MATCH 17 – Friday, September 29, 2017
Rider Broncs (7-9) vs. Delaware State Hornets (0-13)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium
Start of the Match: 6:00 pm
Live Video: BroncVision
Live Stats: SideArm Stats
Twitter: RiderAthletics &
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What You Need to Know
- Rider returns to action on Friday evening versus Delaware State University. Last time out, the Broncs scored a 3-2 victory against Iona in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play inside Alumni Gymnasium.
- The Broncs are 3-1 at home this season and are 4-1 overall in the Garden State.
- Delaware State enters the game in the midst of a 13-game losing streak.
- Rider is 6-0 all-time versus the Hornets with the last meeting coming during the 2014 campaign.
- Senior libero
Emma Aldaya became the program's all-time leader in digs on Sunday at Quinnipiac. She currently has 1,870 digs is on pace to be the first player in program history to record 2,000 digs. Versus Iona she had 22 digs. She has had 20 or more digs in a match five times this season.
- Senior setter
Veronica Koval had 51 assists last time out. This season, she leads the team with 519 assists.
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Hailey Riede had 15 kills last time out. Riede has now reached double-digits in kills in a match nine times this fall, including eight matches in a row. In conference play, she is averaging over 13 kills per match. Riede has a team-best 168 kills in 2017.
- Junior
Savannah Logan had 15 kills versus Iona. The 15 kills were a season-high and she has registered 10 or more kills in five matches.
- Freshman
Brynn Sherbert had a career-high 18 digs against Iona. It marked the fifth time in her career that she has recorded 10 or more digs, three of those matches have come against conference foes.Â
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