Emmitsburg, Md. (October 19, 2022)--On a chilly night at Waldron Family Stadium, Mount St. Mary's was edged by visiting Rider, 2-1, on in a key Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference matchup.  Before a boisterous senior night crowd, Luisangely Navas scored early in the second half to tie the score, but Rider answered just over three minutes later for the winning tally.  With the loss, the Mountaineers fall to 3-5-7 overall and 2-4-3 in the MAAC.

Rider (6-7-2, 3-5-0 MAAC) came out strong in the opening half, taking the lead in the seventh minute when Anna Barkey for her first goal of the season.  The Broncs earned a corner kick that Karagh Tait sent to the far side of the box to Barkey, who sent a low shot to the lower right corner that evaded Mount goalkeeper Arden Lembryk for the early lead.  Rider continued to put the pressure on in the opening 45 minutes with Lembryk having to come up with a pair of saves to keep the Mount within one.  Rider held an 11-to-0 shot advantage in the opening half with Lembryk making three saves.

It was a different story for the Mountaineers in the second half with Navas connecting in the 50th minute to even the score.  The sophomore collected the ball on the left side, dribbled toward the top of the penalty box, and drilled a shot to the upper right corner to even the score.  Rider countered just over three minutes later when Nikki Arrington sent a cross to the middle that was stopped by a Mount defender, but the she was unable to clear the ball.  Barkey was there to take advantage, burying the shot from in front of the goal for her second tally of the game.

After the goal, Rider was able to maintain the possession edge, allowing the clock to dwindle to the final 10 minutes where the Mountaineers made a final push.  Isabella Wendler sent a long shot that went just over the cross bar in the 85th minute.  In the final minute, Kalli Bell saw her shot go just high, and Kayley Kocent had the final chance for the Mount, but her shot with 35 seconds left went wide right.

Rider outshot the Mountaineers, 18-to-8, in the game with an 11-to-3 edge in shots on goal.  Rider also carried the advantage in corner kicks (6-3).  Lembryk finished the game with seven saves while Ellie Sciancalepore had a pair of saves for the Broncs.

The victory allowed Rider to move into a tie with the Mount and Saint Peter's for the sixth and final MAAC Tournament spot with one week remaining in the regular season.  Quinnipiac and Fairfield are tied for the top spot with 21 points with Niagara in third place with 19.  All three teams have clinched a spot in the MAAC Tournament.  Canisius is in fourth place with 13 points with Iona in fifth with 10.  The Mount, Rider and Saint Peter's each have nine points while Marist follows with eight. The Mount and Canisius each have one game remaining on the schedule while the rest of the conference has two.

Mount St. Mary's closes out the regular season at co-leading Quinnipiac on Wednesday, October 26.  Kick-off for that matchup will be 2:30 p.m.