NEW BRITAIN, CT –
Adel Al Masude (Brussels, Belgium/GO Lyceum Gent) scored for the second-straight game and
Dylan Kotch (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) tallied his first-career goal as the Rider University men's soccer team defeated Central Connecticut, 2-0, on the road Wednesday night. With the win, the Broncs (1-4) snap an early season skid, while the Blue Devils are now 2-4.
The Broncs wasted little time, taking the lead in the ninth minute as
Jack McGeechan (Allendale, NJ/Northern Highlands Regional) crossed into the box, where Al Masude knocked it in from close range to give Rider a 1-0 lead.
Rider maintained the same 1-0 lead for nearly 80 minutes until
Guillaume Veinante's (Bayonne, France/Faculte des métier de Rennes) goal kick found
Lenny Cidolit's (Montpellier, France/Montpellier Univ.) head and it was further headed on by
Jeremy Peterson (Paris, France/University Paris Sorbonne) to the feet of Kotch, who rocketed a shot from 20 yards out from the top, right corner of the 18-yard box for his first-career goal and a 2-0 lead.
Quotes & Notes
"We played hard again tonight and I'm happy for the guys. Adel scored a beautiful goal and Dylan iced it with a great goal. Five road games in a row was brutal, but we survived. Happy to be home Sunday." –
Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso
- The Broncs have now won two straight against CCSU to take a 3-2-1 lead in the all-time series. The other four meetings all took place between 1989 and 1993.
- Rider wrapped up a five-game road stretch to begin the season.
- Veinante posted the first shutout of his Rider career, making two saves.
- Veinante,
Matt Araujo (Fords, NJ/Saint Joseph),
Regis Dulck (Strasbourg, France/Univ. of Strasbourg), Cidolit,
Nick Cruz (Monroe Township, NJ/Saint Joseph [Rutgers]) and McGeechan played all 90 minutes.
- McGeechan played 90 minutes for the first time in his collegiate career.
- Veinante and Cidolit have played all 450 minutes in the Broncs' season so far.
- After returning to the lineup last game, reigning MAAC Offensive Player of the Year
Zaki Alibou (Meknes, Morocco/Meknes) did not play Wednesday.
Broncs By The Numbers
- Al Masude's goal was his second of the year and the sixth of his Rider career.
- Kotch scored his first goal as a Bronc.
- McGeechan's assist was his first at Rider.
- Cidolit now has two assists on the year and four for his Broncs career.
- Peterson's assist was the fourth of his Rider career and his first of the year.
- Rider outshot CCSU, 9-2, including a 6-2 edge in shots on goal.
- The Broncs took five corner kicks to the Blue Devils' three.
- CCSU was shown three yellow cards, while the Broncs played the game without drawing a caution for the first time in five games this season.
Up Next
- The Broncs return to action on Sunday, Sept. 18, when they face NJIT in their home opener. Kickoff from Ben Cohen Field is scheduled for 4 p.m.
