Lawrenceville, NJ – The visiting La Salle field hockey team outlasted Rider, 3-2, in overtime on Thursday afternoon at Ben Cohen Field in non-conference play.

The Broncs (5-6) dropped their first home game of the season, while the Explorers (7-4) won their second straight road contest versus a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) opponent.

With the score knotted at two in the extra frame, La Salle's Mackenzie Karcher potted the game-winner through traffic in front of the net. The marker was her second of the contest and came with 4:29 left in the first overtime period.

The guests opened the scoring in the 17th minute as Summer Pierson netted her first goal of the season off a penalty corner. The Broncs wasted little time evening it up, as Jade Freeberg (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford) got the equalizer 59 seconds later.

The Explorers took a 2-1 edge into the break as Karcher tipped a shot past Rider freshman goalkeeper Lena Vandam (Brasschaat, Belgium) in the 33rd minute.
Rider tied the score at two midway  through the second half courtesy of a strike from sophomore Tess Coorens (Leiden, Netherlands/Visser'T Hooft Lyceum).

Vandam had a strong game in the cage, turning aside 11 shots in a losing effort.  

Notes & Quotes
"We were really proud with how we came back, but we have to give a little more effort on the field to get a better result," Rider Head Coach Lori Hussong said. "When it comes to 7-on-7 overtime it's the team that wants it the most that comes out victorious. La Salle wanted it a little more than we did and they came out with the win."

"That was tough as nails defense at the end of regulation when them getting three corners with no time on the clock," Hussong added. "We had chances in overtime that we did not take advantage. La Salle attacked with speed and confidence and we were tentative."

- Rider is now 1-1 at home in 2017.
- Rider has now played nine of its first 11 games this year away from home.
- To close out regulation, La Salle took three penalty corners with time expired.
- La Salle held a slim 18-17 advantage in shots,
- The Broncs had 8 shots on goal, while La Salle had 14.
- The Broncs took 13 penalty corners compared to 10 for the Explorers.

Broncs by the Numbers
- Rider is now outscoring their opponents, 13-6, in the second half this year.
- The overtime game was the first for Rider since last season's MAAC Tournament Semifinals.
- Freshman Eline De Jong assisted on Freeberg's goal. It was third helper of the year. She is second on the squad with 11 points.  
- The 11 saves were the second highest total of Vandam's career. She has now recorded 10 or more saves three times this autumn.  
- Seniors Shannon Hughes and Allison Hughes had the assists on Coorens tally. Baligian leads the team with 13 points, while Hughes has a team-high six assists.
- Freeberg's goal was her first of the season and the third of her career.
-  Coorens' goal was also her first of the year and the fourth of her career.  

Up Next
Rider returns to action on Sunday, October 8, with a home Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) contest against LIU Brooklyn that is slated to begin at 12:00 pm. The Broncs defeated the Blackbirds, 9-0, last season. The meeting in 2016 was the first-ever between the two teams. To follow live stats and video for the game visit the field hockey schedule page on GoBroncs.com.