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AUGUST

Sat. 16 at N.J.I.T. M 3-4 (L)

W 2-5 (L)

Sun. 17 *SAINT PETER'S M 0-7 (L)

W 5-2 (W)

Wed. 20 MONMOUTH M 2-5 (L)

Fri. 22 at Lafayette M 0-7 (L)

Wed. 27 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON M 0-7 (L)

W 3-4 (L)

Sat. 30 *at Siena M 0-7 (L)

W 0-7 (L)

OCTOBER

Tue. 3 at Monmouth W 5-2 (W)

Thu. 5 at St. Joseph’s W 1-6 (L)

Sat. 7 COPPIN STATE M 6-1 (W)

W 4-3 (W)

Sun. 8 ST. FRANCIS-NY M 3-4 (L)

Sat. 14 at La Salle W 1-6 (L)

Sun. 15 MORGAN STATE M 0-7 (L)

W 6-1 (W)

Sat. 21 at La Salle M 2-5 (L)

Sun. 22 MT. ST. MARY'S M 1-6 (L)

W 1-6 (L)

Tue. 24 *MANHATTAN W 2-5 (L)

Thu. 26 WAGNER M 6-1 (W)

W 6-1 (W)

MARCH

Sat. 24 M&W *at Niagara 6:00 p.m.

Tue. 27 M at Fordham 3:00 p.m.

Fri. 30 M&W *at Marist 2:00 p.m.

APRIL

Sun. 1 M&W at Delaware State 12:00 p.m.

Tue. 3 M at Monmouth 3:00 p.m.

Wed. 4 M&W at Drexel 2:00 p.m.

Thu. 5 W LAFAYETTE 3:00 p.m.

Mon. 9 M&W *at Loyola-MD 2:00 p.m.

Fri. 13 M&W *FAIRFIELD 2:00 p.m.

Sat. 14 M *MANHATTAN 11:00 a.m.

Wed. 18 M&W WAGNER 2:30 p.m.

Fri.-Sun. 20-22 M&W at MAAC’s

(Flushing Meadows, NY) TBA

HOME MATCHES IN CAPS

*-MAAC Match

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Sophomore 5-8

Danielle Cheong

Senior 5-6

Devin Crawbuck

Senior 5-4

Kelly-Ann Chouinard

Sophomore 5-6

Danielle Morse

Freshman 5-8

Kristina Paich

Freshman 5-11150

Mike Straub

Junior 6-1160

Robert Worlow

Senior 5-6

Caitlin Crawbuck

Freshman 6-1180

Marc Ashed

Junior 5-10140

Tom Becker

Freshman 5-6150

Alex D’Amico

Freshman 5-11190

Will Haight

Freshman 5-8145

Luke Sproviero

Sophomore 6-0145

Casey Jedlinski

Junior 5-11220

Jim Leone

Head Coach: Ed Torres, Tom Becker, Jim Leone, Casey Jedlinski, Marc Ashed,

Will Haight, Robert Worlow, Mike Straub

Head Coach: Ed Torres, Devin Crawbuck, Danielle Morse,

Kristina Paich, Danielle Cheong, Kelly-Ann Chouinard,

Caitlin Crawbuck

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Directions to Rider

From New York and North Jersey:

From the New Jersey Turnpike: Take the NJTurnpike South to Exit 7A (I-195 West).Follow I-195 West to the exit for I-295North (Princeton). I-295 North will becomeI-95 South. Take Exit 7A off of I-95 Southto U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider isa quarter mile on the right. From U.S. Route 1 South: take the exit for I-95 South (sign says “To Pennsylvania”). Bearright at junction, following signs for I-95South (Pennsylvania). Take exit 7A off of I-95 South to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton).Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

From Pennsylvania:

Take I-95 North, straight over the DelawareRiver into New Jersey. Take Exit 7A off of I-95 to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Rideris a quarter mile on the right. From the Pennsylvania Turnpike: take thePA Turnpike east to Exit 28 (Philadelphia)and take U.S. Route 1 North to I-95 North.Continue on I-95 North, straight over theDelaware River into New Jersey. Take Exit7A off of I-95 to U.S. Route 206 South(Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile on theright.

From the South:

Take I-295 North. I-295 North will becomeI-95 South. Continue on I-95 South and takeExit 7A off I-95 South to U.S. Route 206South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile onthe right.

From the East:

Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 98 (I-195 West). Follow I-195 West to the exit forI-295 North (Princeton). I-295 North willbecome I-95 South. Take Exit 7A off of I-95South to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton).Rider is a quarter mile on the right.

Location: Lawrenceville, NJ

Enrollment: 5,822 (3,825 full-time undergraduate)

Founded: 1865

Academic Units: College of Business Administration; College of Liberal Arts, Education and

Sciences; College of Continuing Studies; and Westminster Choir College

Colors: Cranberry, White

Nickname: Broncs

Athletic Affiliations: NCAA Division I, ECAC

Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)

President: Mordechai Rozanski, Ph.D.

Athletic Director: Don Harnum 609-896-5054

Associate Athletic Director: Karin Torchia 609-896-5249

Associate Athletic Director: Greg Busch 609-895-5642

Senior Woman Administrator: Nancy Roberts 609-896-5056

Manager Athletic Business Operations: Lucy Sech 609-895-5650

Academic Support Coordinator: Sonya Hurt 609-896-5308

Faculty Athletics Representative: Jonathan Husch, Ph.D.

Head Coach: Ed Torres (Rider University ’55)

Head Team Physician: Dr. Kirtida Patel, M.D.

Head Athletic Trainer: Tim Lengle, A.T.C.

Home Courts: Rider Campus Courts

Sports Information Director: Bud Focht 609-896-5138

Assistant SID: Brian David Solomon 609-896-5135 (cell) 609-929-4068

Sports Information Secretary: Lynn Rugg 609-895-5778

Athletics FAX: 609-896-0341

Athletics Hotline: 609-219-2000, 2

Athletics Home Page: www.gobroncs.com

BRONC BRIEFSABOUT RIDER • ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT

Rider’s enrollment of more than 5,800 con-sists of approximately 4,600 full- and part-

time undergraduate and almost 1,200 graduatestudents studying on campuses in Lawrencevilleand Princeton, New Jersey. The University iscomprised of four academic units - the College ofBusiness Administration; the College of LiberalArts, Education, and Sciences; the College ofContinuing Studies; and Westminster ChoirCollege - and offers undergraduate programs in60 areas and graduate programs in 17 specialties.

Ninety-two percent of Rider’s 235 full-timefaculty hold doctoral degrees or the highest cre-dential in their field. Rider’s faculty are award-winning teachers and researchers dedicated to excellence in teaching,learning and scholarship and 12 have been named Fulbright Scholars.Rider’s classes are small and interactive with a student-faculty ratioof 13:1. Rider’s curricula balance theory and practice, and emphasizelearning by doing through more than 1,000 student internships orfield experiences, community service learning placements, andundergraduate research fellowships. Westminster’s internationallyacclaimed choirs perform with world-famous orchestras and conduc-tors in the United States and abroad, further demonstrating Rider’scommitment to experiential learning.

Rider is currently ranked in the top tier of northern regional uni-versities under the designation of “Best Universities - Master’s” byU.S. News and World Report and has been included in the last five edi-tions of The Princeton Review’s Best 351 Colleges, its list of the nation’stop 10 percent of colleges and universities.

The University’s many specialized accreditations attest to the qual-ity of its academic programs. Rider University’s College of BusinessAdministration is among the select business schools to have attained

AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)accreditation and one of only two schools in New Jersey to hold thespecialized AACSB accreditation in accounting. Elementary and sec-ondary education programs and their applicable graduate programson both campuses are accredited by the National Council for theAccreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The undergraduateand graduate music programs of Westminster Choir College areaccredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).In addition, Rider’s graduate counseling services program in theSchool of Education holds the Council for Accreditation ofCounseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) nationalaccreditation. Rider University is regionally accredited by theMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Rider University is a member of the National Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) Division I for both men’s and women’s athlet-ics. The University offers 20 varsity sports - 10 men’s and 10women’s teams - 18 in the competitive Metro Atlantic AthleticConference (MAAC) with field hockey in the Northeast Conference(NEC) and wrestling in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

Arete'

With the start of the 1990-91 academic school year, Rider Universityimplemented its innovative Arete' Program for all student-athletes.Arete' refers to the ancient Greek ideal of a balanced striving for excel-lence in all areas of life. The purpose of the program, which has beendetailed in The New York Times and The Times of Trenton, is to help stu-dent-athletes develop in all areas of their lives, not just on the playingfields or in the classroom. Subjects of the seminars include time man-agement, stress management, sports nutrition, substance abuse, com-munication skills, study skills, training techniques, HIV, etiquette/goodmanners, interview techniques, resume writing, and life after Rider.

Student Transitional Education Program (STEP)

During the 1993-94 academic year, the Rider Department of Athleticsdeveloped STEP for varsity athletics. Under the direction of the asso-ciate director of athletics, STEP provides individual and group tutor-ing, as well as study tables that are mandatory for certain student-ath-letes. STEP also coordinates progress reports, monitors the student-athletes academic progress, and provides workshops on topics such aslibrary skills, test taking and note taking. In 2003 Rider added its firstfull-time Academic Support Coordinator, Sonya Hurt.

Team Mentor

Through the mentor program, established in the fall of 1994, Riderfaculty members or administration are paired with varsity athleticteams. Mentors are present for support, advice, cheerleading, as well asother non-coaching duties. The mentor program opens communica-tion lines between faculty/staff members and student-athletes, andgives the student-athlete another person in the Rider community toturn to for support and guidance.

Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC)

Comprised of one student-athlete from each of Rider’s varsity teams,the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) meets monthly to dis-cuss various student-welfare issues and to organize ways for student-athletes to become involved in the community. Through SAAC, Riderstudent-athletes have organized toy drives and served meals to theneedy at Thanksgiving.

ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT

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WOMEN’S SEASON STATS FALL 2006

One of the greatest tennis players to ever compete in a Rider uniform, Ed Torres returned to his alma mater inthe fall of 1995 to take over the head coaching duties of the Rider men’s and women’s tennis teams.In the spring of 2005, Torres was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, and wasnamed the Rider University Coach of the Year.A member of the Rider Athletics Hall of Fame, Torres graduated from Rider in 1955 with a career record of 43-1 as the team’s number one singles player. Torres still competes on the national level, and in 1995 was rankedfirst in New Jersey in the men’s 55 years old and over division, and second in the Middle States TennisAssociation in the men’s 60 years and older division.In October of 2004, Torres played on the USTA New Jersey and Middle States doubles championship team inthe men’s over 50 3.5 doubles league.In 1996, Torres won a gold medal in singles at the National Senior Games in the 60-65 year old category inTucson, Arizona.In 1993, Torres won a bronze medal at the National Senior Games in Baton Rouge, LA, after winning a gold

medal in 1991 at the Nationals in Syracuse, NY.“It was an honor to come back to Rider as a coach after being a player many years ago,” said Torres. “I enjoy helping the players improve,and I hope for another very successful season.”Since coming to Rider, Torres has restored Rider tennis to the high level of play it was known for in the 1950s and 1960s. The men’s andwomen’s teams compete both in the fall and the spring, with various meets and tournaments during their non-traditional seasons. In 2005 the Rider women advanced to the MAAC semi-finals for the first time ever.Torres retired in 1994 from the Neptune Middle School after 35 years, where he served as a Spanish teacher and the last 20 years as vice-principal, and also served three years as the tennis coach. He currently is employed at Fairway Mews in Spring Lake Heights as a tennisinstructor. Torres has worked as a tennis pro at the Ocean Beach Club, the Monmouth Beach Club and the Spring Lake Bath and Tennis Club.

Ed Torres

SINGLES Overall Dual Tour Conf 1 2 3 4 5 6 Strk Last 10

Chouinard, Kelly-Ann 8-4 8-4 0-0 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8-4 - - - W 2 6-4

Crawbuck, Caitlin 8-4 8-4 0-0 1-1 4-4 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - W 1 6-4

Crawbuck, Devin 6-6 6-6 0-0 1-1 1-3 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - W 1 5-5

Morse, Danielle 3-9 3-9 0-0 1-1 - - - - - - 3-9 - - - - - - - - - W 1 2-8

Paich, Kristina 6-6 6-6 0-0 1-1 - - - - - - - - - 6-6 - - - - - - W 2 6-4

Totals 31-29 31-29 0-0 6-4 5-7 9-3 3-9 6-6 8-4

Percentage .517 .517 0-0 .600 .417 .750 .250 .500 .667

DOUBLES Overall Dual Tour Conf 1 2 3 Strk Last 10

Crawbuck, Caitlin/Crawbuck, Devin 7-5 7-5 0-0 1-1 7-5 - - - - - - W 1 6-4

Morse, Danielle/Paich, Kristina 6-6 6-6 0-0 1-1 - - - 6-6 - - - W 1 5-5

Totals 13-11 13-11 0-0 2-2 7-5 6-6

Percentage .542 .542 .000 .500 .583 .500

OVERALL: 5-7 CONFERENCE: 1-1 REGION: 0-0 HOME: 4-3 AWAY: 1-4 NEUTRAL: 0-0

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PLAYERS

Joined the team during the middle of the 2005 fall season and went 3-2 in the fall and 7-2 in the spring…won hisonly match at first singles…was 8-4 in doubles…in singles defeated players from Morgan State, Drexel, La Salle,Holy Cross, Fordham, Delaware State, Fairfield, Monmouth, Wagner and Loyola…did not play in the fall2006…was 10-5 as a Rider rookie, mostly at third singles…was 1-0 at first singles as a freshman.

Casey JedlinskiSophomore • Manalapan, N.J. • Biology Major

Won three of 10 matches in the 2006 fall season…played first singles against NJIT…ended the fall season with awin over Wagner at fourth singles….won back-to-back decisions over Coppin State and St. Francis-NY, winning 24of 25 games…was 9-5 as a sophomore singles player and was 3-0 at third doubles in 2005-06.

Jim LeoneJunior • Forked River, N.J. • English/Biology Major

Was 8-4 in the 2006 fall season at fifth singles…was 2-1 in three-set matches in the fall…named team captain forthe 2006-07 seasons…compiled a 6-2 record at sixth singles in 2005-06…was 3-0 in the fall of 2004…defeatedplayers from Saint Peter’s, FDU, La Salle, Manhattan, Delaware State, and Wagner this year…a two-time memberof the MAAC All-Academic team.

Kelly-Ann ChouinardSenior • White Hall, Md. • Finance Major

SINGLES Overall Dual Tour Conf 1 2 3 4 5 6 Strk Last 10

Ashed, Marc 3-9 3-9 0-0 0-2 0-2 1-4 2-3 - - - - - - - - - W 1 3-7

Becker, Tom 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 0-2 L 3 0-3

Haight, Will 5-7 5-7 0-0 0-2 1-3 3-4 1-0 - - - - - - - - - W 1 4-6

Leone, Jim 3-7 3-7 0-0 0-2 0-1 - - - 0-2 3-4 - - - - - - W 1 3-7

Sproviero, Luke 4-4 4-4 0-0 0-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-8 - - - W 2 4-4

Straub, Mike 3-9 3-9 0-0 0-2 - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - W 2 3-7

Wojciechowski, Karl 1-10 1-10 0-0 0-2 0-5 - - - 0-4 1-1 - - - - - - L 10 0-10

Worlow, Robert 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - 0-2 - - - - - - L 2 0-2

Totals 19-51 19-51 0-0 0-12 1-11 4-8 3-9 4-8 3-9 0-2

Percentage .271 .271 .000 .000 .083 .333 .250 .333 .250 .000

DOUBLES Overall Dual Tour Conf 1 2 3 Strk Last 10

Ashed, Marc/Haight, Will 5-7 5-7 0-0 0-2 5-7 - - - - - - W 1 5-5

Becker, Tom/Leone, Jim 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-2 - - - 0-1 1-3 L 2 1-4

Straub, Mike/Wojciechowski, Karl 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-1 - - - 0-2 0-1 L 3 0-3

Wojciechowski, Karl/Worlow, Robert 0-5 0-5 0-0 0-1 - - - 0-5 - - - L 5 0-5

Becker, Tom/Straub, Mike 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 - - - - - - 0-1 L 1 0-1

Leone, Jim/Sproviero, Luke 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 - - - - - - 0-1 L 1 0-1

Leone, Jim/Wojciechowski, Karl 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-0 - - - W 1 1-0

Leone, Jim/Straub, Mike 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-2 2-0 W 2 2-2

Becker, Tom/Wojciechowski,Karl 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-1 0-1 L 2 0-2

Totals 9-25 9-25 0-0 0-6 5-7 1-11 3-7

Percentage .265 .265 .000 .000 .417 .083 .300

OVERALL: 2-10 CONFERENCE: 0-2 REGION: 0-0 HOME: 2-6 AWAY: 0-4 NEUTRAL: 0-0

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ROSTER

Name Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School

Danielle Cheong So. 5-8 Singapore/Republic Polytechnic

*Kelly-Ann Chouinard Sr. 5-4 White Hall, Md./Hereford

*Caitlin Crawbuck Sr. 5-6 Jacobstown, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional

*Devin Crawbuck Sr. 5-6 Jacobstown, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional

*Danielle Morse So. 5-6 Edison, N.J./Hopewell Valley

Kristina Paich Fr. 5-8 Stanhope, N.J./Lenape Valley Regional

Head Coach: Ed Torres (Rider ’55)

*-letterwinner

Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School

Marc Ashed Fr. 6-1 180 Vineland, N.J./Vineland

*Tom Becker Jr. 5-10 140 Cinnaminson, N.J./Holy Cross

Alex D’Amico Fr. 5-6 150 Clark, N.J./Arthur L. Johnson

Tim Eng So. 5-9 145 Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central

Will Haight Fr. 5-11 190 Turnersville, N.J./Washington Township

*Casey Jedlinski So. 6-0 145 Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan

*Jim Leone Jr. 5-11 220 Forked River, N.J./Lacey Township

Luke Sproviero Fr. 5-8 145 Easton, Conn./Joel Barlow

Mike Straub Fr. 5-11 150 Abington, Pa./Abington

*Robert Worlow Jr. 6-1 160 East Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford

Head Coach: Ed Torres (Rider ’55)

*-letterwinner

MEN’S TENNIS ROSTER

WOMEN’S TENNIS ROSTER

Was 8-4 in the 2006 fall season, including 4-0 at second singles…earned First Team All-MAAC honors, Rider’s firsttennis player to do so…won 17 consecutive matches to end the 2005-06 season with an 18-1 record and won the firstthree matches of the fall 2006 season…earned Second Team All-MAAC honors in 2005…was 7-5 at first doubleswhen teamed with her twin sister after compiling an 11-6 singles record…was 5-1 in singles against MAAC oppo-nents in 2005-06…twice a member of the MAAC All-Academic team…had the only Rider win at Lafayette last year.

Caitlin CrawbuckSenior • Jacobstown, N.J. • English Major

Compiled a 6-6 singles record in the fall of 2006, including 5-3 at second singles…played second singles for the2005-06 Broncs and compiled 11 victories, second most on the team…as a junior was 11-6 at first doubles whenteamed with her twin sister…was 3-3 against MAAC singles opponents last year.

Devin CrawbuckSenior • Jacobstown, N.J. • Communication Major