Fairfield & Rider Advance to 2017 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Game

Fairfield & Rider Advance to 2017 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Game

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No. 2 Rider University – 3 | No. 3 Canisius College – 1?
2017 Men’s Soccer Championship Semifinals
Ben Cohen Field
Lawrenceville, NJ
 
No. 2 Rider University (12-4-2, 6-2-2 MAAC) defeated No. 3 Canisius College (12-4-4, 5-1-4 MAAC) to advance to the MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship game for the third year in a row. The Broncs become the first team to play in three-straight MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship finals since Monmouth University (2013-15).
 
Rider Notes:
  • The Broncs scored three unanswered goals in the first half after Canisius took a 1-0 lead in the eighth minute.
  • Sophomore back Sylvain Coco notched Rider’s first goal of the game, his third of the season in the 19th minute. Coco was assisted by red-shirt freshman forward Pablo DeCastro.
  • DeCastro tallied the Broncs’ second goal, four minutes later in the 23rd minute. The forward registered his eighth goal of the season, the second-most on the team. Senior forward Elliott Otmani and sophomore back Arthur Herpreck assisted on the tally.
  • Otmani found the back of the net in the 27th minute, he was assisted by DeCastro. Otmani’s goal was his ninth of the season, tied for the second-most in the MAAC.
  • Senior goalkeeper David Pastuna stopped four shots in net.
  • Rider recorded 17 shots, nine shots on goal, and five corners.
 
Canisius Notes:
  • Freshman forward Filippo Tamburini scored the game’s first goal in the eighth minute. The score was his 11th of the season, the most in the league.
  • Tonight’s semifinal appearance was the second-straight and fourth overall for Canisius.
  • The Griffs tallied eight shots, five shots on goal, and five corners.
 
No. 1 Fairfield University* – 0 | No. 5 Quinnipiac University – 0
*Fairfield advances on penalty kicks, 3-2
 
2017 Men’s Soccer Championship Semifinals
Lessing Field
Fairfield, CT
 
No. 1 Fairfield University (11-4-3, 7-1-2 MAAC) advanced to the 2017 MAAC Soccer Championship Game on penalty kicks, 3-2, over No. 5 Quinnipiac University. Freshman goalkeeper Gordon Botterill made five saves over 110 minutes and made three key stops in penalty kicks. Botterill was named to the All-MAAC Second Team and MAAC All-Rookie team. Fairfield competes in its first MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship Game since 2014.
 
Fairfield Notes:
  • Fairfield’s three made penalty kicks came from Diego Casielles, Matt McGlinchey and Jonathan Uy
  • Fairfield competed in its fourth double overtime game this season.
  • The Stags are 5-1-2 at Lessing Field this season and now 4-0-1 in its last five contests
 
Quinnipiac Notes:
  • Quinnipiac’s two made penalty kicks came from Conor McCoy and Oscar Evans
  • Quinnipiac has competed in back-to-back MAAC Men’s Soccer Semifinals contests
  • Goalkeeper Chrysostomos Iakovidis posted three saves in the net for the Bobcats
 
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.