Bronc Sports Wrap 
November 11, 2010
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Wrestling
Junior Jimmy Kirchner (Somerville, N.J./Somerville), junior Aaron Nestor (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds), senior Rob Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff), senior Joe Ferber (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem High School East) and freshman Evan Craig (Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights) all won twice at Virginia.
 

M. Basketball (0-0)
W 80-42 TCNJ (exhibition)  
Fri. 12 at UMass                         7:30 pm
Sun. 14 LAFAYETTE                  4pm
Wed. 17 at Southern California    10:30 pm
Sat. 20 TCU in Springfield, MA    2:30 pm

M. Basketball
In exhibition against TCNJ junior Brandon Penn (Philadelphia, Pa./Paul Robeson) scored 19 points and senior Mike Ringgold (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic), a Second Team Preseason All-MAAC selection this year, compiled nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds.  Freshman Anthony Myles (Dover, DE/Poly-Tech), in his sold out (1,650) Alumni Gym debut, compiled 16 points in 24 minutes off the bench, making four of five three-point shots.

W. Basketball (0-0)
W 78-71 (ot) WEST CHESTER (exhibition)
Fri. 12 at Bucknell      5pm
Sun. 14 at Penn State      2pm
Sat. 20 BINGHAMTON      2pm

W. Basketball
Sophomore Alyssa Parsons (Ivyland, Pa./Archbishop Wood) scored eight of her 15 points in overtime, five from the free throw line. Junior Sarah Homan (Upper Darby, Pa./Delco Christian) led the Broncs with 20 points, going seven for eight from the field and six for seven from the line.  Homan also pulled down eight rebounds and had two blocks in 25 minutes of play.
 
Field Hockey (16-4, 7-0 NEC)      
W 3-0 *MONMOUTH    
W 5-1 *ST. FRANCIS-PA    
W 4-2 QUINNIPIAC NEC SEMIS    
W 1-0 MONMOUTH NEC CHAMPIONSHIP
L 1-2 at Albany NCAA Play-In

Field Hockey
Against Monmouth freshman Alicia Govannicci (Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) scored with 3:01 remaining to give Rider the Northeast Conference Championship. Against Quinnipiac senior Lindsay Rajeski (New Egypt) scored twice with junior Virginia Egusquiza (Getxo, Spain) adding a goal and two assists in the semifinal win.
 
W. Soccer (9-8-2, 5-4 MAAC)      
W 1-0 at *Manhattan      
W 1-0 *LOYOLA      
L 0-1 Canisius in MAAC semi-finals  

W. Soccer
Sophomores Abi Cottam (Leominster, England/Ludlow) and Meghan Mohr (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem) were named to the MAAC All-Tournament team. Against Loyola sophomore Claire Thompson (East Greenwich, R.I./E. Greenwich) scored the only goal of the game that qualified Rider for MAAC tournament. Win was first-ever over Loyola.
 

M. Soccer (2-15-1, 1-7-1 MAAC)
L 1-3 *MARIST      
L 1-4 *SIENA      
L 1-3 at *Iona        
L 0-1 at *Fairfield

M. Soccer
Against Fairfield sophomore goalkeeper Matt Perrella (North Brunswick, N.J./N. Brunswick) made five saves. Against Iona senior Andrew Cotes (Selden, N.Y./Newfield) cut the lead to 2-1 with two minutes left in the first half on an assist from junior Sal Lubrano (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central), but that was as close as the Broncs could get.
     
Volleyball (3-23, 2-14 MAAC)  
L 0-3 at *Loyola      
W 3-2 *MARIST      
W 3-0 *SAINT PETER’S
L 0-3 at *Manhattan      
Sat. 13 *LOYOLA      1pm
Sun. 14 *IONA        12 noon
Thur.-Fri. 18-19 at MAAC Championships (Florida)

Volleyball
Against Saint Peter’s sophomore Brittany Gajewski (Whitehouse Station/Hunterdon Central) had 17 digs with sophomore Stephanie Nagy (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine) adding 10 kills.  Nagy hit .333 in the match. Senior Katelyn Thompson (Tucson, Ariz./Catalina Foothills) had 14 digs with senior Elyse Grassmuck (San Antonio, Texas/La Vernia) adding 10 digs.
 
Cross Country (0-0)  
M 19 of 27, W 29 of 31 at Penn State National
M 3^rd, W 7^th at MAAC Championships
Sat. 13 at Mid Atlantic Regional
Sat. 20 at IC4A/ECAC Championships

Cross Country
At MAAC Championships senior Christian Gonzalez (Somerset, NJ/Franklin Twp.) placed third, covering the 8,000 meter course in 24:28.0. Gonzalez was the only non-Iona College runner among the top six finishers. Senior Michael Soroko (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) placed 21^st (26:11.6) and junior Michael Lindner (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) was 22^nd (26:12.8) among the 130 runners. Senior Chelsea Callan (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan) placed 24^th among the 124 women, covering the 6,000 meter course in 22:56.4.

M. Swimming (1-3)
L 126-162 UMBC
L 125-171 SETON HALL
W 151-149 at *Marist      
L 125-174 LEHIGH    
Sat. 13 at Delaware/La Salle    1pm

W. Swimming (1-3)
L 100-174 UMBC
L 130-168 SETON HALL
L 128-168 at *Marist      
W 154-139 LEHIGH  
Sat. 13 at Delaware/La Salle    1pm