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1Junior
GK
6’3”
175 lbs
Chris Pimentel
2Sophomore
F
5’7”
155 lbs
Sam Kotowski
3Junior
B
5’11”
170 lbs
Corey Diamond
4Senior
MF/F
5’9”
155 lbs
Andrew Cotes
5Sophomore
B
6’1”
175 lbs
Brandon Sebastian
6Sophomore
F
5’6”
150 lbs
Billy Voutsinas
7Sophomore
F
5’11”
165 lbs
Ryan Fitzgerald
8Junior
B
5’7”
160 lbs
Jonathan Burd
9Junior
MF/B
5’7”
155 lbs
Sal Lubrano
11Sophomore
MF
6’1”
185 lbs
Chris Kozak
12Junior
MF/B
6’2”
180 lbs
Sam Bryant
13Senior
MF/F
6’1”
170 lbs
Jim Bradley
14Freshman
F
5’9”
180 lbs
Josh Wright
15Senior
F
5’8”
170 lbs
Alex Baker
16Sophomore
B
6’1”
165 lbs
Fardad Sabzervari
17Freshman
B
6’2”
170 lbs
William Knight
18Sophomore
GK
6’0”
175 lbs
Matt Perrella
19Sophomore
F
6’1”
170 lbs
Dan Friga
20Junior
MF
5’9”
180 lbs
Matt Welna
21Freshman
B
6’2”
170 lbs
Eric Elgin
22Sophomore
MF
5’9”
165 lbs
Brenden Noesges
23Junior
B
6’0”
190 lbs
Alex Titus
24Sophomore
GK
5’11”
145 lbs
Jason Giordano
25Sophomore
B
6’1”
155 lbs
Steve Suntzenich
27Sophomore
MF
5’9”
165 lbs
Krishna Nathu
Rider University Men’s Soccer • 2010
Directions to Rider
From New York and North Jersey:
From the New Jersey Turnpike: Take the NJTurnpike South to Exit 7A (I-195 West). Fol-low I-195 West to the exit for I-295 North(Princeton). I-295 North will become I-95South. Take Exit 7A off of I-95 South to U.S.Route 206 South (Trenton). Rider is a quar-ter mile on the right.From U.S. Route 1 South: take the exit for I-95 South (sign says “To Pennsylvania”). Bearright at junction, following signs for I-95South (Pennsylvania). Take exit 7A off of I-95South to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton).Rider is a quarter mile on the right.
From Pennsylvania:
Take I-95 North, straight over the DelawareRiver into New Jersey. Take Exit 7A off of I-95 to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Rideris a quarter mile on the right.From the Pennsylvania Turnpike: take the PATurnpike east to Exit 28 (Philadelphia) andtake U.S. Route 1 North to I-95 North. Con-tinue on I-95 North, straight over theDelaware River into New Jersey. Take Exit7A off of I-95 to U.S. Route 206 South (Tren-ton). Rider is a quarter mile on the right.
From the South:
Take I-295 North. I-295 North will becomeI-95 South. Continue on I-95 South and takeExit 7A off I-95 South to U.S. Route 206South (Trenton). Rider is a quarter mile onthe right.
From the East:
Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 98 (I-195 West). Follow I-195 West to the exit for I-295 North (Princeton). I-295 North willbecome I-95 South. Take Exit 7A off of I-95South to U.S. Route 206 South (Trenton). Rideris a quarter mile on the right.
Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Enrollment: 6,084 (4,857 undergraduate)
Founded: 1865
Academic Units: College of Business Administration; College of Liberal Arts, Education,
and Sciences; College of Continuing Studies; and Westminster Choir College of the Arts
Colors: Cranberry, White, Gray
Nickname: Broncs
Athletic Affiliations: NCAA Division I, ECAC
Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
President: Mordechai Rozanski, Ph.D.
Athletic Director: Don Harnum 609-896-5054
Associate Athletic Director: Karin Torchia 609-896-5249
Associate Athletic Director: Greg Busch 609-895-5642
Assistant Athletic Director: Brian Keane ’98 609-896-5364
Faculty Athletics Representative: Jonathan Husch, Ph.D. 609-896-5330
Academic Support Coordinator: Sonya Hurt 609-896-5308
Manager Athletic Business Operations: Lucy Sech 609-895-5650
Athletics Secretary: Cherie Voorhees 609-896-5054
Head Coach: Russ Fager (Slippery Rock ’71) 609-896-5319
Assistant Coach: Julian Richens (Brunel ’98)
Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach: Dan Riverso (Rider ’07)
Head Team Physician: Dr. Sean Cook, M.D.
Head Athletic Trainer: Tim Lengle, A.T.C.
Assistant Athletic Trainer for Men’s Soccer: Karen Cote
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Gerry Green 609-896-5000
Home Field: Campus Field (1,000)
Sports Information Director: Bud Focht 609-896-5138
Assistant SID: Brian Solomon ’91 609-896-5135
Sports Information Secretary: Lynn Rugg 609-895-5778
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/3
Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2
Athletics FAX: 609-896-0341
Athletics Hotline: 609-219-2000, 2
Athletics Home Page: www.gobroncs.com
On the cover: Seniors Jim Bradley, Andrew Cotes, Head Coach Russ Fager
TV/Radio Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3About Rider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Academic Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6Year by Year Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-82009 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
2009 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-112009 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122008 Conference Standings . . . . . . . . . . . .13Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-19Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Series History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Team Picture . . . . . . . . . . . .inside back cover2008 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover
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BRONC BRIEFS
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The home of the Rider Broncs.
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Rider’s enrollment of more than 5,800 consists of approximately4,600 full- and part-time undergraduate and almost 1,200 grad-
uate students studying on campuses in Lawrenceville and Princeton,New Jersey. The University is comprised of four academic units - theCollege of Business Administration; the College of Liberal Arts,Education, and Sciences; the College of Continuing Studies; and West-minster College of the Arts- and offers undergraduate programs in 60areas and graduate programs in 17 specialties.
Ninety-six percent of Rider’s 236 full-time faculty hold doctoral de-grees or the highest credential in their field. Rider’s faculty are award-winning teachers and researchers dedicated to excellence in teaching,learning and scholarship and 12 have been named Fulbright Scholars.Rider’s classes are small and interactive with a student-faculty ratio of13:1. Rider’s curricula balance theory and practice, and emphasize learn-ing by doing through more than 1,000 student internships or field ex-periences, community service learning placements, and undergraduateresearch fellowships. Westminster’s internationally acclaimed choirs per-form with world-famous orchestras and conductors in the United Statesand abroad, further demonstrating Rider’s commitment to experientiallearning.
Rider is currently ranked in the top tier of northern regional uni-versities under the designation of “Best Universities - Master’s” byU.S. News and World Report and has been included in the last seven edi-tions of The Princeton Review’s Best 371 Colleges, its list of the nation’stop 10 percent of colleges and universities.
The University’s many specialized accreditations attest to the qual-ity of its academic programs. Rider is among the select businessschools to have attained AACSB (Association to Advance CollegiateSchools of Business) accreditation and one of only two schools in NewJersey to hold the specialized AACSB accreditation in accounting.Elementary and secondary education programs and their applicable
graduate programs on both campuses are accredited by the NationalCouncil for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Theundergraduate and graduate music programs of Westminster ChoirCollege are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music(NASM). In addition, Rider’s graduate counseling services programin the School of Education holds the Council for Accreditation ofCounseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) nationalaccreditation. Rider University is regionally accredited by the MiddleStates Association of Colleges and Schools.
Rider University is a member of the National Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) Division I for both men’s and women’s athletics.The University offers 20 varsity sports - 10 men’s and 10 women’s teams- 18 in the competitive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)with field hockey in the Northeast Conference (NEC) and wrestling in theColonial Athletic Association (CAA).
Areté
With the start of the 1990-91 academic school year, Rider Universityimplemented its innovative Areté Program for all student-athletes. Aretérefers to the ancient Greek ideal of a balanced striving for excellence inall areas of life. The purpose of the program, which has been detailed inThe New York Times and The Times of Trenton, is to help student-athletes de-velop in all areas of their lives, not just on the playing fields or in theclassroom. Subjects of the seminars include time management, stressmanagement, sports nutrition, substance abuse, communication skills,study skills, training techniques, HIV, etiquette/good manners, inter-view techniques, resume writing, and life after Rider.
Student Transitional Education Program (STEP)
During the 1993-94 academic year, the Rider Department of Athleticsdeveloped STEP for varsity athletics. Under the direction of the Asso-ciate Director of Athletics, STEP provides individual and group tutor-ing, as well as study tables that are mandatory for certain student-athletes. STEP also coordinates progress reports, monitors the student-athletes academic progress, and provides workshops on topics such aslibrary skills, test taking and note taking. In 2003 Rider added its firstfull-time Academic Support Coordinator, Sonya Hurt.
TeamMentor
Through the mentor program, established in the fall of 1994, Rider fac-ulty members or administration are paired with varsity athletic teams.Mentors are present for support, advice, cheerleading, as well as othernon-coaching duties. The mentor program opens communication linesbetween faculty/staff members and athletes, and gives the student-athlete another person in the Rider community to turn to for supportand guidance.
Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC)
Comprised of one student-athlete from each of Rider’s varsity teams, theStudent-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) meets monthly to discussvarious student-welfare issues and to organize ways for student-athletesto become involved in the community. Through the advisory council,Rider student-athletes have organized toy drives and served meals to theneedy at Thanksgiving.
ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT
ABOUT RIDER • ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENTRider University Men’s Soccer • 2010Media Guide
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HEAD COACH RUSS FAGER
Russ Fager, the former Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, returns to Rider University for his 36th seasonthis fall. The winning coach in three conference championship games in the last 18 seasons (Northeast Conferencein 1992, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 1997 and 1998), Fager is the all-time winningest soccer coach at Riderwith 247 victories against the highest level of competition in the Northeast.
In 2004 Fager led his Broncs to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship game, after reaching theMAAC semi-finals in 2003. Rider has made the playoffs seven times during its 13 years in the MAAC.
In 2000, without a senior on the roster, Fager and his Broncs came within one win of a regular season title,losing the regular season finale to Loyola in the battle for the top seed of the post-season tournament and finishing7-2 in conference play.
In 1997, Fager, the New Jersey Division I Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season, led Rider to thenational top-20 with a ranking of 15th in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America/UmbroDivision I Rankings.
Fager helped ease Rider's transition from the Northeast Conference to the MAAC by winning the regular seasonand the championship tournament in his first season in the conference (1997). Fager performed the same feat in 1992, winning the NortheastConference title in Rider's first season in the NEC.
In the NEC, Fager’s Broncs reached the conference semi-finals in 1994 and 1996. In the ECC, six of Fager’s teams reached the title game, andhe was named the ECC Coach of the Year in 1987. His 1975 and 1979 squads won ECC West titles, each year totaling 10 wins, and his 1991team collected its tenth win of the season in the ECC semi-final win over host-UMBC. In all, 17 of his 26 teams have reached post-season play,either in the ECC, the ECAC, the NEC or the MAAC.
Since 1933, 12 Rider soccer teams have won 10 or more games in a season, and 10 of those dozen teams were coached by Fager, who in 1993served on the Meadowlands World Cup Organizing Committee. In 1992 Fager’s squad set a new Rider standard for wins in a season with a14-5-1 record, and bettered that mark in 1997 with the 15th victory coming in the NCAA Play-In over Atlantic-10 champion Dayton. NoBronc team had ever won more than 11 games before Fager's 1977 squad compiled a 12-5-1 record and his 1987 squad was 12-7-1.
In February of 2000, Fager ran the first-ever Licensing School in Ghana, a six-day coaching clinic for 34 coaches from Ghana, including thewomen's national team assistant, the Under-17 boys national team coach, the Under-23 national team assistant coach, and nine professional coachesfrom the Premier League.
The former Slippery Rock State College standout (class of ‘71) came to Rider after a three-year collegiate career as an all-star mid-fielder. Inhis junior and senior years, he was a first team selection to the Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Athletic Association all-star team.
Before taking the head coaching position at Rider, Fager served as an assistant coach from 1971-74 under Bob Pivovarnick.
Russ Fager
Year Final Record Conf Rec.1975 10-6-1 3-1-1*1976 4-9-3 0-4-11977 12-5-1+ 3-2-01978 9-8-1+ 4-1-0*1979 10-7-2+ 5-0-0*1980 4-9-3 2-2-11981 7-10-1 4-1-0*1982 6-9-2 2-2-01983 6-9-1 2-1-1*1984 2-13-1 0-3-01985 2-11-3 0-6-11986 4-8-2 1-5-11987 12-7-1 5-2-0*1988 7-8-2 4-3-0*1989 8-8-2 4-3-0*1990 7-9-2 2-3-1*1991 10-7-2 2-2-2*1992 14-5-1^ 5-3-0@
Year Final Record Conf Rec.1993 5-10-2 3-5-01994 10-5-2 6-2-0@1995 6-10-1 4-4-01996 9-9-1 5-2-1@1997 15-6-1^$ 8-1-0&1998 13-8-1^$ 7-2-0&1999 5-13-0 2-7-0&2000 10-10-0 7-2-0&2001 3-10-3 3-5-12002 5-11-2 1-7-12003 2-15-3 1-6-2&2004 6-14-0 5-4-0&2005 4-10-4 3-4-22006 5-10-4 2-5-22007 7-10-2 2-5-2&2008 2-15-2 1-8-02009 6-11-0 3-6-0Total 247-327-59 111-119-20
THE FAGER YEARS
$NCAA Tournament, +ECAC Bid, ^Conference Title, &MAAC Playoffs, @NEC Playoffs, *ECC Playoffs
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ASSISTANT COACHES
Julian Richens, a 1998 graduate of Brunel University in England, returns for his fifth season on the men’ssoccer coaching staff.
An experienced player and youth coach, Richens played for several semi-professional teams in the UK as asweeper, and played at Brunel from 1995-1998.
In the summer of 2010, Richens coached the women’s Princeton soccer club to victory in the USL Super-20National Championship in Chicago.
“Julian brings to the team a wealth of soccer talent both as a player and as a coach,” said Rider head coach RussFager. “His personality is a tremendous asset to the athletes and his knowledge of the game helps our team growquickly to enable us to compete at new levels.”
Since coming to the United States in 1999, Richens has been a Regional Manager for Noga ProExcel, a nationalcoaching company, directed Champions World Camps with AC Milan and served as Head Coach for New JerseyCity University’s Women’s team during the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
A noted youth coach with boy’s and girl’s teams that are regionally ranked in New Jer-sey, Richens owns and operates Player’s Edge Soccer, a coaching education company basedin Central NJ.
“He has a way about himself on the field that is very professional and confident andthat rubs off on the players,” said Fager. “We are lucky to have a fine young talent onthe coaching staff.”
Richens earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Science in 1998 from Brunel.He is licensed by the USSF, NSCAA and UEFA.
Julian Richens
Dan Riverso, a 2007 graduate of Rider, returns to his alma mater as an assistant coach to work with the goalkeepers, his fourth year with the men’s team.
While at Rider Riverso twice earned All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference honors. As a senior in 2006Riverso led the MAAC in saves and was third in the conference in shutouts. He compiled a shutout in his finalcollegiate game, a MAAC win over Manhattan, to graduate with 10 career shutouts.
As a senior Riverso was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week and the Eastern College Athletic Con-ference Defensive Player of the Week. As a junior Riverso led the MAAC in saves and won the MAAC DefensivePlayer of the Week award. Riverso was second in the MAAC in saves as a sophomore in 2004, and also won theMAAC Defensive Player of the Week award that year.
As a Rider rookie Riverso played in six games and owned the best goals against average and save percentage onthe team.
Riverso went on to attend the 2007 Pro Soccer Combine and earned an invitation to try out with two UnitedSoccer League teams, the Rochester Rhinos and the Harrisburg City Islanders.
Riverso came to Rider from Williamstown (N.J.) High School, and is the staff goalkeeper training at Match Fit Academy. He holds hisNSCAA State Goalkeeping license.
Daniel Riverso
VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH DAN RIVERSO
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OUTLOOK
With the return of 17 letterwinners, including nine starters,the 2010 Broncs will still be a young team (three seniors)but will be much more experienced in their quest of a
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title.“Like last year we only have a few seniors but we are much more ex-
perienced this year,” said Russ Fager, who enters his 36th season asthe Rider head coach. “This time last year we didn’t know who wouldbe playing six of the 11 positions. This year we know more of what wehave.”
What the Broncs have is a pair of goalkeepers who played almost 1400of the 1539 minutes last season and 10 of last year’s top 11 scorers.
“We are relatively strong in goal,” Fager said of returnees Matt Per-rella, Chris Pimentel and Jason Giordano. “Goalkeeping is the leastof my worries going into the season.”
Perrella started nine games last year as a freshman, winning four,and owned a 1.98 goals against average. “Perrella proved last year heis a competent goalie,” Fager said. “He has the potential to become anall-conference player. He comes up with big saves and can be a big-time player.”
Pimentel played in eight games, starting six. “Pimentel has a lot ofgame experience and works hard every training session,” Fager said.
Giordano didn’t see much action as a rookie, but saw considerablymore playing time in the spring workouts. “Giordano did a great jobin the spring once he got some game time,” Fager said.
The returnees are led by All-MAAC defender Andrew Cotes. “Wehave a relatively young backfield but we’re going to be okay backthere,” Fager said. “Cotes will be at the right back, where he was anall-conference performer last season.”
Other returnees in the backfield include juniors Sal Lubrano, CoreyDiamond and Alex Titus and sophomore Brandon Sebastian.
Lubrano started 14 games last year and was fifth on the team inscoring. Diamond played in 16 games, starting eight, while Titusplayed in 14 games, starting 10. Sebastian played in 11 games as arookie, starting six.
“Lubrano should be playing left back, where he is very comfort-able,” Fager said. “We look to have Diamond playing in the middlealong with Titus or Sebastian.”
In the midfield, the Broncs return team captain Jim Bradley, juniorsJonathan Burd and Matt Welna, sophomores Brenden Noesges, RyanFitzgerald and Sebastian.
Bradley has started 47 straight games. “Bradley is a senior captainthis year and will provide the team with strong leadership as well as atremendous work ethic,” Fager said.
Burd missed most of last season with a knee injury after starting thefinal 12 games of 2008 and the first two of 2009. “Having Burd backwill help a lot,” Fager said. “He will solidify one of our midfield spotsand is a strong defensive presence.”
Welna played in 18 games as a rookie, starting 13, but saw actionin just six games last year due to injuries. “Welna will add to ourstrength in the midfield as well this year,” Fager said. “Matt has acalming presence on the field and makes good decisions with the ball.”
Noesges started 10 games last year as a rookie and Rider was 6-4in those games. “Brenden will be in the midfield and may play a bitof forward this year,” Fager said. “He has the technical ability and men-tal toughness to become an all-conference player before he is done.”
Fitzgerald started 15 games last year as a rookie and like Noesges,will be an attacking midfielder or a forward this season. “Ryan gainedvaluable experience as a freshman and with his attacking attitude onthe field, we expect him to contribute to our attack a lot.”
The squad also has more depth this season.“We have quite a bit of depth,” Fager said. “We have nine or 10
backs who can play and with the talented midfielders and forwardscoming back we have some options.”
The newcomers are led by junior transfer Sam Bryant, freshmanEric Elgin and England imports William Knight and Joshua Wright.
“Bryant gives us size (6’2”, 180) and speed in the midfield,” Fagersaid. “Sam can play in the center of the back, left back or even a de-fensive midfielder. As a transfer he already understands what it takesto be successful in training and in games.”
Elgin was named to the U-16 Super Y League Nationals All-Tour-nament team and the 2010 Super Y League ODP Pool. He played onthe Central PA Alliance Team that won the National Cup. Elgin wasalso a member of the Cumberland Valley varsity track & field team,setting the school record in the triple jump while placing tenth in theDistrict III AAA Championships in the hurdles.
“Elgin is very athletic, running track and playing soccer,” Fagersaid. “He is a vocal leader on the field and has the technical ability tocontribute early on the back line. He will be a tremendous help in fill-ing a center back spot.”
The front line will also include sophomores Sam Kotowski, ChrisKozak and Dan Friga.
Kotowski played in 17 games as a Rider rookie, starting six (Riderwas 3-3 in the games he started) and of his 17 shots last year, 14 wereon goal, by far the best percentage on the team. “Sam learned a lot lastyear and he knows he must find the net regularly for us to win games,”Fager said.
Kozak played in all 17 games last season, starting 11. “Chris is verystrong on the ball and can play several positions,” Fager said. “Hispassing and vision make him dangerous whenever he has the ball.”
Friga played in all 17 games as a rookie, starting 15 (Rider was0-2 in the two games he did not start) and scored twice in Rider’s first-ever win over Army. “Dan is a big, strong presence on the field and heuses his body well to hold the ball and wait for others to join in theattack,” Fager said. “With a year of experience under his belt he shouldhave a break-out season and score more goals than last year.”
The Broncs plan to not let any of their competitors out-work themthis year.
“I feel the strength of our team will be the work ethic,” Fager said.“We have a handful of players who have the potential to be qualityplayers, all-conference players. With their talent and the hard work ofthe others, we have players who other teams are going to have to con-centrate on.”
The schedule begins September 1 with the first game on the newturf field, as the Broncs look to avenge the season opening 1-0 loss toLafayette last year. “The schedule is a good challenge,” Fager said.“Lafayette comes from the Patriot League, which is a solid soccer con-ference.”
The Broncs travel back down to James Madison for the ComfortInn Classic, taking on host JMU and High Point. “JMU and HighPoint are both very good,” Fager said.
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OUTLOOK
Three more home games in September include Mount St. Mary’s,St. Francis-NY and NJIT, along with road trips to Philadelphia toplay Temple and then to West Point.
“The trip to Army will be a good game as well; with a new coachthey will do everything they can to turn things around from last yearwhen we got the better of them at home (3-2 win over the Cadets),”Fager said.
Conference games take place in October, with the first night gameOctober 8 against MAAC rival Saint Peter's and also night gamesagainst Loyola and Marist.
“We are looking forward to playing several night games againstMAAC opponents at home and think the new facility will give us adistinct advantage,” Fager said, “and hopefully a new atmosphere withcommunity and students having the ability to make the games.”
One of the goals of this year’s team is to attract more fans to the
night games. “We have set a goal to be a team that is a lot more funto watch,” Fager said. “We’ll take more chances, get more shots off.Take more risks. We should be able to do that this year with16-18players to draw from instead of 11 or 12 like last year. This season weare trying to turn a lot of those easy chances we missed last year intogoals. With a year of experience from all the younger players and theaddition of several new faces, we look to improve on all of our chancesthis year and capitalize more on set pieces.”
As always, the main goal of the team is to make the four-teamMAAC Tournament, held this year at Loyola. “Loyola is always in themix (for the MAAC title),” Fager said. “Fairfield, Niagara, Siena hadtalent last year, Marist was strong. Iona had a lot of seniors last year.It should be a five, six-team race and we’re hoping to be in that race.We’re entering the season very upbeat, knowing where most of ourplayers will be playing.”
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2009 STATISTICS
2009 Results
9/1 LAFAYETTE 0-1 L9/4 at James Madison 0-3 L9/6 High Point at JMU 0-1 L9/11 Liberty at VMI 0-4 L9/13 at VMI 1-0 W9/18 at Delaware 2-1 W9/30 ARMY 3-2 W10/4 GEORGE WASHINGTON 0-3 L10/10 *at Loyola 0-3 L10/16 *CANISIUS 1-3 L
10/18 *NIAGARA 3-1 W10/23 *at Siena 3-4 L10/25 *at Marist 0-2 L10/30 *FAIRFIELD 1-5 L11/1 *IONA 0-1 L11/6 *at Manhattan 3-1 W11/8 *at Saint Peter’s 1-0 W
*Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Game
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The Automated ScoreBook
Rider University Overall Individual Statistics (2009 Final Statistics)
All games
Overall: 6-11-0 Conf: 3-6-0 Home: 2-5-0 Away: 4-5-0 Neut: 0-1-0
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## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT Foul
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18 Tramontana, Nico 16-13 5 1 11 43 .116 16 .372 2 1-1 0
4 Cotes, Andrew 17-17 2 3 7 12 .167 4 .333 2 0-0 0
19 Friga, Dan 17-15 2 1 5 32 .062 13 .406 1 0-0 0
13 Bradley, Jim 17-17 2 1 5 21 .095 7 .333 0 0-0 0
9 Lubrano, Sal 16-14 1 3 5 10 .100 6 .600 0 0-0 0
5 Voutsinas, Billy 14-9 2 0 4 18 .111 10 .556 0 0-0 0
6 Kotowski, Sam 17-6 2 0 4 17 .118 14 .824 1 0-0 0
26 Noesges, Brenden 15-10 1 1 3 17 .059 7 .412 0 0-0 0
20 Sebastian, Brandon 11-6 1 0 2 4 .250 1 .250 0 0-0 0
11 Kozak, Chris 17-11 0 1 1 5 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0
25 Perrella, Matt 11-9 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0
2 Bertel, Cameron 17-17 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0
7 Fitzgerald, Ryan 17-15 0 0 0 20 .000 7 .350 0 0-0 0
3 Diamond, Corey 16-8 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0-0 0
17 Welna, Matt 6-0 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 0
16 Sabzevari, Fardad 9-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0
14 Suntzenich, Steve 6-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 0
23 Titus, Alex 14-10 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0
21 Trott, Travis 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0
15 Baker, Alex 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0
12 Hanton, Craig 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0
8 Burd, Jonathan 3-2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0
1 Pimentel, Chris 8-6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0
Total............... 17 18 13 49 209 .086 90 .431 6 1-1 258
Opponents........... 17 35 25 95 239 .146 112 .469 11 4-4 273
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## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho
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25 Perrella, Matt 11-9 771:11 17 1.98 35 .673 4 5 0 1.0
1 Pimentel, Chris 8-6 613:15 14 2.05 26 .650 2 4 0 1.0
22 Hastings, Dylan 2-2 155:15 4 2.32 15 .789 0 2 0 0.0
Total............... 17 1539:41 35 2.05 76 .685 6 11 0 2
Opponents........... 17 1539:41 18 1.05 72 .800 11 6 0 8
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RIDER ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
As a junior on the Rider soccer team“Richie G.” scored a school record 16goals, a record which stood for 30 years.The previous spring he was the sopho-more leadoff hitter and center fielder onthe Rider baseball team that won a
Rider-record 31 games, 11 more than the existing record,and advanced to the College World Series, where theBroncs finished fifth in the nation. Giallella was selectedby the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth round of the 1969draft and was named the Carolina League Most ValuablePlayer in 1970. In 1992, Rich was the head coach of theSteinert High School baseball team, which won the NewJersey Group II Baseball Championship. Coach Giallellaalso served as an assistant coach at Rider in the late 1970sand early 1980s.
RICH GIALLELLA
Date Inducted: 1992
Coach Donlon succeeded Clair Bee as theRider Athletic Director in September of1932 and served Rider for 28 years asAD, soccer coach, basketball coach andtrack coach, bringing each to the nationallimelight at one time or another. Coach
Donlon founded soccer at Rider. His soccer teams were73-40-12 in 18 years, with two All-Americans in the1950s. His 1933 and 1939 mile relay teams won thenational championship in their class. His 1936 basketballteam reached the Olympic District II Playoffs (equivalentto today’s NCAA tournament). A 1931 graduate of Tren-ton State College and coined their nickname Lions. FrankDonlon is also a member of the Mercer County Hall ofFame.
COACH FRANK DONLON
Date Inducted: 1992
A great all-around athlete, Russ Colemancompiled 13 varsity letters at Rider inSoccer (4), basketball (3), swimming (3),track (2), and baseball (1), serving asteam captain of soccer and basketball. Insoccer, he was a stalwart for teams that
posted a 30-1 combined win-loss record, including a Ridermark of 27 consecutive victories. He went on to enjoy anoutstanding coaching career at Neptune High. He was amember of the Rider Board of Trustees for nine years.
RUSS COLEMAN
Date Inducted: 1994
Rider’s first All-American soccer player,Adams was a three-sport varsity letterwinner, also starting on the baseball andbasketball teams. On the soccer field, theformer Trenton Catholic High School starwas a goalkeeper extraordinaire, making
a Rider record 37 saves in one game against national powerArmy, a record that still stands. An All-East selection insoccer as a junior, he compiled four shutouts and a Riderbest 6-2 record as a senior to earn All-America honors.Adams earned Most Improved Player honors on thebasketball team, and helped the squad reach back to backnational tournaments, in the NAIA in 1956 and theNCAA in 1957. In baseball Adams was the starting thirdbaseman on four teams that compiled a record of 53-22and won three consecutive New Jersey IntercollegiateAthletic Conference titles.
ED ADAMS
Date Inducted: 1999 • All-American 1956
The former mayor of Lawrenceville wasan All-American soccer player at Riderand team captain in 1958 after stint inthe Navy. He played left fullback in theold style of soccer where fullbacks oftenscored. He served twelve full years on
Lawrenceville’s Governing Board, three times as mayor,and worked for 30 years at Johnson & Johnson. His daugh-ter Cheryl played varsity field hockey at Rider and his sonKevin played varsity soccer at Rider.
FRANK NERWINSKI
Date Inducted: 2000 • All-American 1958
Puggy Malone played soccer from 1946-49 at Rider, serving as team captain, andwas the leading scorer and team MostValuable Player. Named the outstandingmale athlete in his graduating class, he wasselected for tryouts for the 1948 Olympic
Team and reached the Eastern Finals. He played five yearsof professional soccer for the Philadelphia American SoccerClub (1947-48 American Champions). In baseball, he wasa captain, "MVP" and leading hitter who established aRider mark with 22 stolen bases in 16 games (without get-ting thrown out). During one season, he stole home threetimes. He is a member of the Mercer County Soccer Hall ofFame and retired as the Deputy Police Chief in 1987 after36 years of service in the Trenton Police Department.
GEORGE “PUGGY” MALONE
Date Inducted: 2001
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George Abel was a member of the unde-feated 1939 soccer team. George was alsoa standout basketball player who stillholds the Rider records for field goals (21)and points (52) in a game. George setthose records in his final Rider basketball
game in 1940.
Bobby Smith is a member of the NationalSoccer Hall of Fame (inducted with MiaHamm). Smith attended Rider from 1969through 1972. He was twice selected as theAll-Middle Atlantic Conference West Di-vision Most Valuable Player. He held the
Rider records for career goals (46) and career points (112) for25 years and currently ranks second in both. After Rider hebegan his nine-year North American Soccer League career asone of the original players for the Philadelphia Atoms,formed in 1973. Smith was one of the first Americans se-lected as a second round pick in the 1973 College Draft. Asa rookie defender Smith helped the Atoms win the NASLChampionship and was a key factor in the team’s record forfewest goals allowed in a season (14). He was the only Amer-ican named NASL first team all-star in 1975, NASL secondteam all-star in 1974 and 1979, and is one of only threeAmerican players who won three NASL Championships.Smith’s career play includes 18 full U.S. Men’s internationalgames, four U.S. Men’s World Cup qualifiers, 167 NASLregular season games, and 10 NASL playoff games. Smithplayed for the Atoms until 1976. After leaving the Atoms heplayed for the New York Cosmos, alongside soccer legendPelé, through 1978. While playing for the Cosmos Smithwon two NASL Championships. He then played for the SanDiego Sockers in 1979. He finished his NASL career playingone year for the Philadelphia Fury in 1980 and one year forthe Montreal Manic in 1981.
GEORGE ABEL
Date Inducted: 2004
Craig Wicken led Rider to back-to-backMAAC Championships and back-to-backNCAA tournament appearances. He ledRider to a national ranking of 15th inDivision I. He currently holds Riderrecords for goals in a season, twice scoring18, and in a career with 49, and holds Rider
records for points in a season with 45 and in a career with 122.During his junior and senior seasons Rider owned a record of28 wins and just 14 losses with a pair of ties, and both yearsadvanced to the NCAA National Championship tournament.As a junior Craig led the MAAC and the entire Mid-AtlanticRegion in goals and points, and was named the MAAC Playerof the Year. As a senior he again was named the Player of theYear in the MAAC, tying his own Rider record of 18 goals ina season. He scored in overtime for a 1-0 win over nationallyranked Fairfield in the 1998 MAAC Title Game, and was theMAAC Tournament Most Valuable Player.
CRAIG WICKEN
Date Inducted: 2005
John Wagner was an All-American soccerplayer who was also the captain and start-ing catcher on the Rider baseball teamthat placed fifth in the nation at theCollege World Series. Named the MVPof MAC Northern Division, Wagner wasa defender who led Rider to five shutout
victories in 1966 and went on to play professional soccer.Wagner had earned honorable mention All-East honors asa junior on 1965 Rider team, and after his junior year wasone of 75 players from the East invited to the Olympic try-out, and made the final 15 before going to the national try-out for the Olympics. After Rider Wagner became arenowned coach, earning New Jersey Coach of the Year hon-ors while wining several New Jersey High School Soccer ti-tles at Hightstown High.
JOHN WAGNER
Date Inducted: 2002 • All-American 1966
Date Inducted: 1997 • All-American 1972
BOBBY SMITH
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Keith Richardson won 29 games in threeseasons as the Bronc goalie, compiling 13shutouts, and led Rider to a pair of MAACChampionships and back-to-back NCAATournament appearances. Richardson wasthe MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year as asophomore, owning the ninth best goals
against average in the nation. As a junior Keith started 21 ofthe 22 games and compiled 13 victories, leading Rider to asecond place finish behind nationally ranked Fairfield. Hecompiled six more shutouts, including a shutout over 14thranked James Madison. In the MAAC tournament he defeatedLoyola 2-1 and he shut out Fairfield in the MAAC title gamewhen the Stags were ranked 25th in the country. In the NCAAplay-in he helped Rider defeat America East Champion Drexel3-1 to advance to the NCAA tournament. After his playingdays he assisted the women's soccer program for seven years.
KEITH RICHARDSON
Date Inducted: 2010
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ROSTER
No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School15 Alex Baker Sr. F 5-8 170 Manalapan, N.J./Ramapo/Manalapan13 * Jim Bradley# Sr. F/M 6-1 170 Sewell, N.J./Washington Township12 Sam Bryant Jr. M/B 6-2 180 Burlington Twp., N.J./Stevenson Univ./Burlington Twp.8 * Jonathan Burd Jr. B 5-7 160 Kendall Park, N.J./South Brunswick4 * Andrew Cotes Sr. F/M 5-9 155 Selden, N.Y./Newfield3 * Corey Diamond# Jr. B 5-11 170 East Brunswick, N.J./U. of New Hampshire21 Eric Elgin Fr. B 6-2 170 Mechanicsburg, P.A./Cumberland Valley7 * Ryan Fitzgerald So. F 5-11 165 Yardville, N.J./Steinert19 * Dan Friga So. F 6-1 170 Clifton, N.J./Passaic County Tech24 Jason Giordano So. GK 5-11 145 Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa17 William Knight Fr. B 6-3 180 Wiltshire, England/2 * Sam Kotowski So. F 5-7 155 Cranbury, N.J./Princeton11 * Chris Kozak So. M 6-1 180 Flanders, N.J./Morris Catholic9 * Sal Lubrano Jr. M/B 5-7 155 Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central27 Krishna Nathu So. M 5-9 165 Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial22 * Brenden Noesges So. M 5-9 165 Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township18 * Matt Perrella# So. GK 6-0 175 North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick1 * Christopher Pimentel Jr. GK 6-3 175 Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial16 * Fardad Sabzevari So. B 6-1 165 Roslyn, N.Y./Roslyn5 * Brandon Sebastian So. B 6-1 175 Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Twp.25 * Steve Suntzenich So. B 6-1 155 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa23 * Alex Titus Jr. B 6-0 205 Cherry Hill, N.J./UNC-Greensboro/Cherry Hill East6 * Billy Voutsinas So. F 5-6 150 Hazlet, NJ/Raritan20 * Matt Welna Jr. M 5-9 180 Sayreville, N.J./ Sayreville War Memorial14 Joshua Wright Fr. F 5-9 180 Telford, England/Thomas Telford
No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School1 * Christopher Pimentel Jr. GK 6-3 175 Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial2 * Sam Kotowski So. F 5-7 155 Cranbury, N.J./Princeton3 * Corey Diamond Jr. B 5-11 170 East Brunswick, N.J./U. of New Hampshire4 * Andrew Cotes Sr. F/M 5-9 155 Selden, N.Y./Newfield5 * Brandon Sebastian So. B 6-1 175 Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Twp.6 * Billy Voutsinas So. F 5-6 150 Hazlet, NJ/Raritan7 * Ryan Fitzgerald So. F 5-11 165 Yardville, N.J./Steinert8 * Jonathan Burd Jr. B 5-7 160 Kendall Park, N.J./South Brunswick9 * Sal Lubrano Jr. B/MF 5-7 155 Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central11 * Chris Kozak So. M 6-1 180 Flanders, N.J./Morris Catholic12 Sam Bryant Jr MF 6-2 180 Burlington, NJ/Burlington/Stevenson U.13 * Jim Bradley Sr. F/M 6-1 170 Washington Twp., N.J./Washington Township14 Joshua Wright Fr. F 5-9 180 Telford, England/Thomas Telford15 Alex Baker Sr. F 5-8 170 Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan16 * Fardad Sabzevari So. B 6-1 165 Roslyn, N.Y./Roslyn17 William Knight Fr. B 6-1 175 Wiltshire, England/Burgate18 * Matt Perrella So. GK 6-0 175 North Brunswick, N.J./N. Brunswick19 * Dan Friga So. F 6-1 170 Clifton, N.J./Passaic County Tech20 * Matt Welna Jr. M 5-9 180 Sayreville, N.J./ Sayreville War Memorial21 Eric Elgin Fr. B 6-2 170 Mechanicsburg, P.A./Cumberland Valley22 * Brenden Noesges So. M 5-9 165 Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township23 * Alex Titus Jr. B 6-0 205 Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East24 Jason Giordano So. GK 5-11 145 Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa25 Steve Suntzenich So. B 6-1 155 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa27 Krishna Nathu So. M 5-9 165 Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial
* letterwinnerHead Coach: Russ Fager (Slippery Rock '71) 36th seasonAssistant Coach: Julian Richens (Brunel University-England '98) fifth seasonVolunteer Coach: Dan Riverso (Rider ’07)Volunteer Coach: Mike Turtle (Staffordshire University ’00)
Alphabetical Roster
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2008 CONFERENCE STANDINGS
MAAC Pts. Overall
1. Iona$ 8-1-0 24 14-2-3
2. Loyola# 6-1-2 20 11-8-3
3. Fairfield 5-2-2 17 9-7-2
4. Niagara 5-3-1 16 7-10-3
5. Marist 4-4-1 13 8-8-2
6. Canisius 4-5-0 12 5-12-2
7. Siena 3-4-2 11 8-8-3
8. Rider 3-6-0 9 6-11-0
9. Saint Peter’s 3-6-0 3 5-12-0
10. Manhattan 0-9-0 0 1-17-1
$ MAAC Regular Season Champion# MAAC Tournament Champion
2009 MAAC Final Standings
MAAC Tournament ResultsSemifinals#2 Loyola 3, #3 Fairfield 0#4 Niagara 1, #1 Iona 1 (Niagara wins 3-0 on PKs)
MAAC Championship Game#2 Loyola 1, #4 Niagara 0 (2 ot)
NCAA Tournament ResultsMaryland 2, Loyola 1
On June 25, 1995, Rider announced it was joining the Metro AtlanticAthletic Conference in the fall of 1997. The Bronc soccer team wasted notime establishing itself as a competitive force in its new league, winning the1997 MAAC Soccer Championship Tournament. For an encore, Rider cameback and won the 1998 MAAC Soccer Title in the tournament held at Rider.In 2000, Rider again hosted the MAAC Tournament as the second seed.Rider has competed in the MAAC championship tournament in five of itseight seasons in the conference.
The MAAC members are Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Loyola (MD), Man-hattan, Marist, Niagara, Saint Peter's and Siena. The MAAC TournamentChampion advances to the NCAA Championship Tournament. The MAACoffices are in Edison, NJ.
Prior to the 1992-93 academic school year, Rider became the tenth mem-ber of the Northeast Conference, signing a five-year commitment. The Broncsoccer team won the 1992 NEC Soccer Championship Tournament.
In 18 seasons as a member of the East Coast Conference (1974-1991),Rider advanced to six ECC Championship Games.
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
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PLAYER PROFILES
Has played in 15 games, starting 12 over the last two years and has 61 career saves...shutout VMI last year...had six savesagainst Loyola, five saves in win over Delaware, five saves against Liberty... made a career-high 10 saves against SaintPeter’s in 2008...earned the MAAC win over Marist as a freshman...as a rookie made six saves at Iona, five saves againstSiena...Brick Memorial High MVP and member of National Honor Society...Ocean County All-Star...also playedvarsity tennis at Brick, placing fifth in Ocean County at third singles.
#1 Christopher Pimentel • GKJunior • Brick, N.J. • Finance Major
Played in 17 games as a Rider rookie, starting six...Rider was 3-3 in the games he started...of his 17 shots last year,14 were on goal, by far the best percentage on the team...his 14 shots on goal was second highest on the team, whilehis 17 shots ranked sixth...scored the game-winning goal against MAAC rival Saint Peter’s...scored in the MAAC winover Manhattan...was the Mercer County Player of the Year in 2008 as well as receiving All-State, All-CVC, All-Areaand NSCAA/adidas All-East Region honors as a senior at Princeton High School...helped his team win the Central
Jersey Group II Championship, two Mercer County Tournament Championships and three Conference Titles in his four seasons compiling 75goals, including a New Jersey best 31 as a senior, and 28 career assists, setting his high school single season and career scoring marks.
#2 Sam Kotowski • ForwardSophomore • Princeton, N.J. • Elementary Education/Communication Major
Team captain...a veteran of 35 Rider games, including 25 starts...twice a MAAC All-Academic team member...cameto Rider from the University of New Hampshire....at East Brunswick High earned Coaches All-State, First Team All-County, All-League, All-Division, All-Area, team MVP while being named Outstanding Scholar-Athlete.
#3 Corey Diamond • Back
Junior • East Brunswick, N.J. • Communication Major
Twice a MAAC All-Academic team member...earned Second Team All-MAAC honors last year...was second on theRider team in scoring last season...shared the team lead in assists...a veteran of 52 Rider games...scored a goal in a Bronc3-1 win over MAAC rival Niagara…scored off a corner kick to beat VMI 1-0…had an assist against MAAC rivalsMarist and Canisius...started all 17 games last season and started all 19 games in 2008...scored the game-winning goalin a MAAC win over Marist in 2008...scored the game-winning goal in the 2008 season opener at Robert
Morris...scored both goals in a 2-2 tie with Delaware in 2008...played in 16 games as a Rider rookie, starting one...MAAC Rookie of the Weekthe first week of October '07...his first collegiate goal gave Rider a 3-1 lead in win at NJIT...his first collegiate assist gave Rider a 3-0 lead inwin at La Salle...earned All-County, All-Conference and All-League honors as a senior at Newfield High, earning the League MVP award afterscoring 19 goals...also an All-League long jumper, earning his high school’s Athlete of the Year award.
#4 Andrew Cotes • MidfieldSenior • Selden, N.Y. • Economics Major
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Played in 11 games as a rookie, starting six...scored a goal on his first collegiate shot on goal, at Fairfield...earnedSecond Team All-State and First Team All-Area honors at Monroe Township High School...played for the U17Region 1 Premier League Champion and the State Cup Champion in 2008...a member of the NJ ODP team for threeyears and has played with the Ironbound and PDA club teams.
#5 Brandon Sebastian • Back
Played in 14 games last season, starting nine...scored a goal on a season high four shots in a win against Army…scoreda goal in a MAAC win over Manhattan…Medical red-shirt in 2008...earned Second Team All-State Group IIat Raritan High...was a three-time All-Conference selection and was twice an All-Shore pick...also a DistrictChampion and two-time District runner-up in wrestling.
#6 Billy Voutsinas • ForwardSophomore • Hazlet, N.J. • Finance Major
Sophomore • Monroe Township, N.J.
Played in all 17 games as a rookie, starting 15...compiled 20 shots, fourth most on the team...had seven shots,including three on goal, in win over Army...compiled 22 goals and 11 assists as a senior at Steinert High School,earning First Team All-State and All-CVC honors while leading his team to a fourth consecutive CVC Champi-onship and to the State semifinals...a Second Team All-State and All-CVC selection as a sophomore when his teamwon the 2006 State Cup...was a member of the National Honor Society...plays the saxophone.
#7 Ryan Fitzgerald • Forward
Sophomore • Yardville, N.J. • Accounting Major
Started the final 12 games of the 2008 season and the first two games of the 2009 season before a knee injury...hasplayed in 19 games as a Bronc...came in off the bench and assisted on the game-winning goal in his collegiate debut,a 2-1 win at Robert Morris...played two seasons at South Brunswick High, where he was a member of the NationalHonor society.
#8 Jonathan Burd • Back
Junior • Kendall Park, N.J. • Marketing Major
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Came to Rider from Stevenson University, where he played two seasons...played in 18 games as a rookie, startingnine...started 19 games as a sophomore...scored a goal in each of his seasons at Stevenson.
PLAYER PROFILES
Started 14 of the 16 games he played in last year...compiled a pair of assists in a 3-1 MAAC win over Manhattan...scored against Canisius and came back with an assist in the next game, against Siena...was tied for third on the teamin points...played in all 19 games as a Rider rookie, starting 17...finished fourth on the 2008 team in scoring...scoredin the 2008 MAAC game with Manhattan...earned Third Team All-State, First Team All-West Jersey, First TeamAll-Conference at Hunterdon Central Regional...scored a goal from 35 yards out in double overtime againstWatchung Hills.
#9 Sal Lubrano • Midfield
Junior • Flemington, N.J. • Accounting Major
#12 Sam Bryant • MidfieldJunior • Burlington, N.J.
Team captain...a veteran of 53 Rider games...has started 47 straight games...scored twice in MAAC game at Siena lastyear...assisted on goal that gave Rider 1-0 lead in 2-1 win at Delaware... was named to the Jay Sculley Memorial All-Tournament Team at VMI...scored Rider’s lone goal in a 2008 tie with NJIT...had an assist in 2-1 MAAC win overMarist as a sophomore...named the MAAC Rookie of the Week September 10-17, 2007 and the first week of No-vember ‘07...played in all 19 games as a Rider rookie, starting 13...scored his first collegiate goal with one minute
remaining to break a 1-1 tie in win at Philadelphia University...the next game he again scored in the final minute in 2-0 win at SaintJoseph’s...scored twice in the 2007 regular season finale, a 3-1 MAAC win over Canisius...was a three year starter at Washington Township HighSchool…was selected All-Group IV, Third Team All-South Jersey, All-Gloucester County, All-Olympic Conference for two years…served asteam captain.
#13 Jim Bradley • MidfieldSenior • Sewell, N.J. • Marketing Major
Played in all 17 games last season, starting 11...had two shots in 1-0 win at VMI...assisted on the game-winninggoal in the 55th minute against Delaware...red-shirted the 2008 season...attended Morris Catholic High School.
#11 Chris Kozak • Midfield
Sophomore • Flanders, N.J. • Business Administration major
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At the Thomas Telford School led his team to the County Championships six of the seven years he was there...led histeam to the National Cup.
#14 Josh Wright • ForwardFreshman • Telford, England • Entrepreneurial Studies Major
Played in two games last season, a win at Delaware and a conference game with Marist...came to Rider after two yearsat Ramapo...was a Third Team All-Central Jersey Group 4 and an All-County selection at Manalapan High...also rantrack at Manalapan, finishing fourth in Monmouth County in the 100m.
#15 Alex Baker • ForwardSenior • Manalapan, N.J. • Entrepreneurial Studies Major
Appeared in nine games as a Rider rookie...was a four-year member of the varsity at Roslyn High School and earned All-County honors as a junior and as a senior...named the County Tournament MVP...played with the Albertson Academy...also played varsity volleyball at Roslyn...father Hamid played at the University of Tehran.
#16 Fardad Sabzevari • BackSophomore • Roslyn, N.Y. • Liberal Arts Major
Helped his Dorset County club team win the South of England Championship.
#17 William Knight • BackFreshman • Wiltshire, England • Business Management Major
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Team captain...compiled a 4-5 record in the Bronc net last season...played in 11 games, starting nine...owned the bestgoals against average on the team and the best save percentage...earned the shutout in MAAC win over SaintPeter’s...made seven saves against Marist...recorded an assist off of a punt in MAAC win over Niagara...allowed one orzero goals in six of the games he played in...allowed just two goals and made 12 saves in the final 279 minutes of lastseason...at North Brunswick High compiled 11 shutouts for the GMC Division Champs and the Central Jersey Group
4 Champs, earning All-State honors...compiled 26 shutouts in two years.
#18 Matt Perrella • GK
Sophomore • North Brunswick, N.J. • Business Administration Major
Scored twice in Rider’s first-ever win over Army...assist in MAAC win over Niagara...played in all 17 games as a rookie,starting 15...Rider was 0-2 in the two games he did not start...earned All-State, All-Passaic County and All-NorthernHills Conference honors, leading Clifton High School to the Passaic County Championship...playing for the TSF Acad-emy club team, was the top scorer in the Super Y League ODP National Championships, where he led his team to a firstplace finish and was named Tournament MVP...also top scorer for Clifton High as a senior, earning team MVP honors.
#19 Dan Friga • Forward
Sophomore • Clifton, N.J. • International Business Major
Appeared in six games last season before being sidelined with injuries...had two shots, one on goal, in win at VMI...playedin 18 games as a Rider rookie, starting 13...had two shots on goal in 2008 2-2 tie with Delaware...earned All-Divisionand All-Conference honors at Sayreville High.
#20 Matt Welna • Midfield
Junior • Sayreville, N.J. • Business Major
A Mid-Penn Conference All-Star at Cumberland Valley High...Super Y League Nationals All-Tournament team...2010Super Y League National ODP Pool...was a PA State medalist in track in the 110m hurdles while setting his school’sindoor track record in the triple jump to earn Most Outstanding Athlete Award...a member of the National Honor So-ciety...in 2007 was a member of the Central Penn Alliance that won the US Club National Championship...plays thepiano.
#21 Eric Elgin •
Freshman • Mechanicsburg, PA • Accounting Major
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Played in 15 games as a Rider rookie, starting 10...compiled a goal and an assist in MAAC win over Niagara...Rider was6-4 in his 10 starts...earned First Team All-Shore, First Team All-County, Second Team All-State and was a three-timeAll-Division selection at Freehold Township as a midfielder...a member of the National Honor Society...played on thetwo-time State Cup Championship team.
#22 Brenden Noesges • MidfieldSophomore • Freehold, N.J. • Finance and Entrepreneurship Major
Played in 14 games as a Rider rookie, starting 10...came to Rider from UNC Greensboro...twice a Second Team All-Con-ference selection at Cherry Hill East...twice served as team captain.
#23 Alex Titus • BackSophomore • Cherry Hill, N.J. • Psychology Major
Did not see any varsity action in 2009...earned All-County honors as a senior and All-Conference honors as a junior atMassapequa High School....was the County Championship Game MVP as a sophomore...led his team to three CountyChampionships...brother Jeff plays for Rider baseball team.
#24 Jason Giordano • GK
Sophomore • Massapequa Park, N.Y. • Accounting Major
Played in six games as a Rider rookie...had a shot on goal at Loyola...was the left defender on the Nassau County Cham-pion Massapequa High School team as a junior and senior, earning All-Conference honors as a senior...played with someof the best club teams in the area (Massapequa Terminators, New York Rough Riders, Albertson Academy)...a memberof the National Honor Society.
#25 Steve Suntzenich • Back
Sophomore • Massapequa Park, N.Y. • Global Business Major
Did not see any varsity action as a Rider rookie in 2009.
#27 Krishna Nathu • Midfield
Sophomore • Brick, N.J. • Entrepreneurial/Management double Major
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RIDER SOCCER RECORDS
Records Year
Team RecordsBest Winning Percentage 1.000 (9-0) 1940Most Wins, Season 15 (15-6-1) 1997Winning Streak 25 1938-41Most Goals Scored, Game 14 vs. Wilkes 1960Most Goals Allowed, Game 12 vs. Drexel 1962Most Goals Scored, Season 61 1992Fewest Goals Allowed, Season 14 1968Most Shutouts, Season 7 1997Most Consecutive Games Not Shutout 42 1970-72
Individual RecordsMost Goals, Game 7 Ed Parrish vs. Wilkes 1960Most Goals, Season 18 Matt Miles 1996
18 Craig Wicken 1997, 1998Most Assists, Season 15 Todd Moore 1997Most Points, Season 45 (18 goals, 9 assists) Craig Wicken 1998Most Goals, Career 48 Craig Wicken 1995-98Most Assists, Career 26 Todd Moore 1994-97Most Points, Career 120 (48 goals, 24 assists) Craig Wicken 1995-98Most Saves, Game 37 Ed Adams vs. Army 1953Most GK Wins, Season 14 Chip Maruca 1992Most Shutouts, Season 7 Keith Richardson 1997Most Consecutive Games Started 76 Bob Francis 1998-01
Career PointsPlayer Points YearsCraig Wicken 122 1995-98Bobby Smith 112 1969-72Matt Miles 106 1993-96
Career GoalsPlayer Goals YearsCraig Wicken 49 1995-98Bobby Smith 46 1969-72Matt Miles 46 1993-96Tom Wieboldt 39 1974-77Dennis Ducko 33 1955-59Rich Giallella 32 1966-68Anselmo Bryan 30 1986-89
Goals in a SeasonPlayer Goals YearsMatt Miles 18 1996Craig Wicken 18 1997, 1998Ed Parrish 16 1960Rich Giallella 16 1966Bobby Smith 16 1971Tom Weibolt 16 1975Anselmo Bryan 16 1989
Goaltending LeadersCareer WinsKeeper Wins YearsChip Maruca 38 1989-92Keith Richardson 29 1997-99
Craig Wickin
Matt Miles
Chip Maruca
Player Assists YearsTodd Moore 26 1994-97Craig Wicken 24 1995-98Mike Statiulatis 24 1989-91Len Matysck 24 1958-60Neil Charles 21 1990-93Bobby Smith 20 1969-72
Career ShutoutsKeeper Shutouts YearsChip Maruca 15 1989-92Keith Richardson 14 1997-99
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Adelphia 1955 9 2 0 1966Albany 2005 0 1 0 ----American 1966 3 3 0 1968Appalachian State 2004 0 1 0 ----Army 1940 1 12 0 2009Arnold 1939 1 0 0 1939Bloomsburg 1946 1 0 1 1946Blue Ridge 1940 1 0 0 1940Boston University 2003 0 1 0 ----Bridgeport 1954 0 6 0 ----Brooklyn 1987 0 0 2 ----Brown 1997 0 1 0 ----Bucknell 1937 14 15 1 1992Buffalo 1991 1 1 0 1991Cal-Berkley 1998 0 0 1 ----Canisius 1990 8 6 0 2007Central Arkansas 2008 0 1 0 ----Central Connecticut 1989 1 2 1 1990CCNY 1947 1 0 1 1947Colgate 1989 1 1 1 1989Columbia 1948 0 1 0 ----Davidson 1998 1 0 0 1998Dayton 1997 1 0 0 1997Delaware 1933 23 18 3 2009Drexel 1958 14 20 3 1998Duquesne 2002 1 1 0 2006East Stroudsburg 1933 11 6 2 1994Elizabethtown 1966 3 7 1 1975Fairfield 1996 5 11 1 2004Fairleigh Dickinson 1954 14 19 3 1992Fordham 1956 5 2 0 1996Frenchtown Alumni 1933 5 0 0 1938George Washington 1989 2 3 1 2007Gettysburg 1968 5 1 0 1972Glassboro/Rowan 1990 0 1 0 ----Hartford 1987 1 0 0 1987Hartwick 1996 1 0 0 1996High Point 2009 0 1 0 ----Hofstra 1963 19 9 2 1992Howard 1988 1 2 0 1997Iona 1997 6 5 1 2005James Madison 1994 1 6 0 1998Kean 1974 3 1 2 1979Lafayette 1948 17 23 2 1988La Salle 1966 8 10 1 2007Lehigh 1969 15 16 4 1995Liberty 2009 0 1 0 ----Lincoln 1953 9 3 0 1965Lock Haven 1977 1 1 0 1977Long Island 1933 7 2 0 1996Longwood 2006 1 1 0 2006Loyola (MD) 1946 6 18 1 2004Lycoming 1966 3 2 0 1968Maine 1990 0 3 1 ----Manhattan 1997 7 3 4 2009Marist 1992 10 8 1 2008UMBC 1986 3 4 0 1991Monmouth 1984 6 12 2 1998
Mount St. Mary’s 1992 4 4 0 1996Navy 2005 0 1 0 ----New Jersey Institute Tech. 2007 1 0 1 2007Newark Engineering 1953 4 2 1 1957NYU 1962 0 2 0 ----NY Stock Exchange 1936 0 1 0 ----Niagara 1997 7 5 1 2009North Carolina-Chapel Hill 2000 0 1 0 ----North Carolina-Greensboro 1998 0 2 0 ----Northeastern 2000 0 1 0 ----Old Dominion 1978 1 0 0 1978Oneonta 1999 0 1 0 ----Panzer 1937 7 2 2 1954Pennsylvania 1981 1 1 0 1981Philadelphia (Textile) 1981 5 9 3 2007Pittsburgh 2008 0 1 0 ----Princeton 1941 3 12 3 2002Princeton JV 1936 1 1 1 1938Princeton Seminary 1934 1 0 0 1934Queens 1947 1 1 0 1947Reigle Ridge 1939 1 0 0 1939Rhode Island 1994 1 5 0 1994Richmond 2005 0 1 1 ----Rider Alumni 1937 1 0 0 1937Robert Morris 1992 1 5 0 2008Rutgers 1939 14 19 3 1982Saint Peter’s 1960 20 9 0 2009St. Bonaventure 1999 0 1 0 ----St. Francis-NY 1987 6 3 0 2002St. Francis-PA 1991 4 2 0 1996St. John’s 1934 0 0 1 ----St. Joseph’s 1963 11 19 5 2007St. Louis 1970 0 1 0 ----San Diego 2006 0 1 0 ---San Diego State 2006 0 0 1 ---Seton Hall 1939 12 7 2 1968Siena 1997 5 7 3 2004Southern Methodist (SMU) 1997 0 1 0 ----Stanford 1998 0 1 0 ----Stockton State 1987 2 0 1 1989Stony Brook 2001 1 2 1 2002Susquehanna 1965 2 0 0 1966Temple 1961 5 24 2 2000Towson State 1982 3 10 3 1996Trenton All-Stars 1940 1 0 0 1940Trenton State 1938 13 9 6 1987Upsala 1966 3 1 1 1977Villanova 1985 4 1 0 1989Virginia 1998 0 1 0 ----Virginia Military Institute 2009 1 0 0 ----West Chester 1940 8 2 2 1984West Virginia 1996 0 1 0 ----Wilkes 1953 4 4 0 1960William & Mary 1977 1 0 0 1977Winthrop 1990 2 0 0 1991
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Schedule • 2010
September
Wed. 1 LAFAYETTE 5:00p.m.
Sat. 4 at ComfortInnInvitational,hostedbyJamesMadison
vs. JamesMadison 1:30p.m.
Mon. 6 vs. HighPointatJamesMadison 5:00p.m.
Tue. 14 MOUNTST.MARY’S 4:00p.m.
Sat. 18 ST.FRANCISNY 2:30p.m.
Wed. 22 at Temple 3:30p.m.
Sat. 25 NJIT 2:00p.m.
Wed. 29 at Army 7:00p.m.
October
Sat. 2 at GeorgeWashington 2:00p.m.
Fri. 8 * SAINTPETER’S 7:00p.m.
Sun. 10 * MANHATTAN 2:00p.m.
Sat. 16 * LOYOLA 7:00p.m.
Fri. 22 *at Niagara 7:00p.m.
Sun 24 *at Canisius 12:00p.m.
Fri. 29 * MARIST 7:00p.m.
Sun. 31 * SIENA 3:00p.m.
November
Fri. 5 *at Iona 3:00p.m.
Sun. 7 *at Fairfield 1:00p.m.
Fri 12 MAACChampionshipSemifinalsatLoyola TBD
Sun 14 MAACChampionshipFinalsatLoyola TBD
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