LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Lovro Kostanjsek (Domzale, Slovenia/Gimnazija Domzale) scored twice and added an assist, while Bobby Lucien (Neptune, NJ / Neptune) added a goal and an assist as the Rider University men's soccer team defeated George Washington, 3-0, Monday afternoon on Ben Cohen Field. With the win, the Broncs improve to 1-2-1, while the Revolutionaries fall to 1-2-0.

The Broncs opened the scoring in the 15^th minute, when Kostanjsek collected a ball headed out from the goal line by a George Washington defender. Kostanjsek took a control dribble to his left before firing inside the left post from 18 yards out.

The score remained 1-0 into the second half, before Kostanjsek's corner kick produced a second goal in the 83^rd minute. The set piece found the head of Leo Arndt (Dusseldorf, Germany/Lore Lorentz College) in the middle of the box, setting up Lucien's left foot near the penalty kick spot, with the freshman finishing inside the right post.

The Broncs added another goal in the 89^th minute, as Lucien's cross from the right sideline found Kostanjsek at the left post for the poised finish from point-blank range. 

Quotes & Notes
"Really happy with the guys today. Pleased with how we played. I thought we had good tempo on the ball. Obviously, able to find the back of the net in key moments of the game as well. I thought we scored at a good time in the first half and the goals came at good times in the second half for us. Really pleased with the performance of everybody. The fight was there. The togetherness was there. And the final product was finally there." – Rider Head Coach Chad Duernberger

- The Broncs have defeated the Revolutionaries in back-to-back seasons to even the all-time series at 4-4-1.  
- Freshman Yoav Arikha (Tel Aviv, Israel/Tichonet) started in goal for the Broncs, making four saves to earn his first collegiate clean sheet.  
- Arikha, Ryan Vaubel (Middletown, NJ/Middletown North [West Virginia]), Kaelan Debbage (Queensland, Australia/Kawana Waters State H.S. [Spring Arbor Univ./Gardner Webb]), Max Schrader (Cherry Hill, NJ/Scholar Athletes Leadership Academy), Leo Arndt (Dusseldorf, Germany/Lore Lorentz College), Kostanjsek, Theo Da Silva (Sao Paulo, Brazil/University of Rio Grande) and Ricky Joasilus (Providenciales, Turks & Caicos [UTRGV]) each played all 90 minutes.

Broncs By The Numbers
- The goals were the third and fourth of Kostanjsek's collegiate career after scoring twice at the University of South Florida last season. The assist was his first of the year and the eight of his career.
- Lucien collected the first three points of his collegiate career.
- Arndt's assist was the first of his collegiate career.  
- George Washington took a 12-10 edge in shots. However, the Broncs put six of their 10 attempts on target, while the Revolutionaries had just four shots on goal.
- George Washington took seven corner kicks to the Broncs' six.
- All four of Kostanjsek's shots were on target. Lucien and Drew Heil (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) also put one shot each on goal.
- The Revolutionaries were cautioned twice, while Rider was shown one yellow card.

Up Next
The Broncs return to action Saturday, when they travel to NJIT. Kickoff from Newark is scheduled for 6 p.m. on AmericaEast.TV.