STATEN ISLAND, NY - Margret Fridriksson (Reykjavik, Iceland/The Commercial College of Iceland) scored a goal and added an assist in her Rider debut and Ellie Sciancalepore (Randolph, NJ) made eight saves as the Rider University women's soccer team earned a 3-2 season-opening win at Wagner Thursday night at Hameline Stadium. With the win, the Broncs move to 1-0 on the season, while Wagner is now 0-1.
Less than four minutes into the game, senior Camryn Dees (Pickerington, OH/Pickerington H.S. North) scored her second career goal off Fridriksson's assist. After Wagner's Madison Carr equalized 10 minutes later, Fridriksson scored off Leonor Alves' (Aveiro, Portugal, Jose Estevao) first-career assist in the 18th minute.
Just over a minute into the second half, Logan Racine (Ottawa, Ontario, St. Dominic (Mo.) scored from 20 yards out for her first-career goal, pushing the Broncs' lead to 3-2. The score remained 3-1 until the 90th minute, when Wagner's Olivia Rubbo found the back of the net. But the Seahawks could draw no closer.
QUOTES & NOTES
"The season opener is always a challenge with the limited preparation time in pre season so any positive result is a plus. We actually played pretty good also and looked dangerous in the attack. Lots of work still to do, but we have a week now until the next game." – Rider Head Coach Drayson Hounsome
- Rider improved its lead in the all-time series to 8-5 against the Seahawks. The Broncs have now won five of six in the series on Staten Island.
- Sciancalepore made eight saves for the Broncs. It was her 13th performance of five saves or more in the past two seasons as a Bronc.
- Dees, Anna Barkey (Parker, CO, Legend HS), Ailis Martin (Mahopac, NY, Mahopac HS), Sciancalepore, and Karagh Tait (Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England, Derbyshire HS) all played 90 minutes.
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Fridriksson contributed three points in her Rider debut.
- Dees scored the second goal of her Rider career and the first since Spring 2021.
- Racine scored her first collegiate goal.
- Alves distributed her first assist in her Bronc career.
- Wagner took a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks and a 17-12 edge in shots.
