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Men's and Women's Basketball Seasons End in Albany
Despite 22 points by junior Jerry Johnson the Rider basketball
season came to an end in the quarter-final round of the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference Championship tournament Saturday, losing in overtime,
79-69 to Saint Peter's.
It marked the third consecutive season
that Rider (17-14) lost in overtime in the MAAC playoffs, and the seventh
consecutive year that Rider has failed to reach the MAAC semi-finals.
Saint Peter's scored the first seven points
of overtime.
Rider junior Armel Minyem made two
foul shots to tie the score at 64-64 but missed a 10-foot shot at the
buzzer to send the game into overtime. Sophomore Edwin Muniz compiled
17 points and nine rebounds for Rider.
Johnson scored 31 points to lead Rider
to a 75-67 victory over Loyola in the first round of the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference Championship tournament Friday. With the score tied
at 57-57 with 4:51 left to play, Rider out-scored Loyola 10-2, six points
by Johnson, to take a 67-59 lead with 2:00 remaining. Johnson added four
assists.
Loyola led 53-48 with 8:14 left to play
before Rider went on a 9-2 run, capped by a driving lay up by junior Andre
Pereira to give Rider a 57-55 lead. Pereira finished with eight points
and five rebounds.
Loyola jumped out to an 8-0 lead. Loyola
led 32-27 with 2:53 left in the first half before the Broncs went on a
7-0 run, four points by Johnson, to take a 34-32 lead at half time.
The Rider University women's basketball
season game to an end in the first round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference Championship Tournament, losing 79-65 to Loyola at the Pepsi
Arena Thursday afternoon.
Rider (5-23) lost despite 22 points and
eight rebounds by junior Leanne Moore, a third team All-MAAC selection.
The loss was the final game for 15-year
Rider head coach Eldon Price, who is retiring after 35 years of
college coaching.
Rider led 16-15 before Loyola went on a
15-6 run to take a 30-22 lead, and the Greyhounds led 36-29 at half time.
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