LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University men's soccer team erupted for three second-half goals to earn a 3-1 win over Stony Brook Tuesday evening on Ben Cohen Field. With the win, the Broncs improve to 2-3-1, while the Seawolves slip to 4-2-0.
Following a chippy, scoreless first half that saw four yellow cards issued, the Broncs broke the deadlock in the 55
th minute, with
Lenny Cidolit (Montpellier, France/Montpellier Univ. [UCF]) knocking it in on one touch off a long throw in from
Jeremy Peterson (Noisy Le Grand, France/Sarbonne Paris Nord). The lead extended to 2-0 in the 68
th minute, with
Justin Ruffino (Sewell, NJ/Pitman) making a run into the box to head in
Adel Al-Masude's free kick from just outside the 18-yard box.
Rider would extend its lead to 3-0 in the 74
th minute, when
Zaki Alibou (Meknes, Morocco/Meknes) finished Ruffino's pass ahead of the pack, left to right inside the far post. Stony Brook managed a goal at the 87:26 mark. Jordan Riley ran down a corner kick knocked aside, turned and shot on one touch inside the right upper 90. But the Seawolves could draw no closer.
Quotes & Notes
"I thought the performance was quite good. To be blunt, we pretty much stunk Saturday night and they know it. So, we had to address the whole thing with regards to being more mature. I thought we were pretty mature tonight, despite a lot of emotion going on and a lot of things being said back and forth. The game boils down to making plays, little subtle things and we did a lot of those tonight." –
Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso
- Rider pulled ahead in the all-time series with Stony Brook, 3-2-1, and has now won the last two against the Seawolves.
- Rider goalkeeper
Guillaume Veinante (Bayonne, France/Faculte des métier de Rennes) made one save in the victory.
Broncs By The Numbers
- Alibou scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season. Rider has scored a goal in four of six games this season, with Alibou getting into the scoring column on all four occasions. He now has five goals in 11 career games with the Broncs.
- Ruffino registered his first collegiate goal and assist tonight.
- Cidolit scored his first goal as a Bronc.
- Peterson contributed his first point as a Bronc with the throw-in assist on Cidolit's goal.
- Al-Masude dished out his first assist of the year and is now tied with Ruffino and
Sergio Aguinaga (Madrid, Spain/Antonio Dominguez Ortiz) for second on the team with three points.
- Veinante and Peterson each played all 90 minutes.
- Rider outshot Stony Brook, 10-6, including a 4-2 edge in shots on goal.
- Stony Brook took four corner kicks to the Broncs' three.
Up Next
- The Broncs return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 22, when they play host to Fordham. The 7 p.m. kickoff will be broadcast on BroncVision.
