TEANECK, NJ – Freshmen Mathis Catanzaro (Montpellier, France/MHSC) and Pablo DeCastro (Madrid, Spain) scored goals in the Rider University men's soccer team's 2-1 victory over nationally-ranked No. 21 Fairleigh Dickinson on Tuesday night. With the win, the Broncs' first over a ranked team in Head Coach Charlie Inverso's seven-year tenure leading the team, Rider improves to 5-2-0, handing Fairleigh Dickinson (5-1-1) its first loss of the season.  
 
After Rider senior goalkeeper David Pastuna (Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville) saved a penalty kick in the 12^th minute, Catanzaro put back the rebound of a Sergio Aguinaga (Madrid, Spain) shot to stake the Broncs to a 1-0 lead that it would hold at the half. With just over 20 minutes left in regulation, DeCastro similarly scored on the rebound of Clement Bourret's (Orleans, France/Lycee Jean Giraudoux) shot off the crossbar.  
 
The Knights made things interesting in the 88^th minute, as Jacob Labovitz headed in a Josh Schupack cross to cut the Broncs' lead to 2-1. But Rider defended out the final 145 seconds to secure the victory.
 
Quotes and Notes
"They're a quality team. They climbed into the national rankings. Good character win on the road and I thought we played well tonight. I don't think we've put together more than stretches of about 45-50 minutes of good soccer and I thought tonight we stretched that number to 75-80 minutes. One breakdown late in the game to allow them to get their first goal. But, for the most part, we were good tonight."
 
"Pastuna had a big save on the penalty kick and a couple of big saves in the first half. Santi Castro is a guy who sometimes doesn't get to play that much. But he came in and played almost a full 90 and was very good for us tonight. There's not one guy who didn't have a good game tonight." – Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso
 
- Fairleigh Dickinson entered the game undefeated at 5-0-1, ranked No. 15 in the country to Top Drawer Soccer, No. 21 in the United Soccer Coaches' Poll and No. 30 by College Soccer News.
- The win over a ranked team was the first in the seven-year tenure of Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso.  
- Sergio Aguinaga (Madrid, Spain) was credited with his first collegiate assist on Catanzaro's goal as his freshman classmate put away the rebound of his initial saved shot.
 
Broncs By The Numbers
- Catanzaro's goal was his second in as many games, having scored the game-winner as the golden goal in the Broncs' 2-1 double-overtime win over LIU Brooklyn on Saturday.  
- A game after Jose Aguinaga (Madrid, Spain) pulled into a tie with him for the team lead in assists, Bourret retook the lead with his fifth assist on DeCastro's game-winning goal.
- Following a four-game scoring drought, DeCastro scored his third goal of the season. He scored in each of his first two collegiate games at Lehigh and Seton Hall.
- Rider peppered FDU with an 18-8 edge in shots for the game, including a 9-4 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Broncs also enjoyed an 8-5 advantage in corner kicks.  
- Pastuna made three saves for the Broncs to earn the victory.