Rider University Athletics

Vaughn averaged 15.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals, while shooting 52.0 percent from the floor and 42.9 percent from long range in leading the men’s basketball team to an 8-1 record and a spot atop the MAAC standings. Included in his production was a career-high 34 points in an 88-84 win at Saint Peter’s (Jan. 18) and his first two double-doubles of the year against Fairfield (Jan. 23) and Monmouth (Jan. 29). He scored the game-winning tip-in at Fairfield and scored seven of Rider’s 12 points in a game-ending 12-2 run in a 63-60 win over Saint Peter’s on Jan. 26.