GAME 8 – Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Rider Broncs (3-4, 1-0 MAAC) vs. Stonehill Skyhawks (4-6, 0-0 NEC)
Location: North Easton, MA – Merkert Gymnasium
Tip: 7 p.m.
Live Video – NEC Front Row
Live Stats – StonehillSkyhawks.com
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- The Broncs have won their last two games over Monmouth and Mount St. Mary's. The win over the Mountaineers in the MAAC opener was the Broncs' first victory away from home this season.
- In a scheduling coincidence, Rider will have played the team that left the MAAC (Monmouth), its replacement (Mount St. Mary's) and the team that took the replacement's spot in the Northeast Conference (Stonehill) consecutively.
- Dwight Murray, Jr. has scored at least 17 points in all seven games this season, including 30 against Central Arkansas, matching his career high. For the season, he's averaging 19.3 ppg., shooting 40.6 percent from deep. Murray's 5.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game are all best on the team.
- Rider and Stonehill are meeting for the first time on the hardwood.
- The Skyhawks are led by Andrew Sims at 17.6 points per game, while Maxwell Zagarowski has also contributed 13.8 ppg. Isaiah Burnett rounds out Stonehill's double figures scorers (12.0 ppg.), while also leading the team in rebounds (4.4 rpg.), assists (3.0 apg.) and steals (2.9 spg.).
- Rider returned four starters and 74 percent of its scoring from a year ago, including Preseason All-MAAC First Team selection Dwight Murray, Jr. and All-MAAC Third Team selections Mervin James and Allen Powell.
- The Broncs reached the MAAC Semifinals for the first time in a decade last season, knocking off top-seeded Iona on a Murray floater with seven seconds remaining in the MAAC Quarterfinals.
- The Broncs were picked third in the MAAC Preseason Poll.
- 11th-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 164-156 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.