Robinson and Pereira Get it Done for Rider

British teammates Justin Robinson and Tom Pereira both had strong performances for Rider last night as they secured their first win of the season, 80-73 over Lafayette. GB guard Robinson finished with 18 points in the win, going 6/12 from the field and 4/5 at the line, whilst adding 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in 34 minutes. Pereira, a freshman, saw 16 minutes of playing time and didn’t miss, going 3/3 from beyond the arc for 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Elsewhere, Ogo Adegboye‘s St Bonaventures cruised to a 77-64 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock behind 17 points from GB’s starting guard, going 4/8 from the field and 7/11 at the line, whilst adding 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 block in 38 minutes.

Ashley Hamilton put in a solid performance with LMU, scoring 12 points on 5/6 shooting (though going 2/6 at the line), grabbing 6 rebounds, dishing 1 assist and getting 1 steal in 21 minutes, as they steamrolled over La Sierra University 100-62.

Danny Carter and his Stony Brook Seawolves rode to a 37 point rout of Mount Ida, 80-43. Carter played 20 minutes going 1/5 from the floor for 3 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in 20 minutes.

Jamie Vanderbeken of Iowa State couldn’t keep his hot streak going after his career performance in the opener, finishing with 7 points (2/6 from the field, 1/2 at the line), 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 3 blocks in 24 minutes as his team routed Alabama State 74-47.

Freshman Alasdair Fraser once again got the starting spot with Maine, but struggled with foul trouble, fouling out in just 18 minutes. He did however, go 2/2 from the field for 4 points, adding 1 rebound and 1 block as Maine lost by 30, 89-59 to Maryland.

Levi Noel‘s Eastern Illinois suffered their second straight loss, going down 77-46 to Ball State. Noel played 9 minutes, going 1/2 at the line for 1 point, whilst securing 2 rebounds.