Sports Wrap - October 18, 2007
Bronc Sports Wrap
October 18, 2007
Upcoming events in varsity athletics
HOME EVENTS IN CAPS
W. Soccer (5-5-3, 1-2 MAAC)
W 5-0 *SAINT PETER’S
L 0-1 *MANHATTAN
W 2-1 ot at Delaware St.
L 0-1 at *Loyola
Fri. 19 at *Niagara 3pm
Sun. 21 at *Canisius 12 noon
Fri. 26 *MARIST 3pm
Sun. 28 *SIENA (Senior Day) 1pm
W. Soccer
The Broncs lost a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at Loyola Saturday. The Greyhounds scored in the 62nd minute of play. Loyola out-shot Rider 13-2. Rider freshman goalkeeper Alex Post (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks West) made four saves. Junior Lauren Mahar (Barnegat, N.J./Colonia) scored her first goal of the season just 25 seconds into overtime to give Rider a victory at Delaware State Tuesday night. Mahar, a defender, took a free kick from 40 yards out to win the game on the golden goal. Junior Kayla Devlin (Clifton, N.J./Clifton) scored on a corner kick from freshman Lauren Musumeci (Annandale, N.J./North Hunterdon) in the 10th minute of play to give Rider (5-4-3) a 1-0 lead. Alex Post made four saves and made Devlin’s goal hold up until Delaware State scored in the 85th minute to send the game into overtime. In overtime Mahar took a 40 yard free kick to end the contest. Rider out-shot Delaware State 16-9.
Field Hockey (7-8, 4-1 NEC)
W 3-1 *at Siena
L 2-4 at Lehigh
L 1-4 *LOCK HAVEN
W 1-0 *ST. FRANCIS-PA
L 0-1 at Lafayette
Fri. 19 at *Monmouth 4pm
Sun. 21 at *Sacred Heart 12 noon
Thur. 25 FAIRFIELD 4pm
Field Hockey
Rider senior goalie Jen LoCastro (Camden Catholic/Cherry Hill) made five saves at Lafayette. Senior Stephanie Walker (Lyman, Maine/Massabesic) scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season seven minutes into the game to lead the Broncs to a 1-0 Northeast Conference win on Sunday, giving head coach Lori Hussong the 100th victory of her career. The breakaway goal was the 35th of Walker’s career, sixth best on the all-time scoring list. Jen LoCastro picked up her seventh win of the season and the second shutout in her career. LoCastro made four saves as the Broncs out-shot the Red Flash 12-6. LoCastro is currently 12th in the nation averaging 7.64 saves per game and is 13th in save percentage (.793).
Volleyball (1-18, 0-10 MAAC)
L 2-3 *SAINT PETER’S
L 2-3 at *Iona
L 0-3 at *Loyola
L 2-3 *MARIST
Fri. 19 at *Siena 6pm
Sat. 20 at *Manhattan 2pm
Wed. 24 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7pm
Sat. 27 *NIAGARA 2pm
Volleyball
Despite jumping out to a two games to one lead, the Broncs lost to Marist on Sunday in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match. Marist won the match 30-21, 19-30, 20-30, 30-24, 15-13. For Rider junior Lacey Johnson (Aurora, Colo./Grandview) posted a ‘double-double’ with 21 kills and 20 digs. Johnson also picked up career dig number 1,000 in the second game. The Broncs lost a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match at Loyola Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds won in three straight 30-22, 30-25, 30-26. For Rider, junior Lindsay Brant (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) had 11 digs and nine kills with a .222 attack percentage. Also for the Broncs, sophomore Amy Jeary (Depew, N.Y./St. Mary’s) had 17 digs, with junior Lacey Johnson adding 16 digs and six kills. Rider freshman Elyse Grassmuck (Seguin, Texas/La Vernia) had 28 assists and eight digs.
M. Soccer (5-7-1, 0-3-1 MAAC)
W 4-1 LA SALLE
T 1-1 *at Marist
L 0-1 *at Siena
L 0-1 *IONA
L 0-1 *FAIRFIELD
Fri. 19 at *Saint Peter’s 4pm
Sun. 21 at *Manhattan 10am
Sat. 27 at *Loyola 1pm
M. Soccer
The Broncs lost a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game to Fairfield Sunday. It marked the third straight game that Rider lost 1-0, and the second straight game that the Broncs out-shot their opponent. Fairfield scored in the 61st minute of play on a goal by Sam Bailey, his team-high sixth of the season. Rider out-shot Fairfield 22-13.Rider junior goalkeeper Randall Zapolski (Lawrence) made eight saves.
M. Tennis (2-6, 0-2 MAAC)
L 3-4 La SALLE
W 6-1 ST. FRANCIS-NY
L 1-6 SIENA
L 0-7 at Monmouth
Sat. 20 ST. FRANCIS-PA 12 noon
Sun. 21 MOUNT ST. MARY'S 12 noon
Wed. 24 at Drexel 2pm
W. Tennis (0-4, 0-1 MAAC)
L 1-6 MONMOUTH
Tennis
The Rider men’s tennis team lost a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match to Siena on Saturday morning. The Saints won three out of four tiebreakers, taking the overall match 6-1. For Rider sophomore Marc Ashed (Vineland) won at fourth singles 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 10-7.
Cross Country (0-0, 0-0 MAAC)
1st of 4 BRONC INVITATIONAL
M 38th , w 44th at Lehigh’s Paul Short
M 17th , W 25th at Penn State Invitational
Fri. 26 at MAAC Championships
Cross Country
The Rider men placed 17th of 20 and the Rider women were 25th of 25 teams at the high-powered Penn State National Invite Friday. For the Rider men, senior John Smith (Cliffwood Beach/Matawan) placed first for the Broncs, 53rd overall, covering the 5.2 mile course in 27:22. Freshman Christian Gonzalez (Somerset/Franklin Twp.) was 77th overall among the 222 runners in 27:45. For the Rider women, junior Kelly Wojciehowski (Fair Haven/Rumson Fair Haven) placed 119th among the 278 runners, covering the 6,000 meter course in 23:49. Junior Megan Crowe (Philadelphia, PA/St. Hubert’s) was 148th in 24:34.
Golf (0-0, 0-0 MAAC)
5th of 14 at Leo Keenan Invitational
10th of 16 at Cornell Invitational
Fri-Sat 19-20 at Mount St. Mary’s
