)	Alumni Gymnasium (591) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 62–61 ^OT	9–16 (6–10)	Alumni Gymnasium (848) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	L 56–75	9–17 (6–11)	Gallagher Center (584) Lewiston, NY
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	L 62–73	9–18 (6–12)	Koessler Athletic Center (693) Buffalo, NY
March 7, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	L 40–77	9–19 (6–13)	Alumni Gymnasium (589) Lawrenceville, NJ
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, 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 am, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Iona First Round	W 66–56	10–20	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
March 13, 2024 1:00 pm, 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

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. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
3. "Purple Eagles Fly Into MAAC Semis". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
4. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
5. "Rider Broncs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2024.