Rider Broncs men's soccer

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Rider Broncs men's soccer
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Founded1933;92 years ago (1933) [1]
University Rider University
Head coachDennis Bohn [2] (3rd. season)
Conference MAAC
I Division
Location Lawrenceville, New Jersey
StadiumBen Cohen Field [3]
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Nickname Broncs
ColorsCranberry, white, and gray [4]
     
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NCAA Tournament appearances
1997, 1998, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
1997, 1998, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023
Conference Regular Season championships
2002

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. [5]

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The Broncs' current head coach Chad Duernberger, [2] who is in charge since 2023. [6] The team play their home matches at Ben Cohen Field, inaugurated in 2010. [3]

Established in 1933, [1] the Rider soccer program has won six MAAC tournaments [7] , the last in 2023. [8]

Players

Current roster

As of December 2025 [9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Ben Collins
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Vaubel
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Max Schrader
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bobby Lucien
5 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Bobby Lucien
7 MF Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN Lovro Kostanjsek
8 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Ezra Punselie
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Drew Heil
12 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Theo Da Silva
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA William Baker
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Suber
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Gregory
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Xavi Csato
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patryk Rojek
18 FW Flag of Poland.svg  POL Oli Karbownik
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Gonzalez
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Landon Lackner
21 DF Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  TCA Ricky Joasilus
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gio Polizzi
24 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kaelan Debbage
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Kirilenko
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Carro
27 DF Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Daniel Cook
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colton Beuck
32 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Marius Helias
42 GK Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Yoav Arikha

Records

Source: [10]

key
  •   – member of the Rider Athletics Hall of Fame
  •   – member of the Rider Athletics Hall of Fame and inducted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame

Players in the pros

Rider players that play/have played at professional levels are:

Nat.PlayerPos.Pro Professional career (teams)Ref.
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Smith DF 1973 Philadelphia Atoms, NY Cosmos, San Diego Sockers, Philadelphia Fury [12]
Flag of France.svg Florian Valot MF 2016 New York Red Bulls II, FC Cincinnati, Miami FC [13]
Flag of Spain.svg José Aguinaga FW 2018 New York Red Bulls II, Phoenix Rising [14]

Coaches

Current staff

As of 21 December 2025

Source: [2]

PositionName
Head coachChad Duernberger
Assist. coachDrew Munoz
Assist. coachGus Valeriano
Assist. coachReilly Fuller

Coaching history

Source: [1]

As of December 2025
#NameRecordSeas.Tenure
1Frank Donlonn/a181933–1939, 1947–60
2Joe Ritter44–42–471962–68
3Bob Pivovarnick37–40–1061969–74
4Russ Fager249–342–60361975–2010
5Charlie Inverso96–91–25122011–22
6Chad Duernberger12–4–432023–present

Stadium

The Broncs play their home matches at Ben Cohen Field, opened in 2010. The venue has a 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. [15]

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. [3]

The stadium is also the home venue to the Rider women's soccer and field hockey teams. [16]

Team statistics

StatisticNumberYearAdditional info
Most wins (in a season)
15
199715–6–1 (season record)
Most goals scored (in a game)
14
1960vs Wilkes
Most goals scored (in a season)
61
199210–7–2 (season record)
Fewest goals allowed (in a season)
14
196810–3–1 (season record)

NCAA appearances

Rider's appearances in NCAA tournament are listed below: [6]

Key
SeasonStageRivalRes.Score
1997 First round SMU L0–1
1998 First round Virginia L0–3
2015 First roundVirginiaL0–2
2016 First round Vermont L1–4
2018 First round Akron L1–3
2023 First roundVermontL1–3

Titles

Conference

Source: [17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Season by season record
  2. 1 2 3 Coaches at gobroncs.com
  3. 1 2 3 Ben Cohen Field
  4. Rider University Graphic Standards Manual and Editorial Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  5. Division I - Lawrenceville, NJ. Rider University on ncaa.com
  6. 1 2 Rider Record Book
  7. Championship history on maacsports.com
  8. Men's soccer wins sixth MAAC Championship at Rider University. 13 Nov 2023
  9. Men's soccer roster
  10. Individual records
  11. Bobby Smith. 2007 Inductee. Defender at nationalsoccerhof.com
  12. Bobby Smith at ussoccerplayers.com
  13. 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."
  14. El español José Aguinaga habla del buen paso del Phoenix Rising en esta termporada by Juan Uresti at AZ Central.com. 7 Aug 2019
  15. Rider Unveils New Turf Field by Sean Ramsden at Rider University. 30 Aug 2010
  16. Rider v Stonehill, field hockey scorebox. 19 Sep 2025
  17. USA - List of NCAA College Soccer Conference Champions (Men) by Dave Litterer at the RSSSF