LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — The Niagara University women’s basketball team will take on the Rider Broncs at 7 p.m. Friday at Alumni Gym.
The Purple Eagles were victorious over Saint Peter’s, 71-63, on Saturday, as Victoria Rampado led the Purple Eagles with 15 points and 11 rebounds to record her eighth double-double of the season. Kaylee Stroemple also had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. It was the first time this season multiple players recorded a double-double in the same game. Kharysma Bryant added a career-high 14 points and Jamie Sherburne had 12 points, trying her career-high. Tiffany Corselli also scored in double figures; she had 10 points. Bryant had a team-high three steals, tying her career-high, and Sherburne recorded her second career block. Over the course of the game, the lead changed 13 times and the score was tied five times.
Redshirt-junior forward Rampado leads the Purple Eagles in scoring with 16.7 points per game and in rebounding with 8.0 rebounds per game. Rampado is second in the MAAC in scoring and third in rebounding. Junior forward Stroemple also averages in double figure scoring with 12.9 points per game. She is 11th in the MAAC in scoring. Stroemple has the third-best field goal percentage in the MAAC; she is 139-for-273 for a percentage of 50.9. Sherburne, a junior guard, has the tenth-most assists in the MAAC with 3.0 assists per game. Niagara is second in the MAAC in 3-point field goal percentage; the team is 154-for-469 (32.8%), is second in free throw percentage (75.0%) and is fourth in the MAAC in overall field goal percentage (40.4%).
Guard Robin Perkins leads the Broncs in scoring with 16.2 points per game. She is fourth in the MAAC in scoring. Senior center Julia Duggan leads the team with 7.9 rebounds per game and she is fifth in the MAAC in rebounding. Stella Johnson, a freshman guard, is third in the conference in steals with 2.8 per game and has the fourth-best field goal percentage (49.8%). Senior guard Taylor Wentzel averages a team-best 3.0 assists per game, which also ranks her seventh in the MAAC in assists. Overall, Rider leads the MAAC in field goal percentage (41.4%), is the second-highest scoring offense with 66.6 points per game, is third in steals with 9.9 per game and is fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (32.0%) and blocked shots (3.3 blocks per game).
The Purple Eagles close out the regular season at Monmouth on Sunday at 2 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN3.
from PurpleEagles.com via IFTTT
