Game 11 – Thursday, October 5, 4:00 PM
Rider Broncs (5-5) vs. La Salle Explorers (6-4)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Ben Cohen Field
Start of the Game: 4:00 PM
Live Video: BroncVision
Live Stats: SideArm Stats
Twitter: BroncsFH &
RiderAthletics
What You Need To Know
- Rider enters its second home contest of the season coming off a 2-0 victory at Colgate. The Broncs are undefeated at Ben Cohen Field in 2017 after defeating Towson earlier this autumn.
- Last time out, La Salle topped Siena, 4-1. Prior to that, the Explorers had lost two games in a row. On the road this year, La Salle is 3-2.
- Rider has shutout three opponents this year.
- The Broncs are 1-4 in one-goal games in 2017. Â
- Rider leads the all-time series, 25-8-1. The Broncs have back-to-back games against the Explorers. Rider has also won seven of the last eight games against La Salle. The last four games have been decided by one goal with the score in all four being 3-2.  Â
- Rider has played nine of their first 10 games on the road this year. Â
- Rider is outscoring opponents, 12-6, in the second half in 2017.
- Three Rider first-year players have been honored by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (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.
- This season, Vandam is 5-5 with 1.42 goals-against average, a .788 save percentage and 52 saves. She has posted three shutouts and played almost 700 minutes.
- Senior
Allison Baligian leads the team in goals and points. She has scored five times this fall and added two assists for 12 points. Baligian also has a team-best two game-winning goals in 2017, including versus Colgate on Sunday. Â
- De Jong is second on the team with four goals and two assists for 10 points.
- Senior
Shannon Hughes leads the team with five assists and is third on the squad with seven points.
- Both Flemming and
Jessica Randazzo have added three goals apiece for the Broncs.Â
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