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Rider 55, at Canisius 53

Thursday, February 19, 2026 · Final · OT · Metro Atlantic

Metro Atlantic 1 2 3 4 5 PTS

Rider Broncs

7-22 · L3 · #334 (822 ELO +16)

12 11 10 12 10 55

Canisius Golden Griffins

5-24 · L2 · #336 (814 ELO -16)

13 5 12 15 8 53

Koessler Athletic Center · Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 473

Officials: Colleen Thompson, Robert McDow, Bobby Ray

Rider Edges Canisius in Overtime Thriller

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Interstat) — Aliya McIver scored 16 points and Alena Cofield added 13 as Rider edged Canisius 55-53 in overtime in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Koessler Athletic Center. In a contest defined by defense and missed opportunities, the Broncs secured just their second road victory of the season by outlasting the Golden Griffins in the extra period before an announced crowd of 473. The game’s decisive sequence came in the final seconds of overtime. With the score tied at 53, Rider’s Alena Cofield drove and dished to Kaylan Deveney, who sank a… Read more...

Top Statlines

Alena Cofield RID 43m 13p 9r 4a
Yasmine Djibril CANI 36m 13p 11r 1a 1b
Franka Wittenberg CANI 31m 17p 4r 1a

Forecasting

ELO Probability RID 58.3%