Bronc Sports Wrap
February 7, 2008
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M. Basketball (17-6, 10-2 MAAC)
W 85-82 *at Manhattan
W 68-63 ot *IONA
W 93-80 *MANHATTAN
W 76-67 *at St. Peter's
W 79-65 *at Marist
W 89-75 *at Siena (ESPN2)
Fri. 8 *NIAGARA 7pm
Sun. 10 *SIENA 3pm
Sat. 16 *at Fairfield 2pm
Mon. 18 *at Loyola 7pm
M. Basketball
For the second consecutive game, Rider won a battle for first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on the road, defeating Siena Saturday afternoon. Led by senior Jason Thompson (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) and sophomore Ryan Thompson (Mt. Laurel/Lenape), the Broncs (17-6, 10-2 MAAC) extended their winning streak to nine games, the fourth longest current winning streak in Division I. In front of a national television (ESPN2) audience, Jason Thompson scored 23 points, tied his own Rider record with 21 rebounds (as many as the entire Siena team), and dished out five assists. Holding a 28-15 lead, Rider went on a 14-2 run, five points by Ryan Thompson, to take a 42-17 lead with 5:08 left in the first half, and Rider led 59-34 at intermission. The 59 points in the first half breaks the Bronc record of 58. Rider went on an 8-2 run, four points by freshman Justin Robinson (London, England/Blair Academy), to take an 87-73 lead with 51 seconds remaining. Robinson finished with 12 points, including a tip-in with 1:00 left to give Rider an 86-73 lead, along with six rebounds and four assists.
W. Basketball (6-16, 1-10 MAAC)
L 67-75 *ST. PETER'S
L 59-66 *LOYOLA
L 43-59 *at Fairfield
L 65-75 *at Manhattan
L 59-69 *FAIRFIELD
W 77-73 ot *at Siena
L 63-84 *at Marist
L 49-82 *MANHATTAN
Fri. 8 *at Saint Peter's 7pm
Sun. 10 *IONA 1pm
Fri. 15 *at Loyola 7pm
Sun. 17 *MARIST 2pm
W. Basketball
Despite 10 points from sophomore Tammy Meyers (Willingboro), the Broncs lost a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game to Manhattan Sunday afternoon. Meyers also had four assists and two rebounds in 25 minutes of action. Trailing by 45, Rider went on a 13-0 run, four points each by freshman Cintella Spotwood (Trenton/Trenton Central) and sophomore Melissa Kowalczyk (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) to cut the Jasper lead to 80-48 with just under one minute remaining. Spotwood finished with five points and seven rebounds with Kowalczyk finishing with four points off the bench for the Broncs.
Wrestling (6-9, 3-2 CAA)
L 17-25 George Mason
L 18-27 Hofstra
W 48-3 Campbell
W 28-13 Binghamton
W 24-16 CLARION
W 19-13 RUTGERS
W 19-14 *DREXEL
Sun. 10 *at Old Dominion 5pm
Thur. 14 at Lehigh 7pm
Sat. 16 NEBRASKA 2pm
Sat. 23 at Boston U/at Sacred heart 12/8pm
Wrestling
The Broncs won six bouts to defeat Drexel in a come-from-behind Colonial Athletic Association dual meet victory Tuesday. Junior Jason Lapham (West Chazy, N.Y./Beekmantown) won in overtime at 165 to cut the Dragon lead to 10-8. Junior Doug Umbehauer (Shamong, N.J./Lenape), ranked 12th in the nation at 184, and senior T.J. Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff), ranked 12th in the nation at 197, both won by major decisions to give Rider a 16-14 lead. Junior Ed Bordas (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central) won 1-0 at heavyweight to seal the victory. Sophomore Tom Lorenzo (West Orange) upset the fifth ranked wrestler in the CAA to get Rider on the board, and sophomore Fred Rodgers (Perkiomenville, Pa./Boyertown) won 4-0 to give Rider a 5-4 lead.
Indoor Track & Field
at Princeton New Year Invitational
at Penn State Relays
at NYC Gotham Cup at Armory
at Great Dane Classic at Armory
W 6th, M 7th at Delaware Invite
Fri-Sat. 8-9 at New Balance Invite
Fri. 15 Rider/Lafayette at Armory
Fri. 22 MAAC Championships at Armory
Track & Field
At the Thompson Invitational, hosted by the University of Delaware sophomore Karlise Cureton (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.) set a Rider record in 60m high hurdles running 9.04, finishing third. For Cureton, it was her second team record in as many weeks. Senior Rebecca Clatch (Drums, Pa./Hazelton Area) tied the Rider record in pole vault with a 10'6” effort, placing seventh. For the Rider men's team, freshman Christian Gonzalez (Somerset/Franklin Twp.) won the 1000m (2:35.32) with sophomore Kevin Breen (Langhorne, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) winning the pole vault (14'9”).
M. Swimming & Diving (5-4)
L 133-166 Penn at Lehigh
W 136-107 at La Salle
L 116-127 Delaware
6th of 7 at Princeton Invitational
W 170-140 LOYOLA
W 167-107 at Lafayette
Thur-Sat 14-16 at MAAC Championships
W. Swimming & Diving (5-5)
L 105-137 Delaware
8th of 11 at Princeton Invitational
W 179-121 LOYOLA
W 155-145 at Lafayette
Thur-Sat 14-16 at MAAC Championships
Swimming
At Lafayette junior Priscilla Modrov (Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge) won the 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly and 400 IM, senior Rebecca Sanbower (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Twp.) won the 500 free and the 1650 free, sophomore Kellyanne Tomasula (Sussex/Vernon Twp.) won the 100 back and 200 back and junior diver Amanda Burke (Churchville, Pa./William Tennent) won the three-meter and one-meter. For the Rider men's team, senior diver and tri-captain Dylan Korn (Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake) won the one-meter, senior tri-captain Peter Starr (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area) won the 100 back, junior Josh Rosenbluth (Lawrenceville/Lawrence) won the 200 back and sophomore Alex Grubbs (York, Pa./York Suburban) won the 100 breast, freshman Brianna Burns (Chestnut Ridge, N.Y./Spring Valley) won the 200 free, freshman Arthur Arciszewski (Phillipsburg) won the 1650 free, freshman Dave Farfan (Houston, Texas/Lamar) won the 200 butterfly, freshman Drew Modrov (Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge) won the 50 free, freshman Mike Tubb (Swedesboro/St. Augustine Prep.) won the 200 breast and freshman C.J. Kohner (Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy Senior) won the 500 free.
