GAME 28 – Sunday, February 23, 2025
Rider Broncs (10-17, 6-10 MAAC) vs. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (16-10, 9-6 MAAC)
Location: Emmitsburg, MD – Knott Arena
Tip: 2 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
International Stream – MAAC.TV
Live Stats – MountAthletics.com
X (Formerly Twitter) – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider returns to action Sunday, when it travels to Mount St. Mary's.
- Rider has dropped two straight - a 66-65 heartbreaker, Feb. 16 at Saint Peter's and a 69-49 home loss to Fairfield on Feb. 21.
- The Broncs had won two straight in dramatic fashion, with Tank Byard's buzzer beater pushing Rider past Siena on Feb. 8 and a comeback from down 13 points in the second half at Iona in a 74-71 win on Feb. 14.
- T.J. Weeks Jr. has been the Broncs' leading scorer, averaging 13.8 points per game. He's scored in double figures 23 times in 26 games played, including a season-high 23 points vs. Siena.
- Rider is 9-3 this season when holding the opposition to fewer than 72 points. However, all three losses - Merrimack (Feb. 2), Saint Peter's (Feb. 16), Fairfield (Feb. 21) have come in February.
- Rider won the first meeting of the year, Jan. 16 in Lawrenceville to push to a three-game streak and a 17-13 series lead over the Mountaineers. The Broncs forced a season-high 25 Mount St. Mary's turnovers. Rider is 6-6 all-time in Emmitsburg, including wins in both meetings since The Mount joined the MAAC.
- The Mountaineers are led by Dola Adebayo at 12.7 ppg. to go along with 6.2 rpg. Dallas Hobbs is next at 12.3 ppg., while Terrell Ard Jr. (11.4. ppg., 7.6 rpg.) and Jedy Cordilia (10.4 ppg., 7.6 rpg.) also average in double figures. Carmelo Pacheco (9.1 ppg., .460 3ptFT%) and Xavier Lipscomb (7.0 ppg., 4.4 apg.) have also made strong contributions.
 - The Broncs were picked seventh in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- 13th-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 202-200 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
- Only John Carpenter (292) has more wins at Rider.