GAME 22 - Friday, January 26, 2018
Rider Broncs (14-7, 7-2 MAAC) vs. Saint Peter's Peacocks (8-11, 2-6 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium
Tip: 7 p.m.
Tickets –
GoBroncsTix.com
Live Video –
WatchESPN
Live Stats –
GoBroncs.com
Live Audio –
107.7 FM The Bronc
Twitter –
Twitter.com/RiderMBB
What You Need To Know
- Rider Athletics is sponsoring a CranOut for Friday night's nationally-televised game on ESPNU. The Broncs will wear their cranberry jerseys and the first 500 Rider students through the gates will receive a free CranOut shirt.
- Rider and Saint Peter's are meeting for the 64th time in the two programs' histories, with the Broncs owning a 34-29 lead in the all-time series.
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Dimencio Vaughn scored the game-winning tip-in with 8.5 seconds left at Fairfield on Jan. 23. Rider ended the game on an 8-0 run. Â
- With his next win, Rider Head Coach
Kevin Baggett would become the 6th Rider Head Coach all-time to compile 100 victories at the school.
- Vaughn scored a career-high 34 points on 13-of-18 shooting, including 5-of-6 from long range on Jan. 18 at Saint Peter's.
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Anthony Durham has stepped up of late, hitting 30 of his last 37 attempts from inside the three-point arc. He also dished out a career-high seven assists vs. QU and matched his career-high with 15 points at Fairfield.
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Frederick Scott was named to the Lou Henson Award mid-season Watch List. The award is presented to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.
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Stevie Jordan has been solid all-around (13.5 ppg, 6.3 apg, 4.2 rpg and 1.8 spg).Â
- Saint Peter's has dropped four straight, including the last two at home, and is 2-8 on the road this year.Â
- The Peacocks lead the MAAC in scoring defense (68.6 ppg.), field-goal percentage defense (.427) and free-throw percentage (.761).
- Nick Griffin paces the Peacocks at 14.3 points per game, while Davauhnte Turner has added 12.2 points per game.
- Sixth-year Head Coach
Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 99-86 record and reached the MAAC Quarterfinals in each of his first five seasons. Baggett was the 2015 MAAC Coach of the Year.
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