Some Stag fans had a problem connecting for last Sunday's FREE webcast of the Stags vs. Siena at the WBA but Monday's game at Rider is also being webcast for FREE through the CIT website:
EDISON, N.J. – For the second consecutive year, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference will partner with CollegeInsider.com to broadcast a schedule of live MAAC men’s basketball games on the CollegeInsider.com website.
The package, “The MAAC Weekend Showcase,” will be featured on CollegeInsider.com and will include games on six Sundays, and one Monday, in January and February. The games will stream live from the MAAC.TV feed, hosted by NeuLion, on the CollegeInsider.com website, and will be FREE of charge.
The “MAAC Weekend Showcase” package includes the following matchups: Monday, February 3: Fairfield at Rider 7:00 pm Sunday, February 9: Iona at Canisius 2:00 pm Sunday, February 16: Niagara at Manhattan 2:00 pm Sunday, February 23: Iona at Marist 2:00 pm
If today's snow storm doesn't effect the MAAC Schedule then:
Daniel Curry Index has Rider as a 14.5 point favorite:
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Saint Peter's 62.0 at MANHATTAN 75.4, 7:00 PM ET Iona 88.1 at MONMOUTH 81.2, 7:00 PM ET Fairfield 61.2 at RIDER 75.7, 7:00 PM ET
Local coverage in NJ.com - "Rider University men's basketball not sleeping on Fairfield"::
"All I know is we’ve lost four in a row to them the past two years,’’ Baggett said, as he prepared his team to face the Stags Monday at Alumni Gym. “They play us tough. Since Sydney (Johnson) has been there, they have been a nemesis for us.’’....
Johnson, the former Princeton player and head coach, is 5-1 against Rider in his two years in charge of the Stags....
Even freshman Jimmie Taylor, coming off one of his best overall performances of the season Friday night against St. Peter’s, knows the importance of Monday’s game, and he’s never faced Fairfield. “We just have to keep playing hard, no matter who we’re playing,’’ Taylor said. “That’s the whole key for us if we want to win the MAAC. And that’s what we want to do, win the MAAC.’’
So there will be no looking past Fairfield, which is coming off an 84-58 blowout loss at home to Canisius on Saturday, right? “Not at all,’’ Baggett said. “I don’t care what their record is. I know how they have played us, and I know they already beat Manhattan this year.’’.....
Also in the TRENTONIAN - "Rider hosts struggling Fairfield":
There’s been a steady regression in Johnson’s three years in charge (he left Princeton for Fairfield after leading the Tigers to the NCAA tournament and a near upset of Kentucky). In his first year, the Stags went 22-15, reaching the MAAC final and the semifinals of the CIT. They went 19-16 the next season, again knocking Rider out of the MAAC tourney, before falling in the semis.
With just one senior on the roster and a starting lineup that features four sophomores and a freshman, it hasn’t been easy. Fairfield struggles to score, ranking last in the conference in points per game (61.1) and field goal percentage (38.7). It does, however, come in second in scoring defense, allowing 69.3 points per game.
That’s what’s given Rider trouble in this matchup. The Broncs didn’t crack 60 points in any of the three meetings a year ago.
“We don’t take anybody lightly in this league,” Myles said. “You can’t at this point. They have scorers just like we have scorers. They strap on just like we strap on. We’re not taking them lightly at all.”....
Post by nashvillestag on Feb 3, 2014 9:27:03 GMT -5
Oh great, just what we need! An extra source of motivation because of the recent success the Stags have had against the Broncs. BTW (assuming the game will not be posponed) I certainly hope the team traveled to NJ yesterday rather then this morning because of the weather.
Campus Alert Monday, Feb. 3, 6:00 a.m. Due to the winter storm warning and expected hazardous travel conditions, offices are closed and day classes are canceled on Rider’s Lawrenceville and Princeton campuses. Check the website and hotline ( 609-219-2000) by 4 p.m. for a determination regarding evening classes from 6:30 on.
The Broncs return to Alumni Gym to host Marist on Thursday at 8:30pm, an ESPN3 doubleheader with the Rider women hosting Iona at 6pm. Maybe the game will be postponed till tomorrow as the Stags don't play again until Friday night at the WBA against Monmouth also on ESPN3?
Manhattan postponed their game tonight in Riverdale against St. Peter's to tomorrow. Forecast for Lawrenceville, NJ is for 5"-'9" of snow today with a Winter Storm Warning in effect until 5:00 pm tonight with Hazardous Weather driving conditions.
Post by nashvillestag on Feb 3, 2014 19:20:04 GMT -5
I'm not usually home for these games. Why is there not a thread started for this game? Interesting developement in that Sydney left Grennan and Davis home, right?
