Rider University Women's Basketball Fall 2016
Fall 2016
Rider University Women’s Basketball
The off season was quite a productive one as the women’s basketball staff signed three more players to bring the total up to six new additions to the program for this season. Freshman Safie Tolusso and transfers Asyanae Muwwakkil and Lea Favre join Freshmen Zhane Barnes, Tracey During this year’s MAACness event, the name Goodman and Stella Johnson who signed during the early signing period in November 2015. Lea for the Rider Bronc mascot is a DI transfer from Nevada and has to sit this season per transfer regulations, but Zhane, Safie, was unveiled. After a month Tracey, Stella and Asyanae will be suiting up in a Lady Bronc uniform. Make sure you come out to a game to check out the newbies! Pictured below left to right: Zhane Barnes, Lea Favre, long contest where over 200 entries and 80 different Tracey Goodman, Stella Johnson, Asyanae Muwwakill, Safie Tolusso. names were submitted, the Rider community came together and selected “AJ” as the official choice. Rider Athletics has partnered with a new company to complete Rider University online ticket sales. You can Women’s Basketball select your actual seats, Game Schedule 2016-17 print from home or scan Sun. Nov. 6 TCNJ (Exhibition) W 74-39 Welcome to another year of Rider Fri. Nov. 11 @Princeton 7:00p your bar code on your smart University women’s basketball. I can’t Mon. Nov. 14 LAFAYETTE 7:00p phone at the door. Tickets believe that I am beginning my 10th season Thu. Nov. 17 LA SALLE 7:00p will still be available for as head coach of the Lady Broncs. As you Sat. Nov. 26 @Central Florida 2:30p can see with our schedule, we have purchase at the door. Sun. Nov. 27 @St. Bonaventure (FL) 12:00p Fri. Dec. 2 @Canisius 7:00p another competitive season ahead of us. Long time Rider University Sun. Dec. 4 @Niagara 2:00p We hope that you can make it to a game wrestling coach Gary Taylor Thu. Sun. 11 @Towson 2:00p or two. We also can’t wait to put on the has announced his Sun. Dec. 18 @Seton Hall 12:00p uniform and for the games to start Wed. Dec. 21 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN 7:00p retirement effective at the counting. I think that you are going to Fri. Dec. 30 QUINNIPIAC 7:00p end of this season, his 39th enjoy some of the new additions we Mon. Jan. 2 IONA 7:00p at the helm. It was also added to the program. The ‘newbies’ Thu. Jan. 5 @Manhattan 5:00p along with a solid returning core will announced that former Sun. Jan. 8 @Siena 2:00p hopefully lead to a strong season. Thu. Jan. 12 @Marist 7:00p Rider All-American John We are excited to head to Orlando over Sat. Jan. 14 FAIRFIELD 2:00p Hangey ’93 will take over Thu. Jan. 19 @Saint Peter’s (ESPN3) 5:00p Thankgiving for a two-game classic. We the Bronc wrestling Sat. Jan. 21 @Quinnipiac 2:00p will spend a day in the Disney parks as program next year. Best Thu. Jan. 26 MANHATTAN 7:00p well. Thanks to those who helped make Sat. Jan. 28 SAINT PETER’S (Alumni Day) 2:00p wishes on a happy this trip possible. Thu. Feb. 2 @Monmouth 7:00p One big event we hope to see everyone retirement Gary & Sat. Feb. 4 SIENA 2:00p at would be our alumni and friends day on congratulations John. Good Fri. Feb. 10 @Iona 7:00p January 28. This year we are planning Sun. Feb. 12 CANISIUS (NGWSD) 1:00p luck this season Rider something special in honor of a brave Tue. Feb. 14 MARIST (Pink) 7:00p wrestling. young woman. As you will read, Janele Tue. Feb. 21 MONMOUTH 7:00p Henderson ’08, is battling cancer right To read more, please visit Fri. Feb. 24 NIAGARA (Senior Day) 7:00p the athletics website at Sun. Feb. 25 @Fairfield 2:00p now, and we want to show our support. www.gobroncs.com. Thu-Mon Mar 2-6 MAAC Championship (Albany, NY) GO BRONCS! GO BRONCS!
January 13 - Taylor Wentzel 27 – Lea Favre February 27 – Zhane Barnes 28 – Coach Smith March 9 - Coach Durkin 14 - Coach Milligan 24 - Kamila Hoskova May 13 – Tracey Goodman 16 - Julia Duggan July 1 – Lexi Posset 11 – Stella Johnson 13 – Marritta Gillcrease August
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, right? That is former Lady Bronc Janele Henderson’s approach on life right now. On December 29, 2015, Janele was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. Janele immediately attacked the disease head on with the amazing positivity that she has always had and completed many rounds of chemotherapy. In July, however, after a life-changing trip to Rio, Janele found out that her Hodgkins Lymphoma was now in stage 4 and had to prepare for an even tougher battle. All of us who know Janele know that she is a fighter and will remain that way due to her unfailing faith. She is prepping as you are reading this for a STEM cell transplant that will hopefully lead her on the path to recovery. Janele has begun documenting her journey through a blog that we would like to share with our Rider Family. (thevalleyofthedrybones.wordpress.com) We also want you to know that on January 28th at our alumni and friends game we plan on having a fundraiser as well as bring awareness to Leukemia and Lymphoma. More details will be release soon.
Saturday January 28, 2017 Alumni and Friends Day Lymphoma Awareness Event WBB vs Saint Peter’s 2pm Reception 4pm Location – Rider Pub Mark your calendars for our annual gathering of alumni, family and friends! Hope to see everyone there! Sunday February 12, 2017 National Girls & Women in Sports Day All young girls grades 1-8 are invited to participate in an all sports clinic prior to the WBB game. More information will be in the next newsletter or will be available online in January at www.gobroncs.com
9 – Lexi Stover 29 – Safie Tolusso September 6 – Johnnah Johnson 8 – Asayana’e Muwwakkil 19 - Gina Dain 29 – Yeliz Dogan October
A recognizable face will be on the bench this year. Fan favorite, Marritta Gillcrease ’15, is now a member of the Rider Women’s Basketball coaching staff in the position of Director of Women’s Basketball Operations. After a very successful year of playing and studying in Ireland, Gillcrease returns to Lawrenceville, NJ to help the Lady Broncs take the next step. “We are thrilled that Rita has decided to join our staff, said Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan. “ Rita made a huge impact on and off the court during her time here, and I know that she will be a great role model for our student athletes”
11 - Coach Hamilton November 4 - Robin Perkins December 18 – Kristina Olikhver Rider University Women’s Basketball 2083 Lawrenceville Rd. Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Contact: Pam Durkin O - 609-896-5368 E - [email protected] Facebook: Riderwbb Twitter: Riderwbb Instagram: Riderwbb
Hello Lady Bronc fans. This is the time of the year that our annual Friends of Women’s Basketball brochure will be hitting your mailbox. We have a very loyal and consistent membership group, but we hope to add more members than ever this year. There has been a lot of great enhancements surrounding our program with the completion of the practice facility, new basketball coaches suites, and the construction of the new locker rooms for both programs. With these projects comes the need for furniture, equipment and other things to make them the best spaces possible for our student athletes. Please consider membership. You should be receiving a letter shortly describing what the funds raised this year will be used for as well as some pictures of progress made. If for some reason you didn’t get the brochure or have misplaced it, you can always donate online at: www.rider.edu/giveathletics and select women’s basketball. Thank you in advance for your support.
Rider University Women’s Basketball
The off season was quite a productive one as the women’s basketball staff signed three more players to bring the total up to six new additions to the program for this season. Freshman Safie Tolusso and transfers Asyanae Muwwakkil and Lea Favre join Freshmen Zhane Barnes, Tracey During this year’s MAACness event, the name Goodman and Stella Johnson who signed during the early signing period in November 2015. Lea for the Rider Bronc mascot is a DI transfer from Nevada and has to sit this season per transfer regulations, but Zhane, Safie, was unveiled. After a month Tracey, Stella and Asyanae will be suiting up in a Lady Bronc uniform. Make sure you come out to a game to check out the newbies! Pictured below left to right: Zhane Barnes, Lea Favre, long contest where over 200 entries and 80 different Tracey Goodman, Stella Johnson, Asyanae Muwwakill, Safie Tolusso. names were submitted, the Rider community came together and selected “AJ” as the official choice. Rider Athletics has partnered with a new company to complete Rider University online ticket sales. You can Women’s Basketball select your actual seats, Game Schedule 2016-17 print from home or scan Sun. Nov. 6 TCNJ (Exhibition) W 74-39 Welcome to another year of Rider Fri. Nov. 11 @Princeton 7:00p your bar code on your smart University women’s basketball. I can’t Mon. Nov. 14 LAFAYETTE 7:00p phone at the door. Tickets believe that I am beginning my 10th season Thu. Nov. 17 LA SALLE 7:00p will still be available for as head coach of the Lady Broncs. As you Sat. Nov. 26 @Central Florida 2:30p can see with our schedule, we have purchase at the door. Sun. Nov. 27 @St. Bonaventure (FL) 12:00p Fri. Dec. 2 @Canisius 7:00p another competitive season ahead of us. Long time Rider University Sun. Dec. 4 @Niagara 2:00p We hope that you can make it to a game wrestling coach Gary Taylor Thu. Sun. 11 @Towson 2:00p or two. We also can’t wait to put on the has announced his Sun. Dec. 18 @Seton Hall 12:00p uniform and for the games to start Wed. Dec. 21 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN 7:00p retirement effective at the counting. I think that you are going to Fri. Dec. 30 QUINNIPIAC 7:00p end of this season, his 39th enjoy some of the new additions we Mon. Jan. 2 IONA 7:00p at the helm. It was also added to the program. The ‘newbies’ Thu. Jan. 5 @Manhattan 5:00p along with a solid returning core will announced that former Sun. Jan. 8 @Siena 2:00p hopefully lead to a strong season. Thu. Jan. 12 @Marist 7:00p Rider All-American John We are excited to head to Orlando over Sat. Jan. 14 FAIRFIELD 2:00p Hangey ’93 will take over Thu. Jan. 19 @Saint Peter’s (ESPN3) 5:00p Thankgiving for a two-game classic. We the Bronc wrestling Sat. Jan. 21 @Quinnipiac 2:00p will spend a day in the Disney parks as program next year. Best Thu. Jan. 26 MANHATTAN 7:00p well. Thanks to those who helped make Sat. Jan. 28 SAINT PETER’S (Alumni Day) 2:00p wishes on a happy this trip possible. Thu. Feb. 2 @Monmouth 7:00p One big event we hope to see everyone retirement Gary & Sat. Feb. 4 SIENA 2:00p at would be our alumni and friends day on congratulations John. Good Fri. Feb. 10 @Iona 7:00p January 28. This year we are planning Sun. Feb. 12 CANISIUS (NGWSD) 1:00p luck this season Rider something special in honor of a brave Tue. Feb. 14 MARIST (Pink) 7:00p wrestling. young woman. As you will read, Janele Tue. Feb. 21 MONMOUTH 7:00p Henderson ’08, is battling cancer right To read more, please visit Fri. Feb. 24 NIAGARA (Senior Day) 7:00p the athletics website at Sun. Feb. 25 @Fairfield 2:00p now, and we want to show our support. www.gobroncs.com. Thu-Mon Mar 2-6 MAAC Championship (Albany, NY) GO BRONCS! GO BRONCS!
January 13 - Taylor Wentzel 27 – Lea Favre February 27 – Zhane Barnes 28 – Coach Smith March 9 - Coach Durkin 14 - Coach Milligan 24 - Kamila Hoskova May 13 – Tracey Goodman 16 - Julia Duggan July 1 – Lexi Posset 11 – Stella Johnson 13 – Marritta Gillcrease August
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, right? That is former Lady Bronc Janele Henderson’s approach on life right now. On December 29, 2015, Janele was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. Janele immediately attacked the disease head on with the amazing positivity that she has always had and completed many rounds of chemotherapy. In July, however, after a life-changing trip to Rio, Janele found out that her Hodgkins Lymphoma was now in stage 4 and had to prepare for an even tougher battle. All of us who know Janele know that she is a fighter and will remain that way due to her unfailing faith. She is prepping as you are reading this for a STEM cell transplant that will hopefully lead her on the path to recovery. Janele has begun documenting her journey through a blog that we would like to share with our Rider Family. (thevalleyofthedrybones.wordpress.com) We also want you to know that on January 28th at our alumni and friends game we plan on having a fundraiser as well as bring awareness to Leukemia and Lymphoma. More details will be release soon.
Saturday January 28, 2017 Alumni and Friends Day Lymphoma Awareness Event WBB vs Saint Peter’s 2pm Reception 4pm Location – Rider Pub Mark your calendars for our annual gathering of alumni, family and friends! Hope to see everyone there! Sunday February 12, 2017 National Girls & Women in Sports Day All young girls grades 1-8 are invited to participate in an all sports clinic prior to the WBB game. More information will be in the next newsletter or will be available online in January at www.gobroncs.com
9 – Lexi Stover 29 – Safie Tolusso September 6 – Johnnah Johnson 8 – Asayana’e Muwwakkil 19 - Gina Dain 29 – Yeliz Dogan October
A recognizable face will be on the bench this year. Fan favorite, Marritta Gillcrease ’15, is now a member of the Rider Women’s Basketball coaching staff in the position of Director of Women’s Basketball Operations. After a very successful year of playing and studying in Ireland, Gillcrease returns to Lawrenceville, NJ to help the Lady Broncs take the next step. “We are thrilled that Rita has decided to join our staff, said Rider Head Coach Lynn Milligan. “ Rita made a huge impact on and off the court during her time here, and I know that she will be a great role model for our student athletes”
11 - Coach Hamilton November 4 - Robin Perkins December 18 – Kristina Olikhver Rider University Women’s Basketball 2083 Lawrenceville Rd. Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Contact: Pam Durkin O - 609-896-5368 E - [email protected] Facebook: Riderwbb Twitter: Riderwbb Instagram: Riderwbb
Hello Lady Bronc fans. This is the time of the year that our annual Friends of Women’s Basketball brochure will be hitting your mailbox. We have a very loyal and consistent membership group, but we hope to add more members than ever this year. There has been a lot of great enhancements surrounding our program with the completion of the practice facility, new basketball coaches suites, and the construction of the new locker rooms for both programs. With these projects comes the need for furniture, equipment and other things to make them the best spaces possible for our student athletes. Please consider membership. You should be receiving a letter shortly describing what the funds raised this year will be used for as well as some pictures of progress made. If for some reason you didn’t get the brochure or have misplaced it, you can always donate online at: www.rider.edu/giveathletics and select women’s basketball. Thank you in advance for your support.
