JERSEY CITY, NJ –
Adel Al Masude (Brussels, Belgium/GO Lyceum Gent) and
Guillaume Sarrabayrouse (Toulose, France/Pierre Paul Riquet) each scored goals as the Rider University men's soccer team played Saint Peter's to a 2-2 tie on the road Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Broncs move to 2-8-6 (1-3-5 MAAC), while the Peacocks are now 2-10-4 (1-5-3 MAAC).
The Broncs wasted little time, scoring on Al Masude's third goal of the year in the 4
th minute. The Peacocks would battle back and equalize in the 32
nd minute on a Matt Hoyt goal and take the lead in the 58
th minute on a goal from Mikkel Fodstad. With just 23 seconds remaining in regulation, the Broncs were awarded a penalty kick that Sarrabayrouse converted on to salvage the point.
Notes
- Rider maintains its 24-14-3 lead in the all-time series. It marks the second-straight year that the two teams have played to a draw. Saint Peter's won the prior two meetings in 2018 and 2019. The Broncs' last win over Saint Peter's came in 2017.
- With the tie and other results around the MAAC today, the Broncs have been eliminated from MAAC Championship contention.
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Guillaume Veinante (Bayonne, France/Faculte des métier de Rennes) made his 16th-straight start in net and made three saves.
- Veinante,
Babacar Diene (Thies, Senegal/CEM Ballabey),
Regis Dulck (Strasbourg, France/Univ. of Strasbourg),
Lenny Cidolit (Montpellier, France/Montpellier Univ.), Sarrabayrouse,
Jeremy Peterson (Paris, France/University Paris Sorbonne),
Tom Skrocki (Havertown, PA),
Nick Cruz (Monroe Township, NJ/Saint Joseph [Rutgers]) and
Jack McGeechan (Allendale, NJ/Northern Highlands Regional) each played all 90 minutes.
- Rider played without reigning MAAC Offensive Player of the Year
Zaki Alibou (Meknes, Morocco/Meknes) for the 13th time in the last 15 games due to injuries.
Broncs By The Numbers
- Al Masude's goal tied him with Diene and Cidolit for the team lead with three.
- Al Masude and Cidolit both also have four assists and 10 points to tie for the team lead in all three categories.
- Sarrabayrouse's goal was his second of the season.
- Rider outshot Saint Peter's, 15-9, including a 6-5 edge in shots on goal.
- Rider took six corner kicks to the Peacocks' one.
- Saint Peter's was cautioned four times to the Broncs' three.
Up Next
- The Broncs close out the season Wednesday, when they play host to Canisius at 4 p.m. on Ben Cohen Field.
