The night Billy Baron wouldn’t let Canisius lose
It wasn’t Duke-Kentucky or the six overtime thriller when Syracuse beat UConn in the Big East quarter-finals, but this game deserves its rightful place in college basketball lore…
Niagara edged in nail-biter at Rider, 85-83
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com LAWRENCEVILLE , N.J. – The Niagara Purple Eagles nearly erased a 10-point deficit with three minutes remaining before falling to the Rider Broncs, 85-83, on Thursday. For the seventh time in the last 11 meetings, the final margin between Niagara (4-10, 1-2 MAAC) and Rider (7-5, 3-0 MAAC) was less than four points. […]
Signed, sealed, delivered: Rider Broncs 2013-14
He can defend in the post as well as off the ball. Blocks, boards, fills the lanes, and finishes above the rim…
Fairfield advances with win over Rider
Courtesy of FairfieldStags.com SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – It’s an advantage when you have your best free throw shooter on the line with seconds remaining, trying to preserve a lead. It’s a bigger advantage when that student-athlete is a senior. That’s the double bonus Head Coach Sydney Johnson had when Derek Needham stepped to free throw line with under a minute […]
Late three and Rider sink Canisius, 65-61
Zedric Sadler drained a three-pointer with fifteen seconds remaining, and a rugged Rider Broncs (18-13/ 12-6) defense proved too much in a 65-61 victory over the Canisius Golden Griffins (18-12/ 11-7) in Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference action at the Koessler Athletic Center Saturday afternoon…
Rider upends Niagara, 68-59
The Broncs defeated first place Niagara for the second time this year in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game Thursday night. “We match up well with Niagara,” said Rider head coach Kevin Baggett. “They are a high-powered offense and are hard to defend with a number of weapons but we have a number of guys who can sit down and play defense…
Rider downs Charleston Southern, 61-54
Courtesy of GoBroncs.com LAWRENCEVILLE- The Grand Finale. In his final home game, senior Jonathon Thompson(Orlando, Fla./Jones) scored 15 points to lead Rider to victory over Charleston Southern in the Ramada Worldwide BracketBuster game Saturday evening. “Jon has been great for us for four years and tonight was no different,” Rider head coach Kevin Baggettsaid of his senior […]
Marist falls in road contest at Rider, 67-63
Courtesy of GoRedFoxes.com LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – In a hard-fought and close road contest, the Marist men’s basketball team fell victim to a pair of late Rider scoring runs to take a 67-63 setback. In the final 10 minutes of the game, the Broncs (15-13, 10-6 MAAC) would post a 9-1 run and a closely followed 7-0 […]
Rider takes care of St. Peter’s
Junior Anthony Myles (Dover, DE/Poly-Tech), wearing pink socks he borrowed from the Rider women’s basketball team, scored 17 points to lead Rider to a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference victory over Saint Peter’s Thursday night. “I wanted to wear them for Valentine’s Day,” Myles said…
Gaels get back on track, defeat Rider 78-71
Senior Lamont Jones and junior Sean Armand combined for 56 points to lead the Iona College men’s basketball team to a 78-71 victory over Rider at the Hynes Center. Armand scored his 1,000th career point to help the Gaels (15-10, 9-5 MAAC) snap a season-long three-game losing streak…