The MAAC tournament kicks off in Springfield, MA this week and boy is going to be fun. There are a bunch of teams that could win the title and no single team is better than about a 1-in-3 shot to cut down the nets on Monday. Continue reading “Tempo-Free MAAC: It’s Tourney Time!”
Category: Rider
Rider’s Zedric Sadler Fighting Through Knee Injury
Sophomore Zedric Sadler was held out of the starting lineup by head coach Kevin Baggett on Sunday. Continue reading “Rider’s Zedric Sadler Fighting Through Knee Injury”
The Race for 5th in the MAAC
With four games left on the MAAC slate, the standings are starting to take shape. One glance at the conference standings, and you will see the teams have separated themselves into three distinct tiers:
At the top, Iona leads the pack two games clear of Manhattan, Quinnipiac, and Canisius, who remain deadlocked in a tie for second place. Iona looks to be in the driver’s seat for the regular season title while the other three have all but clinched a first round bye in the upcoming MAAC tournament. Continue reading “The Race for 5th in the MAAC”
Quinnipiac 82, Rider 61
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Quinnipiac used a 10-0 run at the end of the first half to pull away from Rider and defeat the Broncs 82-61 Saturday afternoon at the TD Bank Sports Center.
The Bobcats were led by 21 points and 12 rebounds from Ike Azotam for the senior forward’s 40th career double-double. Continue reading “Quinnipiac 82, Rider 61”
Tempo-Free MAAC: The Broncs Lock In
Due to the fact that almost nothing has changed from last week’s rankings I wanted to highlight a few specific teams and their play on certain sides of the ball. Continue reading “Tempo-Free MAAC: The Broncs Lock In”
Manhattan 67, Rider 51
Welcome back George Beamon. Continue reading “Manhattan 67, Rider 51”
Tempo-Free MAAC: Jan. 12
The MAAC regular season seems to be flying by. Things are playing out quite close to expectations. There’s a troika leading the way at 5-1 and then some interesting teams chasing (and occasionally challenging) the favorites. Can in-conference efficiency margins tell us anything about these teams? Let’s take a look. Continue reading “Tempo-Free MAAC: Jan. 12”
Rider’s Baggett Looking to Snap Broncs out of Funk
For a team that is 7-6 to start the season and 3-1 in conference play, Rider head coach Kevin Baggett feels that his team has not returned to form once they came back from holiday break.
The Broncs have won two out of three games since the holiday break by a combined total of three points before falling to Siena on the road Saturday by 15.
Continue reading “Rider’s Baggett Looking to Snap Broncs out of Funk”
Tempo-Free MAAC: The Conference Restart
Another full weekend of MAAC play is in the books and now we have four games to evaluate potential contenders. After Quinnipiac’s convincing victory over Iona at home on Monday night it appears we have another challenger to add. Here’s how efficiency margin sees the league at the moment. Continue reading “Tempo-Free MAAC: The Conference Restart”
Rider 90, Quinnipiac 78
The Rider Broncs (4-4, 2-0 MAAC) saw three starters eclipse the 20-point mark in their 90-78 victory over their new MAAC rival Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-3, 1-1 MAAC) Sunday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, NJ. Continue reading “Rider 90, Quinnipiac 78”



