Bronc Sports Wrap April 22, 2010 Upcoming events in varsity athletics HOME EVENTS IN CAPS
Baseball (19-15, 7-5 MAAC)
W 12-3 *NIAGARA
L 3-4 *NIAGARA
L 3-6 *NIAGARA
L 2-5 *at Fairfield
W 9-8 *at Fairfield
L 8-9 *at Fairfield
W 19-3 NJIT
W 6-3, L 5-14 *MANHATTAN
W 10-9 *MANHATTAN
W 8-7 SETON HALL
L 6-7 at Monmouth
W 13-2 *at Saint Peter's
W 5-4 *at Saint Peter's
W 13-3 *at Saint Peter's
W 12-9 LONG ISLAND
Sat-Sun 24-25 *at Canisius 12/2
Tue. 27 SAINT JOSEPH'S 3:30
Sat-Sun 1-2 *SIENA 12 noon
Baseball
Against LIU freshman Ian Lindsay (Oaklyn/Haddon Twp.) had three of the Broncs' 14 hits in seven innings, including a two-run triple in the sixth inning that gave Rider a 12-0 lead. Sophomore Brandon Cotten (Wiconisco, Pa./Williams Valley), junior Karl Johnston (Hamilton, N.J./Peddie), senior Nick Wojnowski (Baldwin, Md./Calvert Hall) and junior John Ralston (Annandale, Va./Paul VI) each had two hits for Rider. Johnston had three RBI. Freshman Mike O'Reilly (Colts Neck) had two RBI for Rider. Junior Mason Heyne (Shrewsbury, Pa./Susquehannock) doubled, extending his hitting streak to 15 games, the 23rd longest current streak in Division I. In three games against St. Peter's Heyne batted .667, collecting eight hits, including six doubles and scored six runs. Junior pitcher Mike Thomas (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) pitched a nine-inning complete game, striking out a career-high 11.
Softball (10-23-1, 4-2 MAAC)
W 8-0 *SAINT PETER'S
W 12-0 *SAINT PETER'S
L 6-8, L 6-13 LEHIGH
L 5-6, T 4-4 DELAWARE
W 8-0, W 8-4 *MARIST
L 0-1, L 1-11 *at Iona
L 1-2 at Stony Brook
L 1-10 at Stony Brook
L 5-6 VILLANOVA
Thur. 22 at Columbia 3pm
Sat. 24 * at Niagara 12 noon
Sun. 25 *at Canisius 10am
Tue. 27 at Lafayette 3pm
Thur. 29 at Monmouth 3pm
Softball
Against Villanova Rider broke a scoreless tie in the third inning on back to back doubles by senior Ally Melia (Toms River/Toms River HS North) and senior Candice Harris (Henderson, Nev./Coronado). Harris scored to give the Broncs a 2-0 lead. Harris finished with four hits on the day. Sophomore Lucy Higgins (Westminster, Mass./Notre Dame Academy) had two hits. At Stony Brook junior Amanda Centeno (Ventura, Calif./Buena) had four hits in the doubleheader.
Golf
8th of 16 at George Washington Invite
2nd of 12 at Monmouth Hawk Invitational
12th of 15 at Princeton Invitational
5th of 8 at Mount St. Mary
Fri-Sun 30-2 MAAC Championships (Florida)
Golf
At The Mount graduate student Eric LeFante (Colts Neck) placed runner-up, one-shot out of the lead after a final round 75. LeFante shot a 228 after shooting 74-79 on Monday in the 42 golfer event. Junior Brian Accorsini (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton) finished tied for third after a final round of 79. Accorsini finished with a total of 229 after 78-72 in the first two rounds. Junior Jordan Wycoff (Fort Washington, Pa./Saint Stephen's Episcopal) finished tied for 20th after a final round of 81. Wycoff entered play with an 82-76 in his first two rounds.
W. Tennis (2-8)
L 0-7 *NIAGARA
L 0-7 *at Fairfield
L 0-7 *LOYOLA
W 6-1 LA SALLE
L 0-7 11 G. MASON
L 0-7 MARIST
W 7-0 WAGNER
L 0-7 *SIENA
L 1-6 NJIT
Fri-Sun 23-25 MAAC Championships (USTA Center New York)
W. Tennis
Against NJIT sophomore Danielle White (Reading, Pa./Reading) won at sixth singles 6-0, 6-1. Against Wagner senior Kristina Paich (Stanhope/Lenape Valley Regional) won at first singles 6-0, 6-2, freshman Marly Roche (Sussex/High Point Regional) won at second singles 6-0, 6-0, sophomore Tricia Ashmore (Sparta) posted a win at third singles by a 6-1, 6-2 score, junior Mallory Garbaravage (Little Egg Harbor/Pinelands Regional) won at fourth singles (6-1, 6-2), sophomore Allison Clay (East Brunswick) won her fifth singles match by 6-0, 6-0 and sophomore Danielle White (Reading, Pa./Reading) was a winner at sixth singles, also by 6-0, 6-0 scores.
M. Tennis (1-10)
L 0-7 at Fordham
L 0-7 LA SALLE
L 0-7 *LOYOLA
L 0-7 NJIT
L 0-7 at Saint Joseph's
L 0-7 G. MASON
W 5-2 WAGNER
L 2-5 *SIENA
Fri-Sun 23-25 MAAC Championships (USTA Center New York)
M. Tennis
Against Siena senior Marc Ashed (Vineland) won in three sets at third singles with freshman Drew Laverty (Mount Royal/Kingsway Regional) winning at fifth singles, also in three sets. Laverty teamed up with junior Chris Esposito (Ocean Grove/Neptune) to post an 8-6 win at third doubles. Against Wagner Ashed posted a win at third singles 6-0, 6-1, Drew Laverty won at fourth singles 6-2, 6-2, freshman Milo Milosovici (Florence) was a winner at fifth singles (6-1, 6-1) and junior Aaron Goldenthal (West Hartford, Conn./Hall) posted a win at sixth singles by 6-0, 6-0 scores.
Outdoor Track & Field
at Colonial Relays
Men 1st, Women 2nd RIDER INVITATIONAL
at Princeton's Larry Ellis
Thur-Sat 22-24 at Penn Relays
Sat. 24 at TCNJ
Sat-Sun 1-2 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Track & Field
At Princeton's Larry Ellis freshman Greg Wesh (Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) won the 1500m (3:56.43) and was 16th in the 800m (1:53.29), freshman Jammar Lim (Ewing) was fourth in the long jump (6.93m) and freshman David Hightower (Easton, Pa./Easton) was sixth in the 110m hurdles in an IC4A qualifying time of 14.55 and finished 29th in the 400m hurdles (57.53). Senior Alicia Price (Voorhees/Eastern) was second in the hammer with an ECAC qualifying distance of 51.50m, freshman Ashley Hunter (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) placed third in the 400m hurdles (1:04.19) and 17th in the 100m hurdles (15.83) and freshman Erin Smith (Columbia, Pa./Hempfield) was fourth in the javelin (36.76m).
