Rider’s Lynn Milligan Named 2019-20 “The Rock” MAAC Coach of the Year

3/11/2020 10:35:00 AM

Atlantic City, N.J. (March 11, 2019) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has announced Lynn Milligan of Rider University as the 2019-20 Women’s Basketball “The Rock” Coach of the Year.
 
Selected as the preseason No. 3 team, Milligan guided Rider past expectations. Milligan led the Broncs to a 25-4 overall record, going 18-2 in MAAC play after finishing with a 19-13 overall record, going 14-4 in MAAC play a year ago. The season culminated with the Broncs being named co-regular season champions for the first time in school history, entering the 2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship as the top overall seed.
 
Milligan’s Broncs started the season with some signature wins, taking down the Big Ten’s Penn State and the Big East’s Xavier and Georgetown. Rider ran a stretch spanning 14 games, stretching from Dec. 7 to Feb. 1 without collecting a loss. In Lawrenceville, Milligan led Rider to a nearly perfect 12-1 record.
 
Finishing her 13^th season in Lawrenceville, Lynn Milligan coached the nation’s top scorer in Stella Johnson. Johnson averaged 24.4 points per game to pace the NCAA and claim the regular season scoring title. Johnson was a unanimous All-MAAC First Team selection while teammates Lea Favre and Amari Johnson were All-MAAC Second Team selections.
 
The 2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship continues through to March 14 in the event’s inaugural year at Atlantic City’s Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. Tickets can be purchased by visiting ticketmaster.com or by visiting maacsports.com/basketball. To keep up with the postseason action, follow @MAACHoops on Twitter and join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #maAChoops20.  
 
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About the 2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39^th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.