Men’s Soccer Looks to Win Its Third Straight Game at Rider on Saturday

The Intro

• The Saint Peter's University men's soccer team continues conference play as they visit the Rider University Brons on Saturday.
• The Peacocks are coming off a great team performance in a 3-1 victory over Canisius this past Wednesday.
• Junior forward Antonio Green scored his first career goal in the win.

Series with the Broncs

• Wednesday's matchup will be the 35th meeting between the Peacocks and the Broncs, dating all the way back to 1964.
• The Peacocks have a 14-19-1 record all-time against Rider.
• The two sides last met in the abbreviated 2019 season, with the Peacocks coming away with a win in double overtime by a score of 2-1 in Jersey City on October 9. There were 11 total bookings in that game.
• Saint Peter's is currently on a two game winning streak versus Rider, also winning the matchup in 2018. The Peacocks won that game 1-0 in Lawrenceville.

Golden Peacocks

• The Peacocks took down the Canisius Golden Griffins on Wednesday.
• Senior midfielder Jamie Davis tallied his 21st career assist, tying him for fourth all time in Saint Peter's history.
• Sophomore Matt Ellis scored in his third straight game, tallying his fourth of the season.
• Senior forward Matt Hoyt got back into the goal column, scoring the second for Saint Peter's.
• Green scored his first of the season.
• Senior defender Brian Carvalhoso, sophomore forward Conlan Paventi and Ellis also picked up assists in the win.

A Look to the Postseason

• The Peacocks currently sit third in the MAAC after their win over Canisius.
• Including Saturday's matchup, the Peacocks still play three of the bottom four teams in the current MAAC standings.
• Saint Peter's has already played the other three teams in the top four, posting a 1-2 record against those opponents.
• The Peacocks find themselves only three points clear of the drop zone, as they still have work to do to lock up a playoff berth.

Up Next

• The Peacocks continue conference play as they return to Jersey City on Wednesday, October 20 to host Niagara. Kick off is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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