Bronc Sports Wrap 
September 16, 2010

Field Hockey
At Hofstra freshman Sandra Penas (Barcelona, Spain) broke a 2-2 tie with 16 minutes left in regulation on a penalty corner with junior Holly Cuff (Washington/Warren Hills) picking up the assist.  Penas, the Northeast Conference Player and Rookie of the Week last week, leads Rider with six goals. Junior Megan Pisani (Plainsboro/W. Windsor Plainsboro-North) scored her fifth goal of the season on a rebound at 8:33 and junior Virginia Egusquiza (Getxo, Spain) scored her first of the season to give Rider a 2-0 lead.  

W. Soccer (2-2-2)
L 1-2 (2ot) at Vermont
T 1-1 (2ot) New Hampshire at Vermont
T 0-0 ST. FRANCIS-PA
W 3-0 at Delaware State    
W 2-0 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON  
L 2-4 at Sacred Heart
Fri. 17 at Wagner             4pm
Tue. 21 NJIT                    4pm
Sun. 26 at Holy Cross      1pm

W. Soccer
Sophomore Abi Cottam (Leominster, England/Ludlow) had a goal and an assist against FDU. Cottam crossed the ball to freshman Jody Sokol (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem) and Sokol scored her second collegiate goal. Rider senior goalkeeper Alex Post (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks West) made three saves for her eighth career shutout. Cottam scored three goals at Delaware State. Cottam and freshman Jennifer Meier (Sayville, NY/St. Anthony's) scored at Sacred Heart. 

M. Soccer (0-4)
L 1-2 LAFAYETTE
L 1-4 at James Madison    
L 0-5 High Point at JMU  
L 0-2 MOUNT ST. MARY’S  
Sat. 18 ST. FRANCIS-NY    2:30
Wed. 22 at Temple             3:30
Sat. 25 NJIT                       2pm
Wed. 29 at Army                7pm

M. Soccer
Against The Mount sophomore goalkeeper Matt Perrella (North Brunswick, N.J./N. Brunswick) made four saves. At James Madison sophomore Sam Kotowski (Cranbury, N.J./Princeton) scored with 4:24 left in the game to break the shutout. The goal was the third of his career. Junior Sam Bryant (Burlington Twp., NJ/Burlington Twp.) collected the assist. 

Cross Country (0-0)
M 2^nd, W 5^th at Lehigh  
M 2^nd, W 3^rd at Fordham    
Fri. 1 at Lehigh’s Paul Short

Cross Country
Senior Chris Gonzalez (Somerset, NJ/Franklin Twp.) finished first overall and senior Mike Soroko (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) finished second at the 14-team Fordham Fiasco, Gonzalez in 25:50.1 on the 5.0 mile Van Cortlandt Park course and Soroko in 26:07. For the Rider women, senior Chelsea Callan (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan) finished 10^th overall in the 5K race in 19:00.9 and sophomore Jillian Shutt (Lawrenceville, PA/Williamson) was second among Broncs in 20:11. Also for the Rider men, junior Michael Lindner (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) placed 12^th (26:45.44) among the 136 runners and sophomore Sean Donohue (Cliffwood Beach, NJ/Matawan) placed 16^th (26:58.29) 

Volleyball (1-8)
W 3-0 UMES at Northern Arizona
L 0-3 at Northern Arizona    
L 1-3 Texas A&M at Northern Arizona
L 0-3 TEMPLE    
L 0-3 Stony Brook at Fordham
L 1-3 Harvard at Fordham
L 0-3 Syracuse at Fordham
L 0-3 at Fordham
Sat. 18 *MANHATTAN    2pm
Sun. 19 *FAIRFIELD       2pm
Sat. 25 at *Niagara         1pm
Sun. 26 at *Canisius      2pm

Volleyball
At Fordham’s tournament freshman Megan Knott (West Caldwell/James Caldwell) had nine kills, three digs and three blocks against Fordham and was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 2.15 kills per set in the four matches.

Golf (0-0)
13^th of 17 at Rutgers
Sun. 19-20 at St. Bonaventure    9am
Sat-Sun 25-26 at Cornell            TBA

Golf
At Rutgers junior Brent Wolgast (Bay City, Mich./Pendleton) had a 76 on Saturday to finish with a 54-hole total of 229 to place 43^rd of 88 golfers. Wolgast shot a 153 (76/77) on Friday. Junior Brian Accorsini (Hopkinton, Mass/Hopkinton) shot an 80 on Saturday to finish 49^th at 231. Accorsini shot a 151 (75/76) on Friday. Junior Jordan Wycoff (Fort Washington, Pa./Saint Stephen's Episcopal) had a 76 Saturday for a total of 236 to finish 62^nd, Wycoff  had a 160 (83/77) on Friday. Freshman James Buttermark (Staten Island, N.Y/Monsignor Farrell) shot an 83 Saturday to finish 67^th at 237, tied with senior Chris Wolak (Issaquah, Wash./Hopkinton), who had a team-best 74 on Saturday at the par 71, 6,337 yard Rutgers University Golf Course and also finished with a 237. Buttermark had a 73 after an opening round 81 for a two-round total of 154 on Friday. Wolak shot a 163 (85/78) on Friday. 

W. Tennis (0-0)
Thur. 16 HOLY FAMILY    3pm
Sat. 18 MANHATTAN       12 noon
Sun. 19 DELAWARE STATE    12 noon
Wed. 22 at Saint Joseph’s 2pm
Fri-Sat 24-25 at Navy Trn   All Day
Tue. 28 at NJIT                 3pm

W. Tennis

The women’s tennis season begins September 16 with a home match. The Broncs will be led by junior Tricia Ashmore (Sparta) and senior Mallory Garbaravage (Little Egg Harbor/Pinelands Regional).

M. Tennis (0-1)
L 0-7 at Lafayette      
Tue. 21 at NJIT                    3pm
Wed. 22 at Saint Joseph’s    2pm
Sat. 2 at *Siena                   11am

M. Tennis

At Lafayette sophomore Drew Laverty (Mount Royal/Kingsway) won three games at number two singles.  Laverty also teamed with sophomore Ryan Carpenter (Sahuarita, Ariz./Sahuarita) to win three games at number one doubles.