Schneider's heroics can't save Marist

Ryan Schneider led both teams in all three major categories, but an extremely slow start opened up a hole that Marist could not climb out of against Rider.
The Broncs had four players score in double-digits, including Mike Ringgold's team-high 17 points, en route to a 76-65 win.
Rider opened the game on an 8-0 run and led by as many as 20 points at 41-21. Rider led by 18 at the half.
Ryan Schneider keyed several Marist runs in the second half. Schneider scored 25 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out four assists. The senior also played 40 minutes. Those totals led both teams.
Marist pulled to within seven points when Dejuan Goodwin made a lay-up off a feed from R.J. Hall. Marist could not get any closer than 72-65, however.
This game proved to be a battle of the guards as Alex Vouyoukas and Lawrence Williams only played 19 combined minutes. Korey Bauer emerged as the go-to-option at the power forward position and the sophomore scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting in 17 minutes. Bauer also hauled in six rebounds.
R.J. Hall was the primary ball-handler for Marist as David Devezin only played 17 minutes. Devezin recently returned from injury and is battling plantar fasciitis. The injury is not uncommon to basketball players, and Rasheed Wallace fought with a similar injury a few seasons ago during the playoffs. Hall has stepped up though, and the freshman from South Orange, N.J. scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting.
With the loss, Marist drops to 2-2 in the MAAC while Rider moves to 3-0. The Red Foxes return to action on Friday, Jan. 9, at Manhattan.
Across the MAAC
Four other teams played in the conference on Sunday, with some surprising results. Iona upended Fairfield, 64-60, while Siena handled Saint Peter's, 65-52.
The Iona game marks the Gaels' first conference win as the team moves to 1-3. The game is somewhat of an upset after Fairfield jumped out to an 8-5 overall record and competed well with the No. 2 UConn Huskies. Fairfield drops to 2-2 in the MAAC.