November 10, 2006

Full Court Pressure
Women go vertical with record five 6-footers

Things are about to get big for the women’s basketball team.
Really big.
Seeking frantically to turn everything around following a horrific 2005-2006 campaign in which the team went 3-25 overall and just 2-16 in the conference, the women’s team has inherited a care package equipped with an all-time record five 6-footers..... MORE

From left to right, four of the five players that are 6 feet or taller: freshman center Ilda Llamas, freshman forward/center Stephanie Wisniewski, freshman forward Ashley Anderson and freshman center Melissa Kowalczyk. Sophomore guard Shaunice Parker is not pictured.

Broncs ousted by eventual champs

Ultimately, all good things come to an end.
Rider’s field hockey team went into the Northeast Conference (NEC) tournament as the underdog and left unable to prove skeptics wrong. In spite of a valiant effort, the team came up one goal short of advancing to the NEC finals. ..... MORE

Men hoping to rebound from difficult season

For a team that fell from first to last in one season, anything is an improvement heading into 2006-07.
According to several players, injury, inexperience, a coaching change, and a buzzer-beating defeat in the home opener set a tone for the men’s basketball team last season that was never broken. .... MORE

Rider swimming & diving teams drop to 0-4

Although a 0-4 record may be less than satisfactory, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving squads proclaim they are not concerned with the past.... MORE

Attention mortals!

Please allow me to introduce myself.
I am Bell E. Flopp, the god of Rider wrestling, arguably the most domineering team on campus. And I’m coming to you, the students, for help. At times it seems as if none of you give a darn about my team, even though I’ve held up my end of the bargain. ... MORE