All season long, Iona coach Jeff Ruland told his players to hang in and focus only on their next game.

"The kids have been great. They've taken it one game at a time, and kept playing hard," said Ruland, after the Gaels ended their distinction as Division I's only winless team by defeating Rider 69-57 on Saturday.

Devon Clarke scored 19 points and Justin Marshall came off the bench to add 12 points for Iona (1-22, 1-12 Metro Atlantic), which had lost 23 in a row dating back to the first round of last season's NCAA tournament.