Ricky Soliver had 22 points and eight steals and keyed a late rally to give Iona an 83-79 win over Rider on Wednesday night.

 Trailing 75-71 with 3:17 left in the game, Iona went on an 8-2 run that featured four points by Soliver.    Terrance Mouton then hit two free throws to tie the score at 79-79 with 49 seconds left, but the Broncs failed to score again and Iona earned the win by making four of six free throws in the closing seconds, the final two by Soliver.

 Steve Burtt added 20 points for the Gaels (19-5, 13-3 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), while Anthony Bruin had 19 points and Kiril Wachsmann pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.

 Jason Thompson had a game-high 26 points and eight rebounds for the Broncs (8-16, 4-12), while Edwin Muniz added 12 points.