Brian Skettini powered the Broncs past Niagara in a battle for first place. (Shotgun Spratling)

Rider’s turnaround season continues as Broncs take MAAC lead

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — When Rider head coach Dr. Barry Davis built out a schedule that featured non-conference series at national contender East Carolina, Big South powerhouse USC-Upstate, Big East contender St. John’s and East Tennessee State as well as midweek matchups with the Big Ten’s Rutgers and a pair against a top 10 Duke squad, he thought he’d have a different team.

He expected to return the majority of his MAAC-champion Broncs team that tied a school record with 36 wins, a team that not only made a regional last year but beat top seed Coastal Carolina and were[…]