LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The 2022 Rider University men's soccer team will play three road non-conference games against high-major opponents in addition to home contests against regional opponents Penn and NJIT, Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso has announced. The tough non-conference slate is in addition to an always-grueling MAAC slate. The Broncs open league play on Sept. 28 at home against Manhattan.


Seton Hall
Thursday, Aug. 25 * South Orange, NJ
 
Series History: Rider leads, 16-9-2
Last Meeting: Rider, 2-1 (Aug. 28, 2017; South Orange, NJ)
2021 Record: 6-8-3 (2-7-1 Big East)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The Broncs and Pirates renew their series, which began in 1939. The Broncs own a 16-9-2 lead in the all-time series, including wins in each of the last three, yearly matches from 2015-17. Each of the three wins came by one-goal differentials, as did all of the last six, with Seton Hall taking one-goal wins in 2012 and 2013 after Rider won a 1-0 match in 2011. 


Virginia
Monday, Aug. 29 * Charlottesville, VA
 
Series History: Virginia leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: Virginia, 2-0 (Nov. 19, 2015; Charlottesville, VA)(NCAA Tournament First Round)
2021 Record: 6-9-3 (2-5-1 ACC)
2021 Postseason: ACC Tournament First Round
Quickly: Virginia has won the only two meetings between the two programs, both NCAA Tournament First Round meetings in 1998 and 2015.  


Penn
Friday, Sept. 2 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Penn leads, 2-1-0
Last Meeting: Penn, 7-2 (Sept. 23, 2012; Princeton, NJ)
2021 Record: 7-6-3 (1-4-2 Ivy League)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Rider and Penn have met just three times in the two programs' histories – a split in the 1981 and 1982 seasons, with each team winning on its home field, before the Quakers took a 7-2 decision at the 2012 Princeton Invitational. The Broncs won the inaugural meeting in 1981, before Penn evened the series the following year.   


Rutgers
Friday, Sept. 9 * Piscataway, NJ
 
Series History: Rutgers leads, 19-14-3
Last Meeting: Rutgers, 4-1 (Oct. 20, 1993; Piscataway, NJ)
2021 Record: 9-6-2 (3-4-1 Big 10)
2021 Postseason: Big 10 Quarterfinals
Quickly: Rider and Rutgers will meet for the first time in 29 years. The series, which began in 1939, halted after 11-straight Scarlet Knights victories from 1983-93. 


Central Connecticut State
Wednesday, Sept. 14 * New Britain, CT
 
Series History: Tied, 2-2-1
Last Meeting: Rider, 4-1 (Sept. 2, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 2-12-2 (2-5-2 NEC)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The Broncs and Blue Devils met for the first time since 1993 last September, with the Broncs taking a 4-1 win on Ben Cohen Field. The prior four meetings came between 1989 and 1993, with CCSU taking a 2-1-1 edge.


NJIT
Sunday, Sept. 18 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Rider leads, 4-2-3
Last Meeting: Tie, 2-2 (Aug. 30, 2021; Newark, NJ)
2021 Record: 6-12-1 (3-5-0 America East)
2021 Postseason: America East Semifinals
Quickly: Rider and NJIT played to a 2-2 tie last Aug. 30 in Newark. All nine meetings have come since 2007 and only once has a team won consecutive games, the Broncs' victories in 2015 and 2016. 


Princeton
Friday, Sept. 23 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Princeton leads, 16-3-3
Last Meeting: Princeton, 2-1 (Sept. 11, 2019; Princeton, NJ)
2021 Record: 12-6 (7-0 Ivy League)
2021 Postseason: NCAA Tournament First Round
Quickly: Princeton has won the last four meetings in the Route 206 Derby, including a 2-1 win on Sept. 11, 2019, in Princeton. Rider's wins in the series came in 1991, 1997 and 2002. The series dates back to 1941.


Manhattan
Wednesday, Sept. 28 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Rider leads, 14-6-5
Last Meeting: Manhattan, 2-0 (Nov. 3, 2021; Riverdale, NY)
2021 Record: 6-9-2 (4-5-1 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: Manhattan defeated the Broncs, 2-0, in the 2021 regular-season finale to clinch the eighth, and final, MAAC Championship berth. The Jaspers went on to fall to top-seeded and eventual Champion Marist in the quarterfinals. Rider is 6-3-1 against Manhattan since Head Coach Charlie Inverso took over in 2011.   


Iona
Wednesday, Oct. 5 * New Rochelle, NY
 
Series History: Rider leads, 15-11-1
Last Meeting: Rider, 1-0 (Oct. 27, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 6-9-2 (3-6-1 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Rider has won the last three meetings with Iona and nine of the last 10 to surge ahead, 15-11-1, in the all-time series with the Gaels.


Fairfield
Saturday, Oct. 8 * Fairfield, CT
 
Series History: Fairfield leads, 20-11-3
Last Meeting: Rider, 2-1 (2OT) (MAAC Semifinals) (Nov. 11, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 7-9-2 (5-4-1 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Semifinals
Quickly: Rider erased deficits in a pair of wins over the Stags on Ben Cohen Field last Fall, including a 2-1 double-overtime victory on Taner Bay's golden goal in the 109^th minute in the MAAC Semifinals on Nov. 11. On Oct. 20, the Broncs scored four second-half goals to erase a 2-0 halftime deficit and defeat Fairfield, 4-3, in regulation.


Quinnipiac
Wednesday, Oct. 12 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Rider leads, 7-4-0
Last Meeting: Rider, 4-2 (Oct. 6, 2021; Hamden, CT)
2021 Record: 9-8 (4-6 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The 2020-21 MAAC Regular Season Champion and 2021 MAAC preseason favorite Bobcats struggled to a 4-6 mark in league play last season and was left out of the eight-team MAAC Tournament field. Rider took a 4-2 road win in Hamden on Oct. 6 on the strength of two Zaki Alibou goals and three Sergio Aguinaga assists.


Niagara
Saturday, Oct. 15 * Niagara University, NY
 
Series History: Rider leads, 13-8-3
Last Meeting: Rider, 2-1 (Oct. 9, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 8-10 (6-4 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: Niagara earned the No. 3 seed in the MAAC Championships with a 6-4 league mark, but fell to sixth-seeded Fairfield in the quarterfinals. The Broncs have won six of the last seven meetings with the Purple Eagles, including a 2-1 win last Oct. 9 on Ben Cohen Field. The Broncs trailed, 1-0, at the half, but Zaki Alibou equalized in the 54^th minute and the Broncs took the victory on an own goal in the 84^th.  


Mount St. Mary's
Wednesday, Oct. 19 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Mount St. Mary's leads, 6-4-0
Last Meeting: Mount St. Mary's, 2-1 (Sept. 4, 2011; Emmitsburg, MD)
2021 Record: 3-15 (1-8 NEC)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The last time Rider played Mount St. Mary's was the third game in 12^th-year Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso's first season leading the Broncs in 2011. Again conference foes after joining the MAAC for the 2022-23 academic year, Rider's last win over Mount St. Mary's came when the two schools were Northeast Conference foes in 1996. Mount St. Mary's has won the last three non-conference pairings in 2003, 2010 and 2011.


Marist
Saturday, Oct. 22 * Ben Cohen Field

Series History: Rider leads, 16-12-3
Last Meeting: Tie, 2-2 (Marist won MAAC Championship on PK's) (Nov. 14, 2021; Poughkeepsie, NY)
2021 Record: 12-7-3 (7-2-1 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: NCAA Tournament First Round
Quickly: Marist took a 4-2 win in Poughkeepsie last Oct. 13, playing the final 67+ minutes up a man after Tyrrell Moore was red carded. A month later, in the MAAC Championship Game, Rider battled back from down two goals to play the Red Foxes to a 2-2 draw, but the Red Foxes advanced to the NCAA's on penalty kicks. Rider's last win over Marist came Sept. 29, 2018, in Poughkeepsie.


Siena
Wednesday, Oct. 26 * Loudonville, NY
 
Series History: Rider leads, 13-12-5
Last Meeting: Rider, 1-0 (MAAC Quarterfinals) (Nov. 7, 2021; Loudonville, NY)
2021 Record: 9-7-3 (5-3-2 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: After Siena dealt Rider a 2-0 defeat on Ben Cohen Field on Senior Day last Oct. 30, the Broncs drew even with a 1-0 win on Francisco Gomez Olano's goal in the fifth minute and Pablo Gatinois' program-record-breaking 16^th career shutout in the MAAC Quarterfinals just eight days later in suburban Albany. 


Saint Peter's
Saturday, Oct. 29 * Jersey City, NJ
 
Series History: Rider leads, 24-14-2
Last Meeting: Tie, 3-3 (Oct. 16, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 8-9-1 (3-2-1 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: Rider played Saint Peter's to a wild 3-3 draw last Oct. 16 on Ben Cohen Field. The Peacocks scored in the 12^th and 14^th minutes to take a 2-0 lead, before Rider equalized with goals in the 40^th and 51^st minutes. Saint Peter's retook the lead 43 seconds later, also in the 51^st minute, before Sergio Aguinaga equalized in the 57^th minute.


Canisius
Wednesday, Nov. 2 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Rider leads, 15-10-2
Last Meeting: Rider, 4-1 (Oct. 23, 2021; Buffalo, NY)
2021 Record: 1-14-1 (1-9 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Rider is unbeaten in its last six meetings with Canisius, winning the last four following a pair of ties in 2016 and 2017.


MAAC Championships
All Games at Higher Seed
Quarterfinals: Sunday, Nov. 6
Semifinals: Thursday, Nov. 10
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 13