Sports Wrap - March 15, 2007
Bronc Sports Wrap
March 15, 2007
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Baseball (2-7)
L 3-5 at East Tenn St.
W 17-3 at East Tenn St
L 5-7 at East Tenn St
L 4-6 at VMI
L 3-9 at VMI
L 1-4 at VMI
W 4-1 at Washington St
L 6-11 at Washington St
L 0-11 at Washington St.
Thur. 15 at Gonzaga 5pm
Fri. 16 at Gonzaga 5pm
Sat. 17 at Gonzaga 5pm
Sat. 24 *LeMOYNE (DH) 12 noon
Baseball
Sophomore Mike Petrowski (Hamilton Square/Steinert), making his first collegiate start, allowed just three hits in eight innings to defeat Washington State. Junior Jon Leise (Woodbury/West Deptford) hit a two run home run in the seventh inning to give the Broncs a 4-0 lead. Leise also singled in the third inning. Sophomore Jamie Hayes (Sunrise, Fla./Piper) doubled in the sixth inning, scoring senior Brad States (Paoli, PA/Conestoga), who had doubled, and Hayes scored on a ground out by senior Jeff Reynolds (Denville/Parsippany Hills) to give Rider a 2-0 lead. States also doubled in the seventh. Rider freshman Matt McCollum (Tabernacle/Shawnee) had two of Rider’s nine hits and stole a base for the Broncs. At VMI junior David Hayes (Sunrise, Fla) homered in the second inning of the third game to give Rider a 1-0 lead, and also had a stolen base. Mike Petrowski pitched three and two thirds innings of shutout relief, striking out five while allowing just one hit. Brad States had two of Rider’s four hits. In the second game of the series sophomore Adam Tussey (Brooklawn/Gloucester) hit a two-run single in the eighth inning and also tripled. In the first game Jeff Reynolds and junior David Hayes (Sunrise, Fla) each had two of Rider’s seven hits. The Broncs jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Jamie Hayes led off with a single, advanced to second on a passed ball, stole third and scored on a ground ball out.
Softball (2-9)
L 2-5 at Elon
W 8-5 Georgetown at Elon
L 1-3 Ohio at Elon
L 0-11 UConn at Elon
L 0-8 Ohio at Elon
L 1-9 Yale
L 0-2 Dayton
W 6-1 George Washington
L 2-3 Cleveland St
L 4-12 FDU
L 5-6 George Washington
Fri. 16 Columbia/Butler 9am/1pm
Sat. 17 Vermont/CCSU 9am/1pm
Softball
Junior Tiffany Day-Neutill (Agoura Hills, Calif./Oaks Christian) became the 39th Bronc with 100 career hits and sophomore Laci Landrum spun a two-hitter as Rider split two games Monday at the Rebel Spring Games, as Rider defeated GW before losing to Cleveland State. Against GW Landrum (Grand Praire, Texas/So. Grand Praire) threw a complete game, recording four strikeouts as the Broncs posted a 6-1 win over the Colonials. Day-Neutill and freshman Derrin Minunni (Cohoes, N.Y./Shaker) each had three hits with Minunni and freshman Megan Kozlowski (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock-North) each adding a double. Minunni had three RBI’s with senior Ashley Boulden (Brooklawn, N.J./Gloucester) and sophomore Katy Mills (Seattle, Wash./Mount Rainier) each adding two hits as part of the 13 hit offensive attack by the Broncs. Boulden also added two RBI’s in the game. Against FDU Rider sophomore Katy Mills (Seattle, Wash./Mount Rainier) had two hits, including a three-run triple with senior Ashley Boulden (Brooklawn, N.J./Gloucester) adding two singles.
Golf (0-0)
11th of 12 at Lonnie Barton (SC)
Golf
The Broncs competed at the third annual Lonnie Barton Memorial tournament Monday and Tuesday. Rider shot a 325 on Tuesday for a two-day total of 662 after a 337 on Monday to place 11th. Sophomore Eric LeFante (Colts Neck) shot a team-best 148 (76/72) to tie for fourth overall among the 60 golfers. Freshman Kevin Krecicki (Hamilton/Nottingham) played as an individual and shot a 162 (80/82), but his score did not count in the Rider team score. Freshman Bradley Yocum (Brodheadville, Pa./Pleasant Valley) had a 169 (83/86) to place 46th overall. Senior Matt Ringen (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock) shot a 172 (88/84) Senior Jeff Palmer (Bensalem, PA) shot a 173 (90/83). Rider junior Tyler Brewington (Orangeville, PA/Benton), Rider’s top golfer in the fall, was forced to withdraw due to a sprained ankle suffered last week.
M. Basketball (16-15, 9-9 MAAC)
L 51-58 MURRAY STATE
W 81-72 *at Canisius
L 77-89 *at Niagara
W 77-62 Iona at MAACs
L 52-77 Niagara at MAACs
M. Basketball
Despite 22 points and nine rebounds by junior Jason Thompson (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) the Rider basketball season came to an end in the MAAC quarter-finals. Rider trailed 48-33 before going on an 11-4 run, six points by Thompson, to cut the lead to eight, 52-44 with 8:00 left to play, but that was as close as the Broncs could get. Rider trailed 36-18 at half time but began the second half by out-scoring Niagara 10-2, four points by sophomore Lamar Johnson (Scranton, PA/Scranton), to cut the lead to 38-28 with 15:02 remaining. Johnson finished with 11 points. Against Iona Thompson compiled 24 points and 16 rebounds. Holding a 59-49 lead with 9:56 left to play, Rider (16-14) went on an 11-0 run, seven points by sophomore Harris Mansell (Cheltenham, PA), to take a 70-49 lead with 7:50 left to play. Mansell finished with 18 points despite playing just 24 minutes due to foul trouble.
Wrestling (11-8, 5-3 CAA)
W 30-3 *BOSTON U.
W 33-6 *SACRED HEART
3rd at CAA Tournament
Thur-Sat 15-17 at NCAA Championships
Wrestling
At the CAA Championships sophomore 174 Doug Umbehauer finished first at 174, junior 141 Don Fisch, sophomore 149 Mike Kessler and freshman 184 Mike Miller all placed second to earn automatic berths in the national tournament. Senior 157 Nate Galloway and junior 197 T.J. Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) placed third, and now all six are heading to Nationals.
M. Swimming & Diving (3-6)
W 172-105 LAFAYETTE
2nd at MAACs
5th at ECACs (Harvard)
at Zone Diving
W. Swimming & Diving (4-5)
W 153-144 LAFAYETTE
2nd at MAACs
3rd at ECACs (Harvard)
at Zone Diving
Swimming & Diving
At the NCAA Zone Diving Meet, sophomore Amanda Burke (Churchville, Pa./William Tennett) finished eighth in the finals of the women’s one-meter (487.25) with junior Dylan Korn (Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake) placing 15th in the men’s three-meter (511.20) and senior Shannen Kahler (Ojai, Calif./Chaparral/Grossmont CC) placing 29th in the women’s one-meter preliminaries (183.75).
W. Basketball (2-28, 1-17 MAAC)
L 66-78 *at Manhattan
L 50-77 *IONA
L 53-74 St. Peter’s at MAACs
W. Basketball
The season came to an end with a first round loss to Saint Peter’s at the MAAC Tournament. Freshman Ashley Anderson (East Orange) scored a career-high 15 points and added four rebounds. Sophomore Shaunice Parker (Waldorf, Md./West Lake) compiled 11 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore Maura Gillooly (Fanwood/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) added eight points in 17 minutes off the bench and junior Janele Henderson (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) added seven points and three rebounds.
Track & Field (0-0)
at Rider/Lafayette Winter Games -Armory
W 1st, M 2nd at MAAC Championships
at ECAC/IC4A in Boston
Track & Field
Senior Jazmine Fenlator earned All-East honors in the weight throw with a sixth place finishing distance of 53’8.50” and also picked up All-East honors in the shot put with a sixth place finish. Sophomore Kelly Kajunski (Glenmore, Pa./Downington East) was fifth in the high jump with a Rider record effort of 5’8.75” to earn All-East honors. Sophomore Desmond Hamilton (Pennsauken, N.J./Pennsauken) received All-East honors with a second place finish in the long jump (7.21m) and senior David Payne (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) earned All-East honors with a fifth place finish in the 200m (21.418).
