HAMDEN, Conn. (Interstat) — Clayton Poliey pitched a complete game, allowing no hits and one earned run with two strikeouts, as Rider defeated Quinnipiac 5-2 in the first game of a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference doubleheader Friday.

The Broncs collected 13 hits. Charley Magoulick doubled with two RBIs in the ninth inning. Kyle Neri singled home a run in the third. Peter Crespo and Eliot Medlock each drove in a run during a two-run second.

Quinnipiac managed four hits. Jack Balcer grounded into an RBI fielder’s choice in the fifth. Ian Smith singled in an unearned run in the ninth.

James Pazdera threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for the Bobcats, who grounded into two double plays.

Rider improved to 26-17. Quinnipiac fell to 23-25.