Bronc Sports Wrap

January 31, 2008

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M. Basketball (16-6, 9-2 MAAC)

W  102-51  *CANISIUS

W  72-64  *at Iona

W  81-67  *LOYOLA

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

Sat.  2  *at Siena  (ESPN2)                    2pm

Fri.  8  *NIAGARA                                  7pm

Sun.  10   *SIENA                                  3pm     

M. Basketball

In the battle for first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, four Broncs scored in double figures to lead Rider to victory at Marist Wednesday night. Senior Jason Thompson (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) compiled 20 points and nine rebounds, including his 1,000^th carom.  Junior Harris Mansell (Cheltenham, Pa./Cheltenham) scored 15 points, sophomore Ryan Thompson (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) added 14 points, six rebounds and three assists, freshman Justin Robinson (London, England/Blair Academy) scored 11 points and senior Kamron Warner (Pleasantville) came in off the bench to add nine points in eight key minutes, making three three-point field goals. The Broncs entered the game ranked 17^th in the nation in field goal percentage and shot 51.9 percent. Marist held its last three opponents below 30 percent shooting from the field. Rider never trailed in the contest. Rider out-rebounded Marist 38-27, and is now 12-1 when it out-rebounds its opponent.

W. Basketball (6-14, 1-8 MAAC)

W  45-42  PRINCETON             

L  51-98  VIRGINIA

L  58-67  *at Iona

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                             

Fri.  1  *at Marist                                7:30pm

Sun.  3  *MANHATTAN                           2pm

Fri.  8  *at Saint Peter’s                          7pm

W. Basketball

Rider sophomore Tammy Meyers (Willingboro) scored a career-high 27 points including a three-pointer at the buzzer in regulation to force overtime as the Broncs snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 77-73 win at Siena Sunday afternoon.  Meyers added five rebounds, four assists and four steals in 35 minutes of action. Rider trailed by three with 5.1 seconds left after two Saint free throws to setup the Meyers shot.  Junior Danielle Costantino (Norristown, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) took the inbounds pass and dribbled fifty feet to the three-point line, passing to Meyers out of a double-team.  Meyers spotted up and hit her second three of the game, forcing the extra period. In the overtime, Siena scored the first bucket before Rider went on a 5-0 run, three points by sophomore Amanda Sepulveda (Perth Amboy/Hun) to take a 66-63 lead with 4:18 left, the eighth and final lead change of the game.  Sepulveda had seven of Rider’s 16 points in the extra session and scored 21 in the game with a career-high five three point field goals while logging a career-high 43 minutes.

Wrestling (3-9, 2-2 CAA)

L  9-39 Oklahoma State at VA Duals

L  12-21  Lehigh at VA Duals

L  17-25  George Mason

L  18-27  Hofstra

W  48-3  Campbell

W  28-13  Binghamton

Sat.  2  CLARION                                  1pm

Sat.  2  RUTGERS                                 6pm

Tue.  5  *DREXEL                                  7pm

Sun.  10  *at Old Dominion                     5pm

Wrestling

The Broncs swept Campbell and Binghamton on day two of the CAA Duals hosted this weekend by George Mason.  Senior 197 T.J. Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) won both his matches by fall with junior 184 Doug Umbehauer (Shamong/Lenape) also winning by fall and major decision. Senior 149 Don Fisch (Williamstown/Delsea) won by fall in 15 seconds against Bob Matthews of Campbell and upset number one ranked Kyle Fried of Binghamton 7-2.  Fried entered the weekend 13^th ranked in the nation at 149.  Fisch finished last season fifth in the nation at 141, earning All-American honors and recently picked up his 100^th career win. Junior 165 Jason Laphram (West Chazy, N.Y./Beekmantown/Penn State), freshman 125 Ilyass Elmsaouri (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff), junior 133 Zac Cunliffe (Farmingdale/Howell) and junior heavyweight Ed Bordas (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central/Binghamton) also posted two wins on Saturday for Rider.

M. Swimming & Diving (5-4)

W  166-133 at Lehigh

L  133-166 Penn at Lehigh

W  136-107  at La Salle

L  116-127  Delaware     

6^th 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)

W  128-114  at La Salle

L  105-137  Delaware     

8^th of 11 at Princeton Invitational

W  179-121  LOYOLA

W  155-145  at Lafayette           

Thur-Sat 14-16 at MAAC Championships

Swimming & Diving

At Lafayette junior Priscilla Modrov (Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge) won the 100 butterfly (57.19), 200 butterfly (2:05.43) and 400 IM (4:26.33), senior Rebecca Sanbower (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Twp.) won the 500 free (5:15.20) and the 1650 free (17:41.46), sophomore Kellyanne Tomasula (Sussex/Vernon Twp.) won the 100 back (58.36) and 200 back (2:08.29) and junior diver Amanda Burke (Churchville, Pa./William Tennent) won the three-meter (310.20) and one-meter (291.45). For the Rider men’s team, senior diver and tri-captain Dylan Korn (Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake) won the one-meter (344.80), senior tri-captain Peter Starr (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area) won the 100 back (54.71), junior Josh Rosenbluth (Lawrenceville/Lawrence) won the 200 back (1:57.72) and sophomore Alex Grubbs (York, Pa./York Suburban) won the 100 breast (1:01.30). Also for the women’s team, freshman Brianna Burns (Chestnut Ridge, N.Y./Spring Valley) won the 200 free (1:56.46). Also for the men’s team, freshman Arthur Arciszewski (Phillipsburg) won the 1650 free (16:47.06), freshman Dave Farfan (Houston, Texas/Lamar) won the 200 butterfly (1:55.23), freshman Drew Modrov (Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge) won the 50 free (21.77), freshman Mike Tubb (Swedesboro/St. Augustine Prep.) won the 200 breast (2:16.61) and freshman C.J. Kohner (Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy Senior) won the 500 free (4:49.79). The women’s 200 medley relay of Tomasula, freshman Carmen Menendez (Fairfax, Va./Oakton), Modrov and Burns won with a time of 1:50.01.The men’s 200 medley relay of Starr, senior tri-captain Matt Bauer (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn), Rosenbluth and sophomore Scott Player (Chino Hills, Calif./Ruben S. Ayala) won with a time of 1:37.30.

Indoor Track & Field

at Princeton New Year Invitational

at Penn State Relays

at NYC Gotham Cup at Armory

at Great Dane Classic at Armory  

Sat.  2  at Delaware Invite

Fri-Sat.  8-9  at New Balance Invite

Track & Field

The Broncs competed at the Great Dane Classic Friday evening, hosted by the University at Albany at the New York City Armory. For the Rider women, sophomore Karlise Cureton (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.) broke the Rider record in the 55m hurdles, running an 8.37 in the preliminaries and finished seventh in the finals.  For the men, senior John Smith (Cliffwood Beach/Matawan) won the 3,000m in 8:32.21. Also for the men freshman Christian Gonzalez (Somerset/Franklin Twp.) placed third in the 800m (1:54.75), freshman Peter Wandell (State College, Pa./State College) placed third in the 1,000 (2:31.32), freshman John Clark (Pennsville) placed fifth in the shot put (40’ 2.5”) and 16^th in the wt. throw 46’ 4.25”) and freshman Mike Soroko (Kinnelon) placed sixth in the mile (4:23.78). Also for the women, sophomore Kelsey Kohler (Southampton, Pa./St. Basil's Acad.) placed third in the 5,000m (19:00.77), sophomore Alicia Price (Voorhees/Eastern) was fifth in the shot put (40’ 11.5”) and ninth in the weight throw (43’ 7”), junior Kelly Wojciehowski (Fair Haven) placed fifth in the 3,000 with a personal record (10:36.84) and senior Rebecca Clatch (Drums, Pa./Hazelton Area) was seventh in the pole vault (9’10”).