Bronc Sports Wrap
October 14, 2010
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Field Hockey (8-3, 1-0 NEC)                             
W 3-0  TEMPLE                                   
W 2-1 ot  VILLANOVA                           
W  6-0 at *Robert Morris            
Fri.  15  at *Quinnipiac                            3:30
Sun.  17  at *Sacred Heart                       3pm
Fri.  22 *BRYANT                                   7pm
Sun.  24  *SIENA                                   12 noon
Fri.  29  *MONMOUTH                            4pm

Field Hockey
In an NEC win at Robert Morris junior Megan Pisani (Plainsboro/W. Windsor Plainsboro-North) scored twice and added an assist and junior Virginia Egusquiza (Getxo, Spain) added a goal and an assist. Freshman Sandra Penas (Barcelona, Spain) scored her team-high 11th goal of the season for a 3-0 lead.

W. Soccer (5-6-2, 1-3 MAAC)                            
L  1-2 (ot)  at Holy Cross                                   
W 2-1 *NIAGARA                                  
L  0-1 *CANISIUS                                  
L  1-2 at *Marist                                    
L  1-4 at *Siena                         
Fri.  15  *IONA                                     7pm
Sun.  17  *FAIRFIELD                            1pm
Fri.  22  at *Saint Peter's                       3pm
Sun.  24  at *Manhattan                        10am

W. Soccer
At nationally ranked Siena the score was tied at 1-1 at the half on a goal by freshman Jennifer Meier (Sayville, NY/St. Anthony's). At Marist freshman Jody Sokol (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem) scored her fifth goal of the season to give Rider a 1-0 lead.

M. Soccer (2-9, 1-1 MAAC)
W  3-1  NJIT                                         
L 0-2  at Army                                      
L  0-2  at George Washington                
L  1-5 *ST. PETER'S      Code Cranberry 
W 2-0  *MANHATTAN                           
Sat.  16  *LOYOLA                                7pm
Fri.  22  at *Niagara                              7pm
Sun.  24  at *Canisius                           12 noon
Fri.  29  *MARIST                                  7pm

M. Soccer
In win over Manhattan sophomore Chris Kozak (Flanders, N.J./Morris Catholic) scored his first collegiate goal, junior Jonathan Burd (Kendall Park, N.J./South Brunswick) scored his first collegiate goal, and sophomore goalkeeper Jason Giordano (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa) recorded his first collegiate victory and his first shutout. Giordano made 5 saves. Against Saint Peter's sophomore Sam Kotowski (Cranbury, N.J./Princeton) controlled a rebound off the SPC goal and knocked in a bicycle kick from eight yards out.

Volleyball (1-17, 0-8 MAAC)     
L  0-3  *at Iona                                      
L  1-3  *SIENA                          
L  2-3  at *Marist                                               
L 0-3  at *St. Peter's                 
L  0-3  at Rutgers                                  
Sat.  16  *CANISIUS                              2pm
Sun.  17  *NIAGARA                              1pm
Sat.  23  at *Siena                                2pm
Sun.  24  at *Fairfield                            2pm

Volleyball
Against Marist senior Katelyn Thompson (Tucson, Ariz./Catalina Foothills) had a 'double-double' with15 kills and 11 digs, accounting for 16.5 of Rider's 70 offensive points and senior Amanda Piccolini (St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville) had 40 assists. Senior Elyse Grassmuck (San Antonio, Texas/La Vernia) had 13 digs and graduate student Alex Chapla (Aliquippa, Pa./Center Area) had 10 kills.

Golf (0-0)
10^th of 12  at St. Bonaventure                 
11^th of 14 at Cornell       
Sat.-Sun 16-17  at Seton Hall                 8:30am

Golf
At Cornell junior Brian Accorsini (Hopkinton, Mass/Hopkinton) had a 224 after rounds of 70 and 75 to finish tied for 19th out of 81 golfers.  Junior Brent Wolgast (Bay City, Mich./Pendleton) tied for 49^th. Freshman James Buttermark (Staten Island, N.Y/Monsignor Farrell) tied for 58th  with a score of 239.      

W. Tennis (0-6, 0-2 MAAC)

at Navy Tournament      
L  0-7 *at Siena                         
L  0-7  at Monmouth
Sat.  16  at Wagner                            11 am
Mon.  18  *SAINT PETER'S                    3:30
Wed.  20  HOFSTRA                            2pm
Sun.  24  at Mount St. Mary                 12 noon

W. Tennis
Against Monmouth the first doubles team of sophomore Marly Roche (Sussex/High Point Regional) and junior Tricia Ashmore (Sparta) won 8-2. Junior Danielle White (Reading, Pa./Reading) took her opening set to a tie-breaker at fourth singles before losing 7-6 (5), 6-1. At Siena Roche took her second singles match to three sets before losing 10-4.

M. Tennis (0-8, 0-2 MAAC)
L  1-6  at *Siena                                    
L  3-4  ST. THOMAS AQUINAS              
L  0-7  *ST. PETER'S                            
L  0-7  PHILA. U.                                  
L  2-5  MONMOUTH                              
Fri.  15  at Wagner                                2pm
Wed.  20  HOFSTRA                              2pm
Sun.  24  at Mount St. Mary                    12 noon

M. Tennis
Against Monmouth freshman Rollie Malfitano (Wenonah/Gloucester Catholic) won at first singles and junior Jeff Page (New Egypt/Jackson Memorial) won at sixth singles. Against Philly U. senior Rob Olsen (Marlton/Cherokee) split the first two sets at number five singles before losing the third set super-tie breaker 10-7. Against Saint Peter's sophomore Drew Laverty (Mount Royal/Kingsway Regional) won four games at second singles.

Cross Country (0-0)      
M 42^nd, W 26^th   at Lehigh's Paul Short
Sat.  16  at Penn State National
Fri.  29  at MAAC Championships

Cross Country
At Paul Short, running against a field with six Top-25 teams, senior Christian Gonzalez (Somerset, NJ/Franklin Twp.) finished 16^th of 384 in a Rider-record time of 24:15 over 8,000 meters. Senior Chelsea Callan (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan) placed 60^th of 385 women runners in 23:13 over 6,000 meters.