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Sep. 14, 2022; New Britain, Connecticut, USA; during a non conference matchup at CCSU Soccer Field. The Broncs defeated the Blue Devils 2-0. Photo by Brian Foley for Foley Photography.
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Rider RID (2-7-3, 1-2-2)
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Niagara NIA (4-6-3, 3-0-2)
Rider RID
(2-7-3, 1-2-2)
2
Final
2
Niagara NIA
(4-6-3, 3-0-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rider RID 1 1 2
Niagara NIA 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Earns Point on the Road at Niagara

Diene, Araujo score equalizers

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – Babacar Diene (Thies, Senegal/CEM Ballabey) and Matt Araujo (Fords, NJ/Saint Joseph) each scored equalizers as the Rider University men's soccer team earned a 2-2 tie at Niagara Saturday afternoon. With the tie, the Broncs move to 2-7-3 (1-2-2 MAAC), while the Purple Eagles are now 4-6-3 (3-0-2 MAAC).

Niagara scored first on a Nuukele Gboe strike in the 8th minute. The Broncs were dispossessed in their defensive third before Gboe struck inside the right post for the 1-0 lead. Less than four minutes later, Diene had the answer, taking Araujo's throw in before weaving through defenders into space and shooting across the mouth of goal and inside the right post to equalize.

Still 1-1 at the half, Niagara retook the lead in the 71st minute on a Gabriel Mikina header off a Stephen Haase corner kick. The Broncs were again equal to the task, connecting passes through the midfield and into the box, before Araujo finished from 10 yards out inside the right post. Regis Dulck (Strasbourg, France/Univ. of Strasbourg) played the ball to the left sideline for Jack McGeechan (Allendale, NJ/Northern Highlands Regional), whose volley to the top of the 18-yard box found Lenny Cidolit's (Montpellier, France/Montpellier Univ.) head. Cidolit headed it into the box, where Araujo hit it on one touch past Niagara goalkeeper Josh Savoni.

Quotes & Notes
"We came back twice under crazy conditions. We believe in this team. There is still a lot of soccer left." – Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso

- Rider owns a 13-8-4 edge in the all-time series with Niagara. The Broncs are now 6-1-1 vs. Niagara since a loss in 2013.
- Guillaume Veinante (Bayonne, France/Faculte des métier de Rennes) made his 12th-straight start in net and made two saves.
- Ben Collins (Wellington, New Zealand/Wellington College) finished the game in net, playing the final 9:30. He was not forced to make a save.
- Dulck, Cidolit, McGeechan, Guillaume Sarrabayrouse (Toulose, France/Pierre Paul Riquet), and Adel Al Masude (Brussels, Belgium/GO Lyceum Gent) each played all 90 minutes.
- Rider played without reigning MAAC Offensive Player of the Year Zaki Alibou (Meknes, Morocco/Meknes) for the ninth time in the last 10 games due to injuries.   

Broncs By The Numbers
- Cidolit's assist was hit team-leading fourth of the year, while McGeechan collected his third helper.
- The goals for Araujo and Diene were both their first of the season and Diene's first as a Bronc.
- Rider outshot Niagara, 8-7, with both teams putting four on target.
- Diene and Al Masude each took two shots, with one each on goal.
- Rider took five corner kicks to the Purple Eagles' two.
- The Broncs were shown three yellow cards to Niagara's two.

Up Next
- The Broncs return to action Wednesday, when they face Mount St. Mary's for the first time as MAAC foes. Kickoff from Ben Cohen Field is scheduled for 7 p.m.    
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