FAIRFIELD, CT – Adel Al Masude (Brussels, Belgium/GO Lyceum Gent) assisted on all three Broncs goals, including Regis Dulck's (Strasbourg, France/Univ. of Strasbourg) header off a corner in the 86^th minute, as the Rider University men's soccer team defeated Fairfield, 3-2, on the road Saturday night. With the win, the Broncs improve to 2-6-2 (1-1-1 MAAC), while the Stags fall to 5-7-0 (1-3-0 MAAC).

The Broncs opened the scoring at the 10-minute mark, with Al Masude threading the needle into the box, where Guillaume Sarrabayrouse (Toulose, France/Pierre Paul Riquet) hit it on one touch inside the near, right post past Stags keeper James Anderson. The lead swelled to two goals as Al Masude's free kick from the right sideline found the head of Lenny Cidolit (Montpellier, France/Montpellier Univ.), who headed it on inside the far, left post in the 29^th minute.

Fairfield would mount a comeback in the second half, however. Alex Oliveira scored twice in the 58^th and 78^th minutes to tie the game at 2-2. But presented with another set piece in the 86^th minute, Al Masude set up what proved to be the game-winning goal, finding the head of Dulck five yards in front of the goal line at the middle of the mouth of goal.

Quotes & Notes
"It was a typical Rider-Fairfield game, very competitive and intense. They are always well-coached and this is always a tough place to play. We fought hard tonight and our restarts were huge. Team bonding always improves with road wins." – Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso

- Rider cut Fairfield's lead in the all-time series to 20-12-3 and are unbeaten in their last six against the Stags (4-0-2). Two of the wins in the span have come in the MAAC Semifinals, including a 2-1 double-overtime victory this past Nov. 11.  
- Guillaume Veinante (Bayonne, France/Faculte des métier de Rennes) made his 10th-straight start in net and made six saves to earn the victory.
- Veinante, Sarrabayrouse, Matt Araujo (Fords, NJ/Saint Joseph), Cidolit, Dulck and Jeremy Peterson (Paris, France/University Paris Sorbonne) each played all 90 minutes.
- Rider played without reigning MAAC Offensive Player of the Year Zaki Alibou (Meknes, Morocco/Meknes) for the eighth time in the last nine games due to injuries.   

Broncs By The Numbers
- Cidolit, Dulck and Sarrabayrouse each scored their first goals of the season.
- The three assists were Al Masude's first of the season and fifth, sixth and seventh of his two-year Rider career, following a four-assist effort in 2021.
- Fairfield took a 14-10 advantage in shots, including an 8-6 edge in shots on goal.
- Dulck led the Broncs with three shots, with two on target.
- Al Masude also added a pair of shots, with one on target.
- Fairfield took six corner kicks to the Broncs' five.
- After nearly 64 minutes without a caution, five were handed out in the game's final 26:10. Four went against the Broncs and one against Fairfield.

Up Next
- The Broncs return to action Wednesday, when they play host to Quinnipiac. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. on ESPN+.