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Zaki Alibou
Peter G. Borg (Rider University)
4
Winner Rider RID (4-4-1, 1-1-0)
2
Quinnipiac QUI (6-4-0, 1-2-0)
Winner
Rider RID
(4-4-1, 1-1-0)
4
Final
2
Quinnipiac QUI
(6-4-0, 1-2-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rider RID 2 2 4
Quinnipiac QUI 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Scores 4-2 Win at Preseason MAAC Favorite Quinnipiac

Alibou scores twice, Aguinaga dishes out three assists

HAMDEN, CT – Zaki Alibou (Meknes, Morocco, Meknes) scored twice as the Rider University men's soccer team soundly defeated MAAC Preseason favorite Quinnipiac, 4-2, on the road Wednesday afternoon. With the win, the Broncs even their record at 4-4-1 (1-1-0 MAAC), while the Bobcats slip to 6-4-0 (1-2-0 MAAC).

Regis Dulck (Ostwald, France/Lycee Jean Monnet Strasbourg) opened the scoring in the 11th minute, heading in Sergio Aguinaga's (Madrid, Spain/Antonio Dominguez Ortiz) corner kick. In the 40th minute, Alibou collected Adel Al-Masude's (Brussels, Belgium) ball into the box and finished for the 2-0 lead.

Francisco Gomez Olano (Cadiz, Spain/Univ. of Cadiz) scored what proved to be the game-winning goal from an impossible angle just outside the left post across the mouth of goal in the 50th minute to put Rider on top, 3-0. After Quinnipiac cut the deficit back to two on a free kick in the 63rd minute, Alibou collected Aguinaga's pass, got into the box and finished for his second tally of the day to make it 4-1. Quinnipiac scored a header off a set piece in the 90th minute to account for the 4-2 final score.

Notes
- Rider now leads the all-time series with Quinnipiac, 7-4-0, including a 4-2 mark in Hamden and wins in four of the last five at QU.  
- Guillaume Veinante (Bayonne, France/Faculte des métier de Rennes) made one save in the win.
- Rider utilized 18 players in the game.  
- Veinante, Dulck and Taner Bay (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) each played all 90 minutes.

Broncs By The Numbers
- Alibou scored his team-leading fifth and sixth goals of the year, giving him 15 points on the year.
- Dulck and Gomez Olano each scored for the second time this season.
- Aguinaga's three assists give him a team-leading five on the year.
- Al-Masude's assist was his second of the year.
- For the game, Rider took a 13-10 edge in shots and a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal.  
- Quinnipiac attempted five corner kicks to the Broncs' four.

Up Next
- The Broncs return to action Saturday, when they welcome Niagara to Ben Cohen Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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