Bronc Sports Wrap
January 19, 2012
Upcoming events in varsity athletics
HOME EVENTS IN CAPS
W. Basketball (10-8, 2-5 MAAC)
W 67-61 * LOYOLA
L 50-64 *at Iona
L 54-65 *SAINT PETER'S
L 54-76 *at Marist
Sun. 22 *SIENA 1pm
Fri. 27 *at Niagara 11am
Sun. 29 *at Canisius 12 noon
Women's Basketball
Against Loyola junior Caitlin Bopp (Baltimore, Md./Inst. of Notre Dame) compiled 16 points and 14 rebounds. Bopp was seven for nine from the field and recorded her 17th career 'double-double' and second of the season. Senior Ali Heller (Boca Raton, Fla./St. Andrews) made a three-point field goal to give Rider its biggest lead of the game, 23-10, with 7:24 left in the first half. Heller finished with 16 points, making four three-pointers. At Marist sophomore MyNeshia McKenzie (Springfield, Pa./Springfield-Delco) compiled 17 points and seven rebounds. Rider led 20-19 before Marist went on a 17-0 run. Marist is the six-time defending MAAC Champion.
Wrestling (5-6, 1-0 CAA)
W 30-10 Brown
L 9-22 at Pennsylvania
L 15-18 North Carolina
W 19-18 Drexel
L 15-27 Buffalo
Sat. 21 * at George Mason 10am
Sat. 21 *Binghamton at Mason 12 noon
Wrestling
At the Virginia Duals freshman Jimmy Morris (Northport, NY/St. Anthony's) won all three of his matches and was named the CAA Rookie of the Week. Freshman Clint Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) won twice in the tournament, as did sophomore Chuck Zeisloft (Woodbury Heights, N.J./Gateway), freshman Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) and junior Jim Resnick (Media, Pa./Penncrest). Resnick is ranked 12th in the nation.
M. Basketball (6-13, 3-4 MAAC)
W 88-77 *at Manhattan
W 99-86 *MARIST
W 72-58 *at Saint Peter's
L 79-83 *at Siena
L 52-61 *at Fairfield
Fri. 20 *at Iona (ESPNU) 10pm
Sun. 22 *CANISIUS 3pm
Thur. 26 *SAINT PETER'S (ESPN3) 7pm
Sun. 29 *SIENA 2pm
Men's Basketball
At Saint Peter's senior Brandon Penn (Philadelphia, Pa./Paul Robeson) compiled 20 points and 10 rebounds. Holding a 49-48 lead, Rider went on an 11-2 run, seven points by senior Jeff Jones (Chester, PA/Monsignor Bonner), to take a 60-50 lead with 5:45 left to play. Jones finished with 13 points and four rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench. At Siena Rider trailed 74-58 before going on a 13-1 run, eight points by Jones, to cut the lead to four, 75-71 with 1:50 left to play. Jones finished with 17 points. At Fairfield Penn and sophomore Daniel Stewart (Philadelphia, PA/Neumann-Goretti) combined for 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Swimming & Diving (Men 2-5, Women 1-6)
L m 124-175 L w 95-184 Delaware
W m 182-114 L w 155-139 *LOYOLA
Sat. 21 *at Fairfield
Sat. 28 at Rutgers 10am
Sat. 28 Fordham at Rutgers 10am
Swimming & Diving
Against Loyola junior Johnny Funk (Las Vegas, Nev./Southeast Academy) won the 100 backstroke (52.05), the 200 backstroke (1:54.63) and the 200 individual medley (1:55.96) and junior Brian Molloy (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East) won the 100 free (47.64), the 200 free (1:44.41) and the 50 free (21.79). Sophomore Melanie Leonhard (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) won the 1,000 free (10:38.59) and the 500 free (5:12.53). Freshman Morgan Kandrac (Hamilton, NJ/Notre Dame) won the 100 breaststroke (1:09.95) and the 200 breaststroke (2:30.44) and swam on the winning 200 medley relay with senior Kori Kraus (Mays Landing, NJ/St. Joseph's), freshman Rachel Brooker (Stevens, PA/Cocalico) and freshman Taylor Byerly (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield) in 1:46.70. Junior Kelly O'Connor (Beverly, Mass./Beverly) won the 200 butterfly (2:06.24) and the 100 butterfly (58.58) and junior Addie Oswald (Henderson, Nev./Green Valley) won the 200 backstroke (2:06.19) and the 200 individual medley (2:10.40).
Indoor Track & Field
NTS at Princeton New Year Meet
NTS at Penn State Relays
M 4th, W 6th at Army Duals
Fri-Sat 27-28 at Terrier Classic
Track & Field
At Army junior Megan Elgin (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) set a Rider record in the 3,000m, winning with a time of 10:05.84. Junior Mia Riley (West Caldwell/James Caldwell) won the 60-meter in 7.89, junior David Hightower (Easton, Pa./Easton) won the 60 hurdles in an IC4A qualifying time of 8.25, grad student Michael Soroko (Kinnelon) won the 3,000m in an IC4A qualifying time of 8:20.34 and sophomore Steven Brown (Penns Grove) won the long jump (6.82m). At Penn State Relays Elgin set a meet record in the mile.
