NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY –The Rider University women's soccer team fell on the road at Niagara, 2-0, Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Broncs slip to 5-7-2 (3-4-1 MAAC), while the Purple Eagles improve to 11-3 (5-2 MAAC).
Niagara set the tempo of the game early on, with Florence Vaillancourt finishing a connection from Emma Davies and Djeynaba Thiam to take the lead in the second minute of the game.
In the second half, Niagara would continue to apply pressure, not letting Rider take more than one shot in the period. That pressure would eventually result in another goal. Davies scored off a Vaillancourt tap deep in the box to bump the Niagara lead to 2-0 and seal the victory for the Purple Eagles.
Quotes and Notes
"The demands of the MAAC schedule and two consecutive overtime games has left us severely depleted. We competed hard and had opportunities but Niagara took their chances."
– Rider Head Coach Drayson Hounsome
- Niagara widens the gap in the all-time series which is now 15-10-2.
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Rachel Ross (Yorktown Heights, NY/Somers) made six saves for the Broncs against Niagara.
- This afternoon's match saw seven Broncs participate in all 90 minutes of play.
Broncs By The Numbers
- Niagara took a 20-6 edge in shots, and Niagara took a 9-3 edge in shots on goal.
- Rider took the edge 6-3 in saves.
- Niagara took the edge 9-1 in corner kicks.
Up Next
The Broncs return to action on Oct. 23, when they play host to Quinnipiac on Senior Day. The final regular season home game for the Broncs is set to begin at 1 p.m.
