Cindy (Ford) Gittens was the first women’s basketball player at Rider to score 1,000 career points. She still holds Rider records for points per game average in a season (22.3 points per game in 1977), and in a career (19.8), along with most field goals made in a game (15), most free-throws made in a game (17-of-19) and most career field goals made (605).

Ford held the Rider career scoring record for nine years and is currently fifth with 1,447 points. She also grabbed 503 career rebounds and dished out 231 assists in her four years at Rider. She was a four-time NJAIAW All-Star.