Lawrenceville, NJ – Freshman Kaitlyn Flemming (Bellmawr, NJ/Triton Regional High School) scored two goals to lead the Rider University field hockey team past visiting Towson, 4-0, on Friday evening in non-conference action at Ben Cohen Field.

The Broncs (3-3) snapped their three-game losing streak and scored their second shutout win of the fall, while the Tigers (0-7) suffered their seventh straight setback.  

Rider opened the scoring 12 and a half minutes into play as freshman Marion Waterkeyn (Antwerp, Belgium/OLVE) scored her second career goal off a feed from senior Allison Baligian (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central). Waterkeyn buried a rebound into the empty after Baligian fired a shot from the right-side on goal.

The Broncs added to their lead 18 minutes later courtesy of a strike from Shannon Hughes (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) with freshman Eline De Jong (Groningen, Netherlands/Praedinius Gymnasium) picking up the helper. The goal was the first of the season for Hughes, while De Jong earned her first career assist.

Late in the first half, Flemming scored off a penalty corner to give the hosts a 3-0 edge heading into halftime.

In the second half, Flemming added an insurance goal and the Broncs held Towson to just one shot.

Freshman Lena Vandam (Brasschaat, Belgium) made three saves in the cage for the Broncs to pick up her third career win.

Notes & Quotes
"I think we did a great job coming back after losing three games in a row," Rider Head Coach Lori Hussong said. "We played good team field hockey tonight. We created some good scoring chances and took advantage of them. The work we put in this week really helped our movement in the circle. Our emphasis tonight was to play together and pass the ball." 

- Rider is now 16-4-1 all-time against Towson. The Broncs have defeated the Tigers in each of the last five seasons.
- The game was the first at home Rider after the team started the year with five straight games outside of the Garden State.
- Towson was held scoreless for the fifth time this year.
- Rider held a 19-7 advantage in shots. The 19 shots were a season-high for the Broncs.
- Towson took 10 penalty corners compared to nine for the Broncs. The Tigers had the first seven penalty corners of the game and Rider had the next seven.

Broncs by the Numbers
- Alice Otterson had one of the assists on Flemming's first goal. It was Otterson's second assist of the season and her second in as many games.
- Alison Amen had a defensive save for the Broncs. It was her second straight game with one. She is the only Bronc to record a defensive save this season.
- The goals were the first two of Flemming's career. She is the second Rider rookie to record a multi-goal game in 2017.
- The Broncs are now outscoring the opposition, 10-5, in the second half this fall thanks to Flemming's second-half strike on Friday.
- Vandam is now 3-3 on the year with a pair of shutouts. She has an .804 save percentage to go along with 37 saves and a 1.35 goals-against average.

Up Next
Rider returns to action on Tuesday, September 19, with a road non-conference contest against Hofstra that is slated to begin at 3:30 pm. The Broncs are looking to avenge a 5-1 setback to the Pride in the Garden State last year. To follow live stats and video for the game visit the field hockey schedule page on GoBroncs.com.