Rider 52, at Niagara 56

SANBORN, N.Y. (Interstat) — In a game defined more by grit than grace, the Niagara Purple Eagles secured just their second victory of the season, holding off the Rider Broncs 56-52 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s basketball contest Saturday at a sparsely populated Gallagher Center. The win, witnessed by 428 fans, improved Niagara’s overall record to 2-26 and 1-16 in the MAAC, while Rider fell to 7-20 and 5-12. The outcome defied the statistical pregame projections, which heavily favored the visiting Broncs. The game’s pivotal sequence arrived not with a singular shot, but with a decisive defensive stand… Read more...