Rider Broncs (11-8, 5-4 MAAC) Vs. Fairfield Stags (8-11, 4-4 MAAC) Friday, January 31, 2020 * 7 P.M
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Rider Broncs (11-8, 5-4 MAAC) vs. Fairfield Stags (8-11, 4-4 MAAC) Friday, January 31, 2020 * 7 p.m. Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ Assistant A.D./Sports Communication: Greg Ott 908-783-5258 * [email protected] How To Follow 2019-20 Schedule Live Video: ESPN3 Date Opponent Time/Result Live Audio: None Nov. Live Stats: GoBroncs.com Tue., 5 at Coppin State W, 91-84 Twitter: @RiderMBB Fri., 8 at Delaware State W, 81-54 Sun., 17 at Arizona State# L, 92-55 About the Series Wed., 20 at Massachusetts# L, 82-72 All-Time Record: Fairfield leads, 34-31 Sat., 23 vs. Columbia% W, 87-63 Last Meeting: Rider, 83-82 (Jan. 3, 2019; Fairfield, CT) Sun., 24 vs. Vermont% W, 72-67 Streak: Rider, 3 Dec. Tue., 3 BUCKNELL W, 89-69 Broncs Probable Starting Five Sat., 14 LIU W, 89-74 # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG Of Note 0 Christian Ings Fr. G 6-2 6.1 2.4 Season-high 15 points at Canisius Mon., 16 MARIST* W, 74-64 13 Frederick Scott R-Jr. F 6-8 13.4 6.3 Scored 1,000th point vs. Saint Peter’s Sat., 21 at Temple L, 78-66 14 Dimencio Vaughn R-Jr. G/F 6-5 13.6 6.5 Scored 1,000th point at Marist Tue., 31 at Wisconsin L, 65-37 22 Kimar Williams R-Sr. G 6-1 2.4 0.9 Season-high 12 points at Canisius Jan. 23 Stevie Jordan Sr. G 6-0 11.8 3.5 556 career assists (3rd-most at Rider) Sun., 5 SIENA* W, 85-77 Key Reserves 2 Allen Powell Fr. G 6-2 1.2 0.9 9 points (3-6 3ptFG) at UMass Tue., 7 at Quinnipiac* L, 80-61 3 Khalil Turner Fr. G 6-7 0.5 0.4 5 points, 2 rebounds at Delaware State Fri., 10 IONA* (ESPNU) L, 69-66 5 Tyrei Randall R-So. G 6-6 3.8 1.2 Career-high 16 points at Manhattan Sun., 12 at Marist* W, 69-52 10 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson So. F 6-8 2.6 2.7 7 points, 5 rebounds at Manhattan Fri., 17 at Niagara* L, 70-68 11 Willy Nuñez, Jr. Gr. G 6-6 7.1 3.1 12 points at Niagara 20 Tyere Marshall Sr. C 6-9 13.2 7.9 Career-high 31 points, 1000th at Canisius Sun., 19 at Canisius* L, 95-86 21 Tyrel Bladen R-Fr. F 6-10 1.2 1.3 5 rebounds at Arizona State Fri., 24 SAINT PETER’S* W, 70-66 Sun., 26 at Manhattan* W, 67-63 What You Need To Know Fri., 31 FAIRFIELD* 7 p.m. - Rider has won its last two games against Saint Peter’s and at Manhattan. Feb. - Frederick Scott became the 40th Rider player all-time and the fourth current Sun., 2 at Monmouth* 1 p.m. Bronc to score 1,000 career points on Jan. 24 vs. Saint Peter’s. Stevie Jordan, Di- Fri., 7 CANISIUS* 7 p.m. mencio Vaughn and Tyere Marshall also have 1,000 career points, making Rider Sun., 9 NIAGARA* 2 p.m. one of two programs in Division I to have four 1,000-point scorers, and the only Fri., 14 at Siena* 7 p.m. team to have all four score all 1,000 points for a single team. Sun., 16 QUINNIPIAC* 4 p.m. - Fairfield leads the all-time series with Rider, 34-31. However, the Broncs have Fri., 21 at Iona* 7 p.m. won the last three, including an 83-82 win last Jan. 3 in Fairfield. Sun., 23 at Saint Peter’s* 2 p.m. - First-year Head Coach Jay Young has led Fairfield to a 4-4 mark in league play, Fri., 28 MONMOUTH* 7 p.m. including wins over Canisius (2), Manhattan and Saint Peter’s. Mar. - Landon Taliaferro leads the Stags at 13.9 points per game, while shooting 37.9 Sun., 1 at Fairfield* 2 p.m. percent from long range and 94.7 percent from the free-throw line. Jesus Cruz Wed., 4 MANHATTAN* 7 p.m. also averages in double-figures at 12.0 points per game, while Taj Benning just Tue., 10 MAAC First Round^ TBD misses the mark at 9.4 points to go along with a team-high 2.6 assists per game. Wed., 11 MAAC Quarterfinals^ TBD Vincent Eze has also chipped in with 8.4 ppg. and a team-high 5.8 rpg. Thu., 12 MAAC Quarterfinals^ TBD - Tyere Marshall scored a career-high 31 points, including the 1,000th of his ca- Fri., 13 MAAC Semifinals^ TBD reer, on Jan. 19 at Canisius. Sat., 14 MAAC Championship^ TBD - Vaughn scored his 1,000th point on Jan. 12 at Marist. - Rider has outrebounded its opponent in 15-of-19 games this season. # Air Force Reserve Tip-Off Tournament (at home sites) - Head Coach Kevin Baggett (134 wins) moved passed Kevin Bannon (131) for % Air Force Reserve Tip-Off Tournament (Uncasville, CT) third on Rider’s all-time wins list on Jan. 12 at Marist. * MAAC Contest - Marshall, Scott and Vaughn all have four double-doubles this season. ^ MAAC Championships (Atlantic City, NJ) - Jordan (556 assists, 175 steals) ranks 3rd at Rider in both categories. - Eighth-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett’s teams have posted a 134-111 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018. - Only John Carpenter (292) and Thomas Leyden (187) have more wins at Rider than Baggett. 2019-20 Rider Men’s Basketball About Rider University SCOUTING THE FAIRFIELD STAGS First-year Head Coach Jay Young has led Fairfield to a 4-4 mark in league Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey play, including wins over Canisius (2), Manhattan and Saint Peter’s. Landon Nickname: Broncs Taliaferro leads the Stags at 13.9 points per game, while shooting 37.9 percent Colors: Cranberry, White, Gray from long range and 94.7 percent from the free-throw line. Jesus Cruz also Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 4,825 (3,898 undergraduate) averages in double-figures at 12.0 points per game, while Taj Benning just President: Dr. Greg Dell’Omo misses the mark at 9.4 points to go along with a team-high 2.6 assists per Director of Athletics: Don Harnum game. Vincent Eze has also chipped in with 8.4 ppg. and a team-high 5.8 rpg. Affiliations: NCAA Division I, ECAC Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Home Court: Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) ALL-TIME SERIES VS. FAIRFIELD Associate AD/Compliance/Internal Operations: Fairfield leads the all-time series with Rider, 34-31. However, the Broncs Greg Busch have won the last three, including an 83-82 win last Jan. 3 in Fairfield. Sr. Associate AD/External Operations and Development/SWA: Karin Torchia Associate AD/Operations and Facilities: FOUR TIMES ONE THOUSAND Brian Keane Three times in a four-game stretch, Rider had a player achieve his 1,000th Coor. of Athletic Event Operations: Colby Wehner career point. Dimencio Vaughn became the 38th player in program history Manager Athletic Business Operations: to score his 1,000th point on Jan. 12 at Marist, while Tyere Marshall followed Cristen Babik on Jan. 19 at Canisius. Frederick Scott made it three in four games, becoming Academic Support Coordinator: Rider’s 40th 1,000-point scorer on Jan. 24 vs. Saint Peter’s. The trio joins Ste- Sonya Hurt Faculty Athletics Representative: vie Jordan in the 1,000-point club, with Jordan achieving the feat last Feb. 12 Dr. A.J. Moore at Quinnipiac. The Broncs joined Richmond as the only Division I programs Athletics Secretary: with four current 1,000-point scorers on their roster, while standing alone as Cherie Voorhees the only program with four players who scored all 1,000 points as members Head Athletic Trainer: Tim Lengle, A.T.C. of their current team. Only six other Division I programs (BYU, Liberty, Illi- Assistant Athletic Trainer/Men’s Basketball: nois-Chicago, North Florida, Richmond, Southern California) currently have Jacqueline Henry, A.T.C. three or more 1,000-point scorers on their teams. Asst. AD/Sports Communications/MBB Contact: Greg Ott [email protected] WIRE-TO-WIRE, GREAT SCOTT (cell) 908-783-5258 The Broncs never trailed in their Jan. 26 road win at Manhattan. Frederick Assistant Sports Communications Director: Steve Cunha Scott led the Broncs with a career-high-tying 25 points to go along with 11 [email protected] rebounds to tie for the team lead with his fourth double-double of the year. Sports Communications Secretary: Tyere Marshall and Dimencio Vaughn have also completed four double-dou- Lynn Rugg bles. Press Row Phone (Alumni Gym): 609-895-5657 Sports Information Fax: RANDALL REACHES NEW CAREER HIGH...AGAIN 609-896-0341 Athletics Home Page: Tyrei Randall achieved a new career high with 12 points on 3-of-5 shooting, www.gobroncs.com 2-of-3 from long range and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line against Saint Pe- ter’s on Jan. 24. A game later, Randall again reached a new high with 16 points at Manhattan. After being a valuable contributor in his freshman year of 2017- 18, Randall redshirted last season and didn’t play in the first 10 games this season. TYERE TREMENDOUS AT CANISIUS In reaching 1,000 career points on Jan. 19 at Canisius, Tyere Marshall scored a career-high 31 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.