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Ethan Shaw Goal Fairfield
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Fairfield FFD (3-5-0, 0-2-0)
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Winner Rider RID (5-1-2, 2-0-0)
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Rider RID
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Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Runs Unbeaten Streak to Seven, Blanks Fairfield, 2-0

Shaw, Chaouki score in Broncs's third-straight win

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Ethan Shaw (Surf City, NJ/Northern Burlington [St. John's]) and Saad Chaouki (Montreal, Quebec/Antoine de Saint Exupery) both scored goals as the Rider University men's soccer team shut out Fairfield, 2-0, on a rain-soaked Ben Cohen Field Sunday afternoon. With the win, Rider (5-1-2, 2-0-0 MAAC) has its first seven-match unbeaten streak since 2017, while the Stags fall to 3-5-0, 0-2-0 MAAC).

Shaw opened the scoring at 11:56, collecting the rebound of Martin Chladek's (Prague, Czech Republic/Gymnazium Voderadska [Montevallo]) shot off the right post and depositing it into the right side of the net for the 1-0 lead.

Less than three minutes into the second half, the Broncs pushed to a 2-0 lead, as Rider sophomore goalkeeper Adam Salama's (Ramle, Israel/Orthodox [Ottawa Univ.]) punt found Babacar Diene (Thies, Senegal/CEM Ballabey) at the edge of the Broncs' attacking third. Diene elevated to head it on to a streaking Chaouki, who beat Fairfield keeper Victor Nikolov 1-v-1 for the 2-0 lead. The support was all Salama and the Broncs needed in securing their fourth clean sheet of the year and their third in the last four matches.   

Quotes & Notes
"Every game is a little bit different in the challenge. This one had not only a good Fairfield team, but it also had the rain. We knew we were going to have to deal with that. It was going to have to be a little more gritty. It wasn't going to be us being able to ping it like we like through the thirds. I thought the guys did well… I'm really proud of these guys. Love these guys and excited for them for the run that they're on." – Rider Head Coach Chad Duernberger

- Rider cut Fairfield's lead in the all-time series to 20-13-3 with the win and is unbeaten in its last seven against the Stags (5-0-2). Two of the wins in the span came in the MAAC Semifinals, including a 2-1 double-overtime victory on Nov. 11, 2021.
- Salama made two saves in the victory, while Sebastian Rojek (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills [Stony Brook]) cleared a La Salle shot off the goal line in the 79th minute.
- The Broncs' current seven-game unbeaten streak is the programs' longest since rattling off seven-straight wins from Sept. 16-Oct. 14, 2017. The last time Rider had an unbeaten streak of longer than seven games came when the Broncs won 10 straight in 1997.
- Salama, Jack McGeechan (Allendale, NJ/Northern Highlands Regional), Chladek, David Ogbonna (Silver Spring, MD/Blake [Villanova]), 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 eighth-straight 90-minute efforts for Salama, Chladek, Rojek and Shaw to begin the season.

Broncs By The Numbers
- Shaw scored his team-leading third goal of the season and his second game winner (Sacred Heart).
- The goal was Chaouki's first as a Bronc.
- The assists were the first of the year for Chladek, Diene and Salama.
- The Broncs outshot Fairfield, 19-12, including an 8-6 edge in shots on goal.
- Both teams took six corner kicks.
- Three yellow cards were issued in the game, with the Broncs being cautioned twice.

Up Next
- The Broncs return to action Saturday, when they travel to Quinnipiac. Kickoff from Hamden, CT, is scheduled for 2 p.m.   
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