FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield University men's soccer team will travel to Rider University on Wednesday night for its only game of the week with the game time slated for 7 pm. The game will air on ESPN+.

The Stags are coming off a pair of home wins last week, defeating Manhattan College by a 2-1 score and Iona College by a 2-1 count. The team owns a 3-1-1 record over its last five games which has sent Fairfield into the top four of the latest Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) standings. The Stags are tied for Saint Peter's for third place in the standings just two points behind second-place Marist College, a team that they will play in the regular-season finale on November 3 at Lessing Field.

Freshman Rasmus Sorensen Rejnhold has been a catalyst offensively for Fairfield, scoring three goals last week to earn the MAAC Rookie of the Week award. The forward is currently tied with senior Jonathan Filiipe for the top spot in goals scored with five. Filipe remains the team's top point leader with 13 points, dishing off three assists through his 12 appearances this year. Sophomore Thomas Drillien is in between the two teammates with 11 points, netting four goals and registering three assists to date.

Goalkeeper William Marment has started the five matches for Fairfield which gives him a team-best seven starts this season. Last week, he posted his first clean sheet with Fairfield in the decision over Iona College. He made a season-high seven saves in the match including five in the first half. The graduate student just missed another shutout after Fairfield was credited with an own goal in the closing minutes of the second half, resulting in a 2-1 win over Manhattan. Marment owns a 1.52 goals against average and a .694 save percentage during the 2021 season.

Rider stands at 5-5-2 overall coming into the final weeks of the season which includes its 2-2-1 mark in conference play. After falling to Monmouth by a 1-0 score on September 29, the Broncs have found ways to score goals over the last four matches. The team has scored at least two goals in each on each of those dates, recording 11 goals during that stretch. The Broncs played to a 3-3 draw with Saint Peter's in their last match with Adel Al-Masude posting his fourth goal of the season. Zaki Alibou is the only Bronc with more goals, checking into this game with eight which ties him for the conference lead along with four other student-athletes.

Goalkeeper Guillaume Veinante has been on the pitch the most for Rider with 761 minutes played and sports a 1.89 goals against average with a .543 save percentage (19 saves in nine appearances). 

Fairfield returns home for its next match on October 27 when Quinnipiac University comes to Lessing Field. The game is scheduled for 7 pm.