Rider University NCAA NewsNews on Rider University Sports continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Monarchs advance in CBI, will face Virginia- March 22, 2008 "Their defense disrupted our half-court sets and, when Jason did get the ball, he didn't have a lot of space to do things" NORFOLK Looks as if the $60,000 Old Dominion had to ante up to play in the College Basketball Invitational was worth it. via PilotOnline.comhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/rider/2008/03/monarchs-advance-in-cbi-will-face-virginia?fromrss... 'Rewarded' Rider has mission- March 20, 2008 "Rider has a good team and one of the best big men in the nation in Jason Thompson" The names are recognizable even if the tournament is not. And for the winningest team in Rider University history it's a trip to the postseason, something that hasn't happened since 1998. via The Timeshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/rider/2008/03/rewarded-rider-has-mission?fromrss=1 Rider to meet Old Dominion in CBI Tournament- March 18, 2008 Rider University will play at Old Dominion of Norfolk, Va., in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational Tournament TuesA day at 7 p.m., it was announced Monday. via Jersey Journalhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/rider/2008/03/rider-to-meet-old-dominion-in-cbi-tournament?fromr... Rider hopes to be part of NIT picture- March 17, 2008 "It was hard just being a part of the team the whole season, and the last two games not being able to play. I finally got cleared to play. I'm coming in to work out the next couple of days and see if I can get ready for the NIT." Jason Thomp son threw down a dunk. There were five-man passing drills, with head coach Tommy Dempsey complaining if the ball touched the ground or someone didn't stay in position. via The Timeshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/rider/2008/03/rider-hopes-to-be-part-of-nit-picture?fromrss=1 Rider Joins Saints in Maac Final- March 15, 2008 Jason Thompson scored a game-high 32 points - including the 2,000th of his career - and grabbed 18 rebounds in a 40-minute performance to lead Rider to a 76-71 victory over Marist in the semifinals of the Metro ... via New York Posthttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/rider/2008/03/rider-joins-saints-in-maac-final?fromrss=1 Siena 74, Rider 53- March 13, 2008 "We referred to it as an 'up' game. Everybody is up - up full court, up in the passing lanes, up pressuring the shooter" After all, it was his 22nd birthday. Fisher matched his career high with six 3-pointers while scoring 21 points, and top-seeded Siena beat Rider 74-53 on Monday night to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic ... via Fox Sportshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/rider/2008/03/siena-74-rider-53?fromrss=1 |