![]() ![]() This is the first time the Broncs are the No. Rider is now 16-23 all-time in the MAAC Tournament. So that's what everybody banded together for." – Graduate center Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson After the game, after we lost, when we went back to practice, Coach emphasized being dogs and playing hard. "The last game we had was a lot of push and shove. We lost (at Manhattan), just what? A week ago? Week and a half ago? So to come back and play as well as we did is continuing to show growth on this team as the year goes on." – Rider Head Coach Kevin Baggett ( Mervin James and Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson) did an unbelievable job. The lead swelled to as many as 17 on a pair of occasions and Rider maintained a double-digit lead for the final 17+ minutes of the game. Ogemuno-Johnson scored a pair of buckets in the run, while Powell capped it with a triple at the 16:41 mark. Thomas, USVI/Pebblebrook ) led Rider with 13 points in the half, while Allen Powell (Philadelphia, PA/La Salle College HS) added 10 and Ogemuno-Johnson contributed eight points and eight rebounds.Īfter Manhattan's Samba Diallo hit a three to open the second-half scoring, the Broncs responded with an 11-0 run to push the advantage to 14, 53-39. Rider immediately retook the lead with a 7-0 run and took the same six-point lead into the break. But Manhattan would storm back with 21 of the next 28 points to take its only lead of the half, 29-28, on a fast-break dunk from Josh Roberts at the 5:53 mark. Rider jumped out to a double-digit lead early, extending to a 21-8 advantage on an Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson (Delta State, Nigeria/Monsignor Bonner) putback at the 13:38 mark. With the win, the Broncs (13-18) move on to face top-seeded Iona in tomorrow's quarterfinals, while the Jaspers end their season at 15-15. 8 Manhattan, 79-67, in the MAAC Championship First Round Tuesday evening at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. ![]() ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – All five Broncs scored in double figures, led by 20 points from graduate forward Dimencio Vaughn (New York, NY/Callaway/The Masters School ) as the ninth-seeded Rider University men's basketball team defeated No.
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