Men’s Soccer Hosts Niagara for Saturday Matinee Game in Lawrenceville

Rider Broncs (5-2-2, 1-1-1 Metro) v. Niagara Purple Eagles (1-4-3, 0-1-2 Metro)
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Lawrenceville, NJ | Ben Cohen Field | 1:00 p.m.
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*Alumni Day*

The Broncs played out a hard fought, 2-2 draw away at Iona on Wednesday, September 30, with Michael Holliday and Emmanuel Dan-Adokiene grabbing the goals for Rider in New Rochelle.
Drew heil also performed well in the attacking half of the field, logging two assists against the Gaels. Chiemeka Azurunwa also logged an assist on the day along with Dan-Adokiene, who, along with his goal off of the bench, contributed an assist on Wednesday.
Marius Helias logged seven saves against Iona, completing three of them in the last five minutes alone to maintain the point on the road. Helias' seven saves in New York state moved him to 27 stops on the season through his seven starts, good enough for a save percentage of 0.771, ranking 44^th in the NCAA in save percentage.
Overall, Dan-Adokiene leads the club with seven points on the season (3G, 1A) with Azurunwa and Drew Heil narrowly trailing him with six points each (1G, 4A). Gavin Faracchio, Michael Holliday, Patryk Rojek, and Ryan Vaubel are all tied with four points in 2026 with two goals each.
The Purple Eagles come to Ben Cohen on Saturday with an overall record of 1-4-3 along with a Metro Conference record of 0-1-2. Niagara's lone win on the year came against Le Moyne on September 5 in the form of a 1-0 win in Syracuse, New York.
In goal for the Purple Eagles, Grant Wyles has completed 37 saves in eight starts for Niagara, logging a save percentage of 0.760.
Since 2007, the Broncs have logged a record of 9-5-3 against the Purple Eagles, recording a line of 7-1-0 at home against Niagara. Rider's last win against Niagara came on October 21, 2023, rounding out a 1-0 win against the Purple Eagles at Ben Cohen.