Rider at MAAC Tournament
LAWRENCEVILLE— Rider University freshman soccer player Jim Bradley was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for all games played the final week of the regular season.
Bradley (Sewell, N.J./Washington Township) scored two goals in Rider’s MAAC victory over Canisius in the regular season finale Sunday. Bradley collected a loose ball and scored just 2:03 into the game. Bradley scored his team-high fifth goal of the season off of a crossing pass for a 2-1 Rider lead in the 3-1 victory.
Bradley was also the MAAC Rookie of the Week September 10-17.
The Rider soccer team is the ninth seed and will play the eight seed, Siena College, in the first round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship tournament.
The 10-team tournament is being held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida November 14-18.
Rider (7-9-2, 2-5-2 MAAC) ended the regular season on a two-game winning streak, defeating fourth seeded Canisius and seventh seeded Niagara. This season Rider tied the sixth seed, Marist and the tenth seed, Manhattan.
Rider lost 1-0 at Siena on October 7, and also lost by one goal to the second seed, Saint Peter’s (4-3), the third seed, Fairfield (1-0), and the fifth seed, Iona (1-0).
If the Broncs defeat Siena (5-9-4, 2-5-2 MAAC) at 2:00 pm Wednesday they will play the top seed, Loyola (15-3, 8-1 MAAC), at 1:00 pm Thursday. The semi-finals are Saturday and the Championship Game is Sunday at 1:00 pm.
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