September 30, 2010
Upcoming events in varsity athletics HOME EVENTS IN CAPS
Field Hockey (6-3, 0-0 NEC)
L 3-4 (OT) at Hofstra
L 1-2 at Saint Joseph's
W 5-0 at Holy Cross
W 5-1 at West Chester
W 3-0 TEMPLE
Wed. 6 VILLANOVA 4pm
Sun. 10 at *Robert Morris 12:30
Fri. 15 at *Quinnipiac 3:30
Field Hockey
Against Temple junior Virginia Egusquiza (Getxo, Spain) compiled two goals and an assist. Senior Lindsay Rajeski (New Egypt) added a goal and an assist. At West Chester freshman Sandra Penas (Barcelona, Spain) scored twice and added an assist. Junior Megan Pisani (Plainsboro/W. Windsor Plainsboro-North) and Egusquiza each compiled a goal and an assist.
W. Soccer (4-3-2, 0-0 MAAC)
L 2-4 at Sacred Heart
W 1-0 at Wagner
W 5-2 NJIT
L 1-2 (ot) at Holy Cross
Fri. 1 *NIAGARA 7pm
Sun. 3 *CANISIUS 1pm
Fri. 8 at *Marist 7pm
Sun. 10 at *Siena 1pm
W. Soccer
At Holy Cross Rider tied the score at 1-1 in the 67th minute of play on a goal by senior center midfielder Kimberly Reichel (Chester, N.J.) with an assist from freshman Jody Sokol (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem). Against NJIT freshman Jennifer Meier (Sayville, N.Y./St. Anthony's) had two goals and an assist and sophomore Claire Thompson (East Greenwich, R.I./East Greenwich) had a goal and an assist. Sophomore Abi Cottam (Leominster, England/Ludlow) also scored and now has 5 goals and 12 points. At Wagner freshman Jody Sokol (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem) scored in the 12th minute of the game.
M. Soccer (1-7, 0-0 MAAC)
L 0-2 MOUNT ST. MARY'S
L 0-3 ST. FRANCIS-NY
L 0-4 at Temple
W 3-1 NJIT
L 0-2 at Army
Sat. 2 at George Washington 2pm
Fri. 8 *ST. PETER'S 7pm
Sun. 10 *MANHATTAN 2pm
M. Soccer
Against NJIT sophomore Ryan Fitzgerald (Yardville, N.J.) scored his first collegiate goal, sophomore Sam Kotowski (Cranbury, N.J./Princeton) collected a rebound and scored his second goal of the season mid-way through the first half to give Rider a 2-0 lead and sophomore Dan Friga (Clifton, N.J./Passaic County Tech) took a pass on a through ball and scored his third career goal to give the Broncs a 3-0 lead with five minutes left to play in the game. Sophomore goalkeeper Matt Perrella (North Brunswick, N.J./N. Brunswick) made eight saves.
Volleyball (1-12, 0-4 MAAC)
L 2-3 *MANHATTAN
L 0-3 *FAIRFIELD
L 0-3 at *Niagara
L 0-3 at *Canisius
Sat. 2 *at Iona 2pm
Sun. 3 *SIENA 1pm
Sat. 9 at *Marist 2pm
Sun. 10 at *St. Peter's 2pm
Tue. 12 at Rutgers 6pm
Volleyball
On the Western NY trip senior Amanda Piccolini (St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville) had 26 assists and freshman Megan Knott (West Caldwell/James Caldwell) added nine kills, seven digs and two blocks at Canisius. Knott accounted for 10 of Rider's 36 offensive points. At Niagara sophomore Stephanie Nagy (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine) had seven kills and hit .353 in the match with sophomore Haley Wilson (Williamsburg, Iowa/Williamsburg) adding 15 digs.
Golf (0-0)
13th of 17 at Rutgers
10th of 12 at St. Bonaventure
11th of 14 at Cornell
Sat. 16 at Seton Hall 8am
Golf
At Cornell junior Brian Accorsini (Hopkinton, Mass/Hopkinton) had a final round 79, shooting 224 for the tournament after rounds of 70 and 75 on Saturday to finish tied for 19th out of 81 golfers. Accorsini was tied for second after the opening 18 holes, a round that featured seven birdies. Junior Brent Wolgast (Bay City, Mich./Pendleton) tied for 49th after a final round of 80. Wolgast had a two-day total of 235 after rounds of 77 and 78 on Saturday. Freshman James Buttermark (Staten Island, N.Y/Monsignor Farrell) tied for 58th (239) after an 80 on Sunday. Buttermark shot rounds of 83 and 76 on Saturday.
W. Tennis (0-4, 0-1 MAAC)
L 0-7 DELAWARE STATE
L 1-6 at Saint Joseph's
at Navy Tournament
Fri. 1 at Monmouth 3pm
Sat. 2 *at Siena 12 noon
Sun. 10 ST. FRANCIS 12 noon
Sat. 16 at Wagner 11am
W. Tennis
At the Navy Invitational junior Tricia Ashmore (Sparta) played first singles, junior Danielle White (Reading, Pa./Reading) played second, freshman Kim Leder (Sicklerville/Timber Creek) was third and senior Mallory Garbaravage (Little Egg Harbor/Pinelands Regional) played fourth singles.
M. Tennis (0-3, 0-0 MAAC)
L 0-7 at NJIT
L 0-7 at Saint Joseph's
Sat. 2 at *Siena 12 noon
Sun. 3 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 12 noon
Tue. 5 at Fordham 3pm
Wed. 6 *ST. PETER'S 3:30
Sat. 9 PHILA. U. 12 noon
M. Tennis
Against St. Joseph's sophomore Ryan Carpenter (Sahuarita, Ariz./Sahuarita) won eight games at the sixth singles position. Against NJIT Carpenter won five games at number six singles and teamed with freshman Rollie Malfitano (Wenonah/Gloucester Catholic) to win four games at number three doubles.
Cross Country (0-0)
M 2nd, W 5th at Lehigh
M 2nd, W 3rd at Fordham
Fri. 1 at Lehigh's Paul Short
Sat. 16 at Penn State National
