The Rider Broncs men's soccer is the intercollegiate varsity soccer team representing the Rider University, located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference athletic conference of NCAA Division I.Division I - Lawrenceville, NJ. Rider University on ncaa.com
The Broncs' current head coach Chad Duernberger,Coaches at gobroncs.com who is in charge since 2023.Rider Record Book The team play their home matches at Ben Cohen Field, inaugurated in 2010.Ben Cohen Field
Established in 1933,Season by season record the Rider soccer program has won six MAAC tournaments,Championship history on maacsports.com the last in 2023.Men's soccer wins sixth MAAC Championship at Rider University. 13 Nov 2023
Stadium The Broncs play their home matches at Ben Cohen Field, opened in 2010. The venue has an artificial grass surface by FieldTurf since 2020. The first match played under this surface was in September 2020 with a women's soccer game against Fairleigh Dickinson. It was also the first match played at night in the history of Rider’s Lawrenceville campus.Rider Unveils New Turf Field by Sean Ramsden at Rider University. 30 Aug 2010
The stadium was named after Benjamin Cohen '10, Rider's alumni and son of David and Rhonda Cohen, donators to the stadium's surface improvements.
The stadium is also the home venue to the Rider women's soccer and field hockey teams.Rider v Stonehill, field hockey scorebox. 19 Sep 2025
Players
Current roster Men's soccer roster
Records Source:Individual records
Top scorers
# Nat. Player Goals Tenure 1 Craig Wicken 49 1995–98 2 Bobby SmithBobby Smith. 2007 Inductee. Defender at nationalsoccerhof.com 46 1969–723 Matt Miles 46 1993–96 4 Tom Wieboldt 39 1974–77 5 Dennis Ducko 33 1955–59
Assistances # Nat. Player Goals Tenure1 José Aguinaga 32 2014–17 2 Todd Moore 26 1994–97 3 Craig Wicken 24 1995–98 Mike Stasiulaitis 1989–91 Len Matysek 1958–60 4 Elliott Otmani 222015–18 5 Christian Flath212013–16
Players in the pros Rider players that play/have played at professional levels are:
Player Pos. Professional career (teams) Ref. Bobby Smith DF 1973 Philadelphia Atoms, NY Cosmos, San Diego Sockers, Philadelphia Fury Bobby Smith at ussoccerplayers.com Florian Valot MF2016 New York Red Bulls II, FC Cincinnati, Miami FC Florian Valot, Major League Soccer. Accessed March 28, 2022. "Played two seasons at Rider University where he made 34 appearances, scoring 13 goals and recording six assists." José Aguinaga FW 2018 New York Red Bulls II, Phoenix Rising El español José Aguinaga habla del buen paso del Phoenix Rising en esta termporada by Juan Uresti at AZ Central.com. 7 Aug 2019
Coaches
Current staff
Source: Position Name Head coach Chad Duernberger Assist. coach Drew Munoz Assist. coach Gus Valeriano Assist. coach Reilly Fuller
Coaching history Source:
# Name Seas. Tenure 1 Frank Donlon n/a 18 1933–1939, 1947–60 2 Joe Ritter 44–42–4 7 1962–68 3 Bob Pivovarnick 37–40–10 6 1969–74 4 Russ Fager 249–342–60 36 1975–2010 5 Charlie Inverso 96–91–25 12 2011–22 6 Chad Duernberger 12–4–4 3 2023–present
Team statistics Statistic Number Year Additional info Most wins (in a season) 1997 15–6–1 (season record) Most goals scored (in a game) 1960 vs Wilkes Most goals scored (in a season) 1992 10–7–2 (season record) Fewest goals allowed (in a season) 1968 10–3–1 (season record)
Titles
Conference Source:USA - List of NCAA College Soccer Conference Champions (Men) by Dave Litterer at the RSSSF Conference Championship Titles Winning years Metro Atlantic Tournament 1997, 1998, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023 Northeast Tournament 1992 Regular season 2002
NCAA appearances Rider's appearances in NCAA tournament are listed below:
SeasonStageRivalRes.Score 1997 First round SMU L 0–1 1998 First round VirginiaL0–3 2015 First round VirginiaL 0–2 2016 First round Vermont L1–4 2018 First round AkronL1–3 2023 First round Vermont L 1–3
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