Bronc Sports Wrap
February 21, 2008
Upcoming events in varsity athletics
HOME EVENTS IN CAPS
Softball (0-0, 0-0 MAAC)
Fri. 22 Villanova at VA Tech 12 noon
Fri. 22 Robert Morris at Va Tech 2:30 pm
Sat. 23 at Va Tech (DH) 12/2:30 pm
Baseball (0-0, 0-0 MAAC)
Sun. 24 at Maryland East. Shore (DH) 12 noon
Mon. 25 at Maryland East. Shore 12 noon
Fri. 29 at Liberty 3pm
M. Basketball (18-9, 11-5 MAAC)
W 76-67 *at St. Peter's
W 79-65 *at Marist
W 89-75 *at Siena (ESPN2)
W 80-76 *NIAGARA
L 77-80 *SIENA
L 76-88 *at Fairfield
L 68-73 *at Loyola
Sat. 23 at Cal St. Northridge (ESPNU) 9pm
Fri. 29 *SAINT PETER'S (ESPNU) 7pm
Sun. 2 *FAIRFIELD 2pm
M. Basketball
At Loyola senior Jason Thompson (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) compiled 24 points and 10 rebounds, and junior Harris Mansell (Cheltenham, PA/Cheltenham) added 18 points, 15 in the first half. Freshman Matt Griffin (Philadelphia, PA/St. Joseph's Prep) hit a three-point field goal, his only points of the game, with 2:20 left to give Rider a 67-65 lead. At Fairfield Mansell made a three-point field goal with 1:57 to cut the lead to 79-73, but that was as close as the Broncs could get. Mansell fished with 16 points.
W. Basketball (7-19, 2-13 MAAC)
W 77-73 ot *at Siena
L 63-84 *at Marist
L 49-82 *MANHATTAN
L 56-62 *at Saint Peter's
W 57-49 *IONA
L 49-55 *at Loyola
L 46-76 *MARIST
Fri. 22 *at Canisius 7pm
Sun. 24 *at Niagara 2pm
Fri. 29 *SIENA (ESPNU) 4:30
Thur. 6 at MAAC Championships (Albany, NY)
W. Basketball
Against Marist senior Janele Henderson (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) scored 14 points and had five rebounds. At Loyola, Henderson and sophomore Amanda Sepulveda (Perth Amboy/Hun) each had 13 points with sophomore Tammy Meyers (Willingboro) notching her first career ?double-double' with 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
Wrestling (6-12, 3-3 CAA)
W 48-3 Campbell
W 28-13 Binghamton
W 24-16 CLARION
W 19-13 RUTGERS
W 19-14 *DREXEL
L 7-32 *at Old Dominion
L 16-24 at Lehigh
L 12-27 NEBRASKA
Sat. 23 *at Boston U. 12 noon
Sat. 23 *at Sacred Heart 8pm
Fri-Sat 7-8 at CAA Championships (Hofstra)
Wrestling
Against Nebraska sophomore 133 Thomas Lorenzo (West Orange) executed a takedown with one second remaining in his dual, winning a come from behind match 11-10. Junior 184 Doug Umbehauer (Shamong/Lenape) won a 3-2 decision over 10th ranked Vince Jones, sophomore 157 Rob Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) won with a take down in overtime 5-3 over #17 Chris Oliver and freshman 141 Fred Rodgers (Perkiomenville,Pa./Boyertown) won a 4-2 decision. At Lehigh Rodgers, Umbehauer, senior T.J. Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) and junior Ed Bordas (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central) won.
M. Swimming & Diving (5-4)
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
Runner-up at MAAC Championships
Thur-Sat 28-1 at ECAC Championships (Pittsburgh)
W. Swimming & Diving (5-5)
8th of 11 at Princeton Invitational
W 179-121 LOYOLA
W 155-145 at Lafayette
Runner-up at MAAC Championships
Thur-Sat 28-1 at ECAC Championships (Pittsburgh)
Swimming
At the MAAC Championships junior Priscilla Modrov (Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge) won five gold medals and set three MAAC records, junior Josh Rosenbluth (Lawrenceville/Lawrence) won four gold medals, and they were both named the Most Outstanding Swimmers. Senior Dylan Korn (Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake) won the 3-meter and set a new MAAC record in winning the 1-meter dive, and junior Amanda Burke (Churchville, Pa./William Tennent) set MAAC records in winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter and they were both named the MAAC Most Outstanding Divers. Sophomore Kellyanne Tomasula (Sussex/Vernon Township) won four MAAC gold medals with two MAAC records, freshman Brianna Burns (Chestnut Ridge, N.Y./Spring Valley) won three gold medals and set a MAAC record in the 100 free, and sophomore Scott Player (Chino Hills, Calif./Ruben S Ayala) won two gold medals.
Indoor Track & Field
at Penn State Relays
at NYC Gotham Cup at Armory
Great Dane Classic at Armory
W 6th, M 7th at Delaware Invite
at New Balance Invite
Rider/Lafayette at Armory
Fri. 22 MAAC Championships at Armory
Track & Field
At the Rider/Lafayette Winter Games senior Rebecca Clatch (Drums, Pa./Hazelton Area) broke her own Rider record and placed seventh in the pole vault (3.30m). For the Rider men, senior John Smith (Cliffwood Beach/Matawan) ran an IC4A qualifying time in the 3,000m of 8:27.15, placing third and senior Jeff Stead (Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsbury) placed fifth in the 1,000m (2:31.18). Junior Tabatha Haskins (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) placed fourth in the triple jump (11.31m), sophomore Alicia Price (Voorhees/Eastern) placed fifth in the wt. throw (14.22m) and ninth in the shot put (12.13m) and junior Kelly Wojciehowski (Fair Haven) placed fifth in the 3,000m (10:37.86), sophomore Karlise Cureton (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.) placed 13th in the 60m hurdles (9.31), senior Elizabeth Clatch (Drums, Pa./Hazelton Area) placed 14th in the wt. throw (12.36m), sophomore Lauren Lester (Schenectady, N.Y./Mohanosen) placed 18th in the mile (5:18.73). Also for the Rider men, freshman John Clark (Pennsville) placed 11th in the wt. throw (15.22m).
