This was our second conference game and like Loyola we had a chip on our shoulders. Rider was picked to finish in 4th place in our league. Rider is off to a bad start with their record being 1-6. This was a game that we knew we could win and finish 1-1 in the first week of MAAC conference play. This was also our first home game when students would be able to come. We came out strong in the opening minutes of the game going 7-7 on three point shots. We went 8-10 in the first five minutes of the game. Rider would then go on its own run outscoring us 8-1. Making the score of the game 25-23 with 8:56 left in the first half. We settled down and went on another run going up by 13 points. Going into half we were shooting 56% from the three point line. We also had the lead 45-36. Rider began the second half on a quick 7-2 run to make the score 47-42. We responded with a 9-0 in the next 2:13 pushing the lead back up to 14 points. Sophomore Adam Kemp who went scoreless and reboundless in the first half exploded for 19 points and 7 rebounds in just 15 minutes in the second half. We won the game by a score of 95-75. Our 95 points was the most points score in a Marist game since 2002 when Marist faced LaSalle. Junior Devin Price would lead us in scoring and getting a career high in points with 25 points. Adam Kemp finished with 19 points and 7 rebounds, Chavaughn Lewis finished with 17 points and 7 rebounds and Freshman Isaiah Morton finished with 15 points and 5 assists. We are now 1-1 in MAAC conference play. We return to non-conference play when we face Army on 12/7/2011 at 7pm.
