Game 15 – Friday, October 20, 7:00 PM
Rider Broncs (7-7, 2-2 MAAC) vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers (6-9, 2-1 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Ben Cohen Field
Start of the Game: 7:00 PM
Live Video: BroncVision
Live Stats: SideArm Stats
Twitter: BroncsFH & RiderAthletics

What You Need To Know
- Rider will play its fifth home contest on the season on Friday, October 20, coming off a 1-0 MAAC loss versus Fairfield on Sunday. The game is a Code Cranberry contest so come out and support the Broncs. The team will also honor their five seniors and one graduate transfer prior to the start of the contest.  
- The Broncs are 2-2 at home this autumn.
- Last time out, the Pioneers defeated Bryant, 2-1, in the Ocean State.  
- Rider has won back-to-back games against Sacred Heart, blanking the Pioneers, 3-0, last year and topping SHU, 3-1, in 2015.
- The Broncs are 2-6 in one-goal games in 2017.
- Rider has allowed just one goal in each of their four MAAC games this autumn.
- The Broncs are outscoring opponents, 16-6, in the second half in 2017.
- Graduate transfer Maria Madsen had a goal in the win over the Siena last Friday. The points were her first for the Broncs since the season opener against Davidson.   
- Rider is outscoring opponents, 16-6, in the second half in 2017.
- Three Rider first-year players have been honored by the MAAC. Eline De Jong was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on August 29, goalkeeper Lena Vandam was tabbed as the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week on September 5 and Kaitlyn Flemming was honored as the MAAC Rookie of the Week on September 19. Vandam has twice been named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week and Flemming has twice been recognized as the MAAC Rookie of the Week.
- This season, Vandam is 7-7 with 1.44 goals-against average, a .773 save percentage and 68 saves. She has posted three shutouts and played over 970 minutes. She has made 10 or more saves three times in her young career.
- Senior Allison Baligian leads the team in goals and points. She has scored six times this fall and added four assists for 16 points. Baligian also has a team-best and MAAC-high three game-winning goals in 2017, including last Friday versus the Saints.
- Senior Shannon Hughes leads the team with seven assists.
- Flemming is tied for tops in the MAAC amongst freshmen with five goals.