FAIRFIELD, CT – The Rider University women's soccer team fell to Fairfield Saturday afternoon at Lessing Field, 3-0. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 2-5-1 (0-2 MAAC), while the Stags improve to 5-2-3 (1-0-1 MAAC).
Fairfield opened the scoring in the eighth minute when Gabby Diodati was able to put the ball into the back of the net off of a penalty kick. Fairfield struck again in the 15
th minute when Lexi Lehan sent the ball just above the reach of Rider goalkeeper
Ellie Sciancalepore (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) to give the Stags a 2-0 advantage that it'd maintain into halftime.
The second half saw Fairfield continue to apply pressure and widen the gap, with Lehan scoring her second goal of the game in the 57
th minute. The Stags prevented the Rider offense from taking more than one shot in the second half to seal the 3-0 victory.
Quotes and Notes
"We competed hard but were beat by a better team on the day. We will look to improve some of our technical areas and focus on getting three points on Wednesday." –
Rider Head Coach Drayson Hounsome
- Fairfield retains the lead in the all-time series 18-7-3. The Broncs earned a 4-1 win in last Spring's season opener.
- Sciancalepore made seven saves for the Broncs.
- Sciancalepore
, Karagh Tait (Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England/Derbyshire), and
Niamh Cashin (Nottingham, England/All Stags Academy) each played all 90 minutes.
Broncs By The Numbers
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Ailis Martin (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) led the Broncs with three shots, including one on goal, while
Hannah Freeman (Lowville, NY/Lowville) put both of her shot attempts on target.
- Fairfield took a 29-9 edge in shots, and a 10-3 edge for shots on goal.
- Rider took a 7-3 advantage in saves.
- Fairfield took the edge 10-3 in corner kicks.
Up Next
The Broncs return to action on Sept. 29, when they play host to Monmouth at 7 p.m. on Ben Cohen Field.
