LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — After flying out to the program's best start in 17 years, the Stony Brook men's soccer team dropped its final tuneup before conference play on Tuesday afternoon, dropping a 3-1 decision at Rider.
Jordan Riley recorded his first goal as a Seawolf, firing home a turnaround shot in the box after a Stony Brook corner but it was too late to keep the rally going.
The teams played to a scoreless first half but a Rider goal in the 55th minute off a corner proved to be enough for the hosts, sending the Seawolves to 4-2 ahead of the team's America East opener on Saturday against Vermont.
Rider would add another off a set piece in the 68th minute before a breakaway tally in the 74th put the game away.
STATS AND NOTES
- Riley became the seventh different Seawolves player to score a goal this season.
- Of the seven, three of them, including Riley, scored their first career goal this season.
- Stony Brook drops to 1-1 on the road this season.
- Entering tonight, Ryan Anatol's club matched the 2004 Stony Brook team, winning four of its first five contests.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves open league play on Saturday night at LaValle Stadium, taking on Vermont at 6 p.m. The Catamounts were the first team out of the United Soccer Coaches Top 25, receiving 10 fewer points than 25th-ranked Grand Canyon in the poll.
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