Bronc Sports Wrap 
October 6, 2011
Upcoming events in varsity athletics
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Field Hockey (9-1, 0-0 NEC)      
W 6-0 at Bucknell      
W 3-2 at Lock Haven      
W 3-0 at Villanova      
W 6-1 at Lehigh      
Fri. 7 *at Siena      4pm
Sun. 9 *at Bryant      12 noon
Fri. 14 *SACRED HEART    7pm
Sun. 16 *QUINNIPIAC    12 noon

Field Hockey
At Lehigh senior Virginia Egusquiza (Getxo, Spain) scored three goals and was named the NEC Player of the Week. Sophomore Sandra Penas (Barcelona, Spain) added two goals and an assist. Senior Megan Pisani (Plainsboro/WWP-North) had a goal and an assist. At Villanova junior Marlaine Schneider (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy), junior Gabby Burgo (Collingswood) and junior Ellie LaBar (Oaklyn/Collingswood) scored and Virginia Egusquiza picked up her 50^th career assist. Senior goalie Rebecca Lotito (Oceanport/Shore Regional) made two saves for her fifth shutout of the season and the 12^th of her career. At Lock Haven Marlaine Schneider had a goal and an assist. At Bucknell Megan Pisani scored a career-high four goals.
 
W. Soccer (7-3-2, 0-1 MAAC)      
W 4-3 ot DELAWARE STATE
T 1-1 ot HOLY CROSS    
L 0-3 *at Loyola    
Fri. 7 *at Niagara      7pm
Sun. 9 *at Canisius      1pm
Fri. 14 *MARIST      4pm
Sun. 16 *SIENA      3pm

W. Soccer
At Loyola Broncs suffered first loss in a month. Against Holy Cross junior Claire Thompson (East Greenwich, R.I./E. Greenwich) took a pass from junior Abi Cottam (Leominster, England/Ludlow) and scored. Against Delaware State junior Demi Mello (Mattituck, N.Y./Mattituck) scored on a header off of a corner kick in overtime. Abi Cottam gave Rider a 3-2 lead with her eighth goal of the season and assisted on the game-winner.
 
Volleyball (4-14, 2-5 MAAC)      
W 3-0 *at Saint Peter's    
L 1-3 *at Manhattan      
L 2-3 LA SALLE      
L 2-3 *at Iona        
L 1-3 *at Fairfield      
Sat. 8 *LOYOLA      3pm
Sat. 15 *at Canisius      3pm
Sun. 16 *at Niagara      2pm

Volleyball
At Fairfield junior Brittany Gajewski (Whitehouse Station/Hunterdon Central Regional) had 22 assists with freshman Ashlee Amatulli (Menifee, Calif./Temecula Valley) adding 17 assists and nine digs. At Iona freshman Jaclyn Webber (Anaheim, Calif./Canyon) had 16 digs and 16 kills. Against La Salle Jaclyn Webber had 18 digs and 17 kills. Freshman Kayla Wong (Tustin, Calif./Arnold O. Beckman) had 14 kills, freshman Ashlee Amatulli (Menifee, Calif./Temecula Valley) had 34 assists. At Saint Peter's Jaclyn Webber had 19 kills. Ashlee Amatulli had 22 assists and five service aces. Against Manhattan Kayla Wong had 16 kills and junior Stephanie Nagy (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine) had14 kills and four blocks.
 

Cross Country
M 7^th, W. 10^th of 14 at Fordham Fiasco  
M 5^th of 46, W 16^th of 44 at Lehigh's Paul Short
Fri. 14 at Penn State National
Fri. 28 at MAAC Championships

Cross Country
At Lehigh's Paul short Run senior Heather Giovagnoli (Royersford, PA/Spring Ford) covered the 6,000m course in 22:30 to finish 17^th overall and freshman Anthony Dentino (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) again finished first among the Broncs, 14^th overall, covering the 8,000m course in 26:05. Senior Michael Lindner (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central), back from injuries that kept him out of the first two races this season, placed second among Broncs and 34^th overall among the 382 runners in 26:23.  At the Fiasco junior Megan Elgin (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East) placed 20th of 117. Anthony Dentino finished 30^th of 105.
 

M. Soccer (1-8-1, 0-2 MAAC)
L 0-1 at Binghamton      
L 0-1 at St. Francis-NY    
L 1-2 *IONA        
L 2-3 OT *FAIRFIELD
Fri. 7 *at Saint Peter's      3pm
Sun. 9 *at Manhattan      10am
Sat. 15 *at Loyola      7pm

M. Soccer

Against Fairfield junior Dan Friga (Clifton, N.J./Passaic County Tech) scored twice, giving Rider leads of 1-0 and 2-1 and junior Brenden Noesges (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township) had two assists. Against Iona junior Dave Benavidez (Peoria, Ill/Richwoods) scored to tie the score at 1-1. At St. Francis-NY junior goalkeeper Jason Giordano (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa) made six saves. Against Albany the Broncs took a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute of play on a goal by junior Brenden Noesges (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township), his first of the season. Noesges and Jason Giordano were named to the all-tournament team.
 
W. Tennis (2-3, 0-3 MAAC)    
W 9-0 at Rutgers-Camden    
W 6-1 MONMOUTH      
L 1-6 *SIENA        
Thur. 6 at Chestnut Hill    2:30
Thur. 13 PRINCETON      4pm

M. Tennis (0-3, 0-2 MAAC)
L 0-7 *at Fairfield      
L 0-7 *SIENA      
Thur. 6 at Chestnut Hill    2:30
Sat. 8 *at Saint Peter's      11am
Sun. 9 NJIT        11am
Tue. 11 at Philadelphia U.    3:30
 

Tennis
Against Siena junior Mike Gershon (East Brunswick) and junior Milo Milosovici (Florence) won 8-6 at third doubles. For the Rider women against the Saints, freshman Michelle Caravaglio (Manalapan/Freehold) won 6-3, 6-3 at third singles. Against Monmouth junior Marly Roche (Sussex/High Point Regional) won at first singles and teamed up with senior Tricia Ashmore (Sparta) for a win at first doubles. Michelle Caravaglio won at third singles with senior Danielle White (Reading, Pa./Reading) posting a win at fourth singles.  Caravaglio and White teamed up for a win at second doubles. Against Lafayette freshman Steve Brand (Forty Fort, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) split his first two sets at number four singles.
 

Golf (0-0)
14^th of 14 at Cornell
Mon-Tue 24-25   at FDU Tournament
 

Golf
At Cornell on Sunday senior Chris Wolak (Issaquah, Wash./Hopkinton) and sophomore James Buttermark (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) each shot an 81. Wolak finished the tournament in 60^th place among the 75 golfers. Buttermark and freshman Luke Liddell (Philadelphia, PA/Father Judge) tied for 66^th overall.