NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Guillaume Veinante (Bayonne, France/Faculte des métier de Rennes) made five saves as the Rider University men's soccer team played Iona to a scoreless draw Wednesday afternoon on Mazzella Field. With the tie, the Broncs move to 1-6-2 (0-1-1 MAAC), while the Gaels are now 2-3-2 (1-0-1 MAAC).

Iona took a 14-6 edge in shots, including a 5-1 edge in shots on goal. Rider had a pair of good chances in the game. In the 30^th minute, Guillaume Sarrabayrouse (Toulose, France/Pierre Paul Riquet) nearly caught Iona keeper Juan Alfaro Monge out of his net from 40 yards out, but the shot that was put just underneath the crossbar was knocked out by the backpedaling Alfaro Monge.

While it was technically the lone shot on goal for the Broncs, Jack McGeechan (Allendale, NJ/Northern Highlands Regional) had arguably the best chance for the Broncs in the 62^nd minute. The Broncs sent a ball into the box that Alfaro Monge punched out to McGeechan just outside the 18-yard box. McGeechan rifled a strike that rang off the crossbar.

Quotes & Notes
"We changed the lineup slightly and the chemistry was very good today. We were under siege in the first 20 minutes, but the players made some good adjustments and I am proud of what they did today." – Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso

- Rider now leads the all-time series, 15-11-2, including a 9-1-1 mark in the last 11 meetings.  
- Rider played to its first scoreless draw in more than a season. It's last 0-0 tie came April 3, 2021, against Fairfield.
- The Broncs have played to just five scoreless ties in Head Coach Charlie Inverso's 12-year tenure.   
- Veinante made his ninth-straight start in net and made five saves. The shutout was the second of both his season and career.
- Veinante, Sarrabayrouse, Matt Araujo (Fords, NJ/Saint Joseph), Mo Bocher (Powell, OH/Univ. of Nebraska HS), Lenny Cidolit (Montpellier, France/Montpellier Univ.) and Regis Dulck (Strasbourg, France/Univ. of Strasbourg) each played all 90 minutes.
- Rider played without reigning MAAC Offensive Player of the Year Zaki Alibou (Meknes, Morocco/Meknes) for the seventh time in the last eight games due to injuries.   

Broncs By The Numbers
- Momo Diop (Thies, Senegal/Prive Serigne Touba) took a team-high three shots.
- Five Broncs registered a shot, with Lenny Cidolit (Montpellier, France/Montpellier Univ.) and Mo Bocher (Powell, OH/Univ. of Nebraska HS) putting one shot apiece on goal.
- Sarrabayrouse, McGeechan and Dulck accounted for the remaining three Rider shots.
- Iona took six corner kicks to the Broncs' two.
- Neither team was cautioned in the game.

Up Next
- The Broncs return to action Saturday, when they travel to Fairfield for a 7 p.m. kickoff on ESPN3.