POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Xavi Csato (Stuart, FL/The Pine School [Stetson/UNC Greensboro]) scored the game's first goal, but the Rider University men's soccer team fell at Marist, 3-1, Friday night. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 1-10-4 (0-5-3 MAAC), while the Red Foxes improve to 7-3-3 (3-3-1 MAAC).

The Broncs took the early lead, with William Baker (New York, NY/The Calhoun School [Rutgers])
playing Csato into the box. Csato then shot low, left-to-right across the mouth of goal inside the right post for a 1-0 lead at the 13:15. In the 40^th minute, the Red Foxes responded, with Adriano Iannello lofting a cross into the box, that Gijs Verheul ran onto for a header for the equalizer. The game remained tied at the half.

In the 52^nd minute, the Red Foxes got a shot past a charging Marius Helias (Saint Florentin, France), but Luke Kirilenko (McKinney, TX/Impington International College [Virginia]) was behind him to steer away the would-be goal. But in the 54^th minute, Helias came off his line to contest a ball in the box, leaving the net open for Chris Verheul, who fired into the left side of the net for a 2-1 Marist lead.

Marist added another goal in the 88^th minute, with Jonathan Salguero finishing off passes connected into the box.

Notes
- Helias played all 90 minutes in goal for the Broncs, making seven saves.
- Marist cut Rider's lead in the all-time series to 18-13-4.
- Helias, Max Schrader (Cherry Hill, NJ/Scholar Athletes Leadership Academy), Leo Arndt (Dusseldorf, Germany/Lore Lorentz College), Theo Da Silva (Sao Paulo, Brazil/University of Rio Grande), Csato and  Luke Kirilenko (McKinney, TX/Impington International College [Virginia]) each played all 90 minutes.

Broncs By The Numbers
- The goal was Csato's second of the year and fifth of his collegiate career. Along with a team-high four assists this season, he's tied Lovro Kostanjsek (Domzale, Slovenia/Gimnazija Domzale) for the team lead with eight points.
- The assist was the first of Baker's collegiate career.
- Marist took a 21-6 edge in shots, including a 10-3 edge in shots on goal.    
- Rider took four corner kicks to Marist's two.    
- Rider was cautioned twice, while Marist was not shown a yellow card.     

Up Next
The Broncs return to action Saturday, Nov. 1, when they play host to Sacred Heart at 1 p.m. on BroncVision. Following the conclusion of the match, the Broncs will host Senior Day ceremonies and honor their 10 seniors.