GAME 31 - Friday, March 2, 2018
2018 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS
#1 Rider Broncs (22-8) vs. #8 Monmouth Hawks (11-19) or #9 Saint Peter's Peacocks (12-17)
Location: Albany, NY – Times Union Center
Tip: 7 p.m.
Tickets –
GoBroncsTix.com
Live Video –
ESPN3
Live Stats –
MAACSports.com
Live Audio –
107.7 FM The Bronc
Twitter –
Twitter.com/RiderMBB
What You Need To Know
- Rider will face the winner of Thursday's 5 p.m. MAAC Championship First Round game between #8 Monmouth and #9 Saint Peter's.Â
- The Broncs earned a share of the MAAC Regular Season Championship and the top seed in the tournament by winning 11 of their final 12 games. It is Rider's fourth share of a MAAC title (2001-02, 2004-05, 2007-08) and just the second time the Broncs took the No. 1 seed (2001-02).
- Rider had a league-high four players selected to the All-MAAC Teams, including
Dimencio Vaughn (1st Team),
Stevie Jordan (2nd Team),
Frederick Scott (3rd Team) and
Jordan Allen (3rd Team, All-Rookie Team).
- Vaughn is the Broncs' first All-MAAC First Team honoree since Matt Lopez in 2014-15 and just the second to earn the honor under
Kevin Baggett.
- Rider's 15-3 record and .833 winning percentage are the Broncs' highest marks in 21 years in the MAAC. The 15 wins tie the 2014-15 team (15-5) for the most wins by a Rider team in MAAC play.
- Rider shot a season-high 61.4 percent on Feb. 25 against Iona.
- Rider has won 20 games for just the 10th time in the 90-year history of the program. The team record is 23 wins (2007-08, 2010-11).
- Rider is currently No. 64 in the RPI (as of 2/27). Its highest ranking was No. 62.
- Rider has won seven games this season when trailing in the final four minutes. The Broncs have also broken a tie in the final minute to win three times.
- Sixth-year Head Coach
Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 107-87 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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