Hempstead, NY – The Rider University field hockey team fell on the road to Hofstra, 3-2, in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon at the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium.

The Broncs (3-4) lost their fourth straight road contest, while the Pride (5-5) snapped a two-game skid to pick up their fourth victory at home this fall.  

Rider fell behind early, surrendering two Hofstra goals in the first five minutes of the game. Madison Sauve got the hosts on the board less than a minute into play with her seventh goal of the season and Philine de Wolf gave the Pride a two-goal edge with a tally 4:51 into play.

The marker was the eighth of the season for de Wolf and her first of two on the day.  

Rider freshman Kaitlyn Flemming (Bellmawr, NJ/Triton Regional High School) cut the deficit in half and got the Broncs on board with less than a minute left in the first half as she converted a feed from classmate Eline De Jong (Groningen, Netherlands/Praedinius Gymnasium).

De Jong beat the Hofstra defender marking her and Flemming found the back of the cage as Rider trailed by one at 2-1 at the half.

Seven minutes into the second half, de Wolf scored her second goal of the day to give the Pride a 3-1 lead. The marker would prove to be the game-winner.

With under nine minutes left in regulation, Alice Otterson (Stratford, New Zealand/New Plymouth) pulled the Broncs back within one with a strike. Otterson tipped a shot from Shannon Hughes (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) past the Hofstra keeper for her first goal of the season.

Freshman Lena Vandam (Brasschaat, Belgium) made four saves in a losing effort for Rider.

Notes & Quotes
"Once again we gave our opponents the early momentum by not being ready to compete from the start," Rider Head Coach Lori Hussong said. "Being down two goals four minutes into the game is hard to overcome."

- Freshman Kaitlyn Flemming was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Tuesday afternoon as announced by the league office.
- Rider is 1-4 in true road games in 2017.
- Rider has now played six of its first seven games this year away from home.
- The Broncs are 12-14 all-time versus Hofstra and have not defeated the Pride since 2013. Hofstra has defeated Rider four straight times.
- Rider held a 21-11 advantage in shots.
- The Broncs took nine penalty corners compared to  just one for the Pride.

Broncs by the Numbers
- Flemming's goal late in the first half was the third of her career and her third in the last two games.
- De Jong's assist on Flemming's strike was her second in the past two games and the second of her career.
- De Jong is now second on the team with eight points (3 goals, 2 assists) and Flemming is third on the team with six points (3 goals).
- Otterson's goal was her first of the season and the . Otterson now has points in back-to-back games thanks to an assist last time out against Towson.
- Hughes had an assist for the second game in a row. She leads the team with four assists this season and she is tied for third on the squad with six points.
- Rider is outscoring opponents, 10-5, in the second half this season.
- The Broncs are 0-3 in games decided by one goal in 2017.

Up Next
Rider returns to action on Sunday, September 24, with a road non-conference contest against Saint Francis (Pa.) that is slated to begin at 1:00 pm. The Broncs are looking for their second straight win against the Red Flash after topping SFU, 3-0, in Lawrenceville last season. To follow live stats and video for the game visit the field hockey schedule page on GoBroncs.com.