Rider Hosts Iona on Wednesday on ESPN3
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J. - The next matchup on the 2011-12 MAAC Basketball Television Schedule features Rider University hosting Iona College on Wednesday, February 15. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. at Alumni Gymnasium, and the National MAAC Game of the Week will air live on ESPN3.
Iona, 20-6 overall and 12-3 in the MAAC, is led by senior forward Mike Glover, who is registering a league-best 18.9 points along with 9.3 rebounds per game, as well as junior guard Lamont Jones, who is averaging 16.3 points and 3.3 rebounds an outing for the Gaels.
Rider, 11-16 overall and 8-7 in the MAAC, is led by senior guard Jeff Jones, who is contributing 12.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, and senior forward Brandon Penn, who is posting 12.6 points and 6.5 rebounds an outing for the Broncs.
In the first regular season matchup on January 20, Glover had 21 points to lead five double-figure scorers in Iona's 91-71 victory over Rider. Jones added 20 points, Sean Armand 15, Kyle Smyth 12 and Scott Machado had 11 points and 15 assists for the Gaels. The teams stayed close through the first half until Iona, leading 24-21 with just over eight minutes before halftime, got a 3-pointer from Armand that sparked a 14-5 run to put the game out of reach. The Gaels led by 14 at intermission and outscored Rider, 45-39, in the second half. Jones scored 17 points to lead the Broncs.