Lee, Taylor Earn Student-Athlete of the Week Awards
MAAC Sports
Jessica Lee
Women’s Indoor Track & Field | Junior | Hurdles/Sprint | 5’7”| Montgomery, NJ/Montgomery
On December 10, 2016 Jessica Lee recorded her first victory of the season in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.59 seconds in a field of 36 hurdlers. After recording a preliminary time of 8.61 seconds, Lee’s victory marked a new program record and her ninth individual event victory (10th victory including relays) as a Bobcat. Just two meets into her season, Lee is currently two-for-two in the 60-meter hurdle, with victories at Yale and the Great Dane Invitational.
Jimmie Taylor
Men’s Basketball | Senior | Guard | 6’4” | Brandford, FL/Suwannee
This season, Jimmie Taylor leads the Broncs averaging 13.8 points per game overall and 15.0 points per game in league play. On Sunday, the business administration major posted his first-career double-double, scoring 18 points and recorded a career-high 10 rebounds against MAAC opponent Saint Peter’s. Taylor has started 111 of 115 career games, while also seeing action in every game Rider has played since he joined the team as a freshman. He is currently 24th on Rider’s all-time scoring list with 1,275 points and has converted 180-of-467 three-point attempts, (38.5) over the course of his career.