Lawrenceville, NJ – The Rider University field hockey team fell to visiting Lock Haven, 1-0, in a shootout following a scoreless 100 minutes of action on Friday night at Ben Cohen Field.

In their final home regular season contest of 2017, the Broncs (8-9) played their second consecutive overtime contest, while the Bald Eagles (10-7) have now won two of their last three.

It took six shootout attempts for each squad for a winner to be crowned. Lock Haven started the shootout with successful attempt from Tamia Roach. After Roach found the back of the cage the next eight players to go were unable to get it past the goalkeepers.

Down to their final attempt, the Broncs turned to graduate transfer Maria Madsen (Farmingdale, NJ/Hopewell High School/Richmond). Madsen saw her first shot stopped before she converted the rebound just before the clock hit zero.

In the second time through, Roach scored after the Bald Eagle goalkeeper made a save to give the visitors the victory.

Freshman Lena Vandam (Brasschaat, Belgium) was stellar once again for Rider in the cage. She turned aside a career-high 14 shots in a losing effort.

Notes & Quotes
"I was really pleased with the way we played today except for the fact that we did not score again," Rider Head Coach Lori Hussong said. "We toughened up as the game went on. They were a good passing team and had some really skilled players on the field, but I feel like we matched their intensity early on and in overtime. Overall we were happy with how our defense played."

"Lena is a fantastic goalie," Hussong said of her netminder. "Every game she gets better. We rely heavily on her and our three backs to keep us in each game and if she's not on the field maybe the game is a blowout. Having her in the cage gives us a boost and some confidence that if we make a mistake there's someone back there that can make a save."

- Freshmen Lena Vandam and Brittany Romanczuk were honored by the MAAC with weekly awards as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. Vandam was tabbed as the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week for the third time and Romanczuk was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week for the first time in her young career.
- With Monmouth's victory against Bryant, the Broncs clinched a berth in the MAAC Tournament. It marks the 18th straight season in which Rider has participated in postseason play.
- Rider's last three non-conference games have all gone to overtime.
- Rider is 2-8 in one-goal games in 2017.
- The Broncs are 0-3 in overtime this year.
- Lock Haven held a 24-9 advantage in shots.
- The Broncs took eight penalty corners compared to 17 for the Bald Eagles.
- The last four games between the Broncs and the Bald Eagles have all been decided by one goal.

Broncs by the Numbers
- Melissa Cunningham had two defensive saves for the Broncs. She now leads the team with four defensive saves this season. She has recorded a defensive save in three consecutive games.
- Vandam posted her fifth shutout of the season. Her 14 saves were a career-high. It marked the fourth time this year she has made 10 or more saves in a game. On the year, she has a 1.31 goals-against average to go along with 93 saves and a .802 save percentage.
- Vandam has not allowed a goal in the last 235 minutes of play at home.
- Kaitlyn Flemming had a team-high two shots on goal.    

Up Next
Rider returns to action on Sunday, October 29, with a road Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) showdown against Monmouth that is slated to begin at 1:00 pm. The Broncs are looking to avenge a double overtime setback to the Hawks in last year's MAAC Tournament. To follow live stats and video for the game visit the field hockey schedule page on GoBroncs.com.