Rider visits Niagara following Kolliegbo’s 21-point outing
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Rider Broncs (7-21, 5-14 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (2-25, 1-18 MAAC)
Lewiston, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Niagara faces Rider after Safiatu Kolliegbo scored 21 points in Niagara’s 70-58 loss to the Saint Peter’s Peacocks.
The Purple Eagles have gone 1-11 in home games. Niagara ranks seventh in the MAAC with 25.6 points per game in the paint led by Amelia Strong averaging 8.0.
The Broncs are 5-14 in conference matchups. Rider averages 19.0 turnovers per game and is 3-5 when winning the turnover battle.
Niagara is shooting 34.8% from the field this season, 5.5 percentage points lower than the 40.3% Rider allows to opponents. Rider averages 3.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.1 fewer made shots on average than the 6.4 per game Niagara gives up.
The Purple Eagles and Broncs face off Saturday for the first time in MAAC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kolliegbo is scoring 13.6 points per game with 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Purple Eagles. Talia Dial is averaging nine points and 1.5 steals over the last 10 games.
Mariona Cos-Morales is averaging 6.7 points and 1.5 steals for the Broncs. Gabby Turco is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Purple Eagles: 1-9, averaging 53.4 points, 24.4 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 11.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 36.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.3 points per game.
Broncs: 4-6, averaging 57.7 points, 31.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.