Rider holds onto MAAC lead, rallies past Marist, 89-79
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Dimencio Vaughn scored 28 points and grabbed a dozen rebounds as Rider staged an improbable comeback, roaring back from 21 points down in the final 10 minutes to post an 89-79 win over Marist Saturday to maintain a share of first place in the Metro Atlantic standings.
The Broncs held Marist without a field goal for more than seven minutes to end the game.
Rider trailed by as many as 21 points, 65-44, with 10:35 left after Brian Parker hit two free throws. But the Red Foxes did not score a field goal after Tobias Sjoberg's layup with 7:17 to play for a 73-58 lead. Frederick Scott dunked and Vaughn hit a jumper to start a comeback that saw the Broncs take the lead on Vaughn's three-point play, 80-78 with 2:04 left.
Rider (19-7, 12-2) held Marist (5-21, 3-11) scoreless for three-and-a-half minutes, with Connor McClenaghan's free throw with :19 left ending the drought while the Broncs closed with a 16-1 run.
Stevie Jordan added 19 points for Rider.
Ryan Funk had 18 points to lead Marist and Sjoberg finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Marek Drabinski
- Nathan Hall
- Phil Sallustio Jr.
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Quinnipiac | 2-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Merrimack | 2-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Manhattan | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Niagara | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Fairfield | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Siena | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Sacred Heart | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Iona | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Saint Peter's | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Rider | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
| Canisius | 0-2 | 2 | 0-13 |
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