BUFFALO, NY – Adel Al Masude (Brussels, Belgium/GO Lyceum Gent) and Luke Kirilenko (McKinney, TX/Impington International College [Virginia]) scored first-half goals, but the Rider University men's soccer team settled for a 2-2 tie Wednesday afternoon at Canisius. With the tie, the Broncs move to 5-3-4 (2-2-2 MAAC), while the Griffs are now 1-9-5 (0-4-3 MAAC).

Rider goalkeeper Adam Salama (Ramle, Israel/Orthodox [Ottawa Univ.]) kept the game scoreless in the fifth minute, stopping a Canisius shot from point-blank range inside the box, 1-v-1 with Canisius striker Mason Petrucci. The Broncs then struck first in the 11^th minute, as Saad Chaouki (Montreal, Quebec/Antoine de Saint Exupery) played the ball wide to David Ogbonna (Silver Spring, MD/Blake [Villanova]), who crossed in front to Al Masude. The senior played it on off the left post and into the net for the 1-0 lead. In the 45^th minute, Kevin Peprah (Boyds, MD/Northwest) shot low from the top, left corner of the 18-yard box and Kirilenko streaked in to knock in the rebound for a 2-0 Rider lead at the half.

Canisius would cut the Broncs' lead in half on a Glodie Mata goal in the 68^th minute. Petrucci's cross found Mata wide of the left post and Mata finished high from a tough angle at close range. With just over 10 minutes to go in the second half, Ely Sidibe collected a loose ball near the top of the 18-yard box and shot through traffic for the equalizer.
 
Notes
- Rider leads the all-time series with Canisius to 16-10-3, including wins in five straight prior to today's match and an eight-game unbeaten streak (5-0-3) dating back through the 2016 season.
- Salama made five saves in the draw.
- Salama, Jack McGeechan (Allendale, NJ/Northern Highlands Regional), Ogbonna, Sebastian Rojek (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills [Stony Brook]) and Ethan Shaw (Surf City, NJ/Northern Burlington [St. John's]) each played all 90 minutes.
- It was the 12th-straight 90-minute efforts for Salama, Rojek and Shaw to begin the season.

Broncs By The Numbers
- Al Masude's goal was his third of the year and gives him eight points. Both rank second on the team.
- Kirilenko scored for the second time this season.
- Chaouki's assist pushes his team-leading total to four.
- Ogbonna and Peprah recorded their first assists of the season. Peprah's assist is the second of his career, following one in his freshman season of 2021. Ogbonna's assist was the first of his collegiate career.
- The Broncs outshot Canisius, 30-13, including a 13-7 margin in shots on goal.  
- Rider took nine corner kicks to the Griffs' six.   
- The Broncs were shown three yellow cards to one caution for Canisius.   

Up Next
- The Broncs return to action Saturday, when they play host to Niagara. Kickoff from Ben Cohen Field is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.