GAME 3 – Sunday, November 14, 2021
Rider Broncs (1-1) vs. Delaware State Hornets (1-1)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gym
Tip: 5 p.m.
Tickets – GoBroncsTix.com
Live Video – ESPN3
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc Retro
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider hosts Delaware State Sunday evening on ESPN3. 
- Rider defeated Coppin State in the Broncs' home opener Friday. Dimencio Vaughn led hte way with 23 points and nine rebounds, while Dwight Murray, Jr. (17) and Allen Powell (16) also made strong contributions.
- The Broncs opened the season with a 73-61 loss at Duquesne on Tuesday. Dwight Murray, Jr., led four Broncs in double-figures with 17 points, while Dimencio Vaughn (13), Corey McKeithan (10) and Mervin James (10) also reached double digits.
- Delaware State has played two Division III teams to date, defeating Cairn University before falling to Salisbury University.
- The Hornets have been led by Dominik Fragala at 23.5 ppg. Myles Carter and Corey Perkins have chipped in at 11.0 ppg. apiece, with Carter also grabbing a team-best 8.0 rpg. and Perkins leading the Hornets with 5.0 apg.
- Rider is 1-2 all-time vs. Delaware State. After falling in a pair of games in the 1981-82 season, the Broncs earned an 81-54 win in Dover on Nov. 8, 2019. 
- Dwight Murray, Jr. and Dimencio Vaughn were named to the Preseason All-MAAC First and Second Teams, respectively.
- The Broncs were picked fifth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll a year after finishing 11th of 11 teams in 2020-21.
- Rider added DI transfers Sedrick Altman (Pepperdine) and Mervin James (North Alabama) this season. Altman was a starter and WCC All-Freshman Team pick, while James earned All-ASUN Second Team honors last season.
- Starting center Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson and starting guard Allen Powell also return. Ogemuno-Johnson averaged 7.7 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting a team-best 60.6 percent from the floor. Powell lived up to his reputation as a sharpshooter, hitting a MAAC-best 44.0 percent from long range.
- 10th-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 148-134 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.
- Listen to all Rider men's and women's home games this season on 107.7 The Bronc Retro WRRC2. Tune in online at 1077TheBronc.com, or download our free Google Play, Apple and Alexa apps and skills. Search and download: WRRC2.