LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ - On Sept. 5, Rider Athletics will air its first school-produced ESPN broadcast. Throughout the Fall and upcoming seasons, broadcasts will be available on ESPN3 (also referred to as WatchESPN) and ESPN+. Direct links to each broadcast will be provided on the team schedules and game preview articles on
www.GoBroncs.com, as well as team and athletic department Twitter handles.
Below is information on how to access ESPN3 and ESPN+ and the full Rider-produced ESPN broadcast schedule:
For ESPN3 Broadcasts:
- ESPN3 works with participating cable and high-speed internet providers.
- ESPN3 is also available at no cost to U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel on computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks.
- ESPN3 is available on your computer, smart phone, tablet, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.
- Once on the platform, you'll be prompted to select your cable or satellite television or internet provider and enter your current login information. Once qualifying login information is entered, access is granted to the platform. Â
- ESPN3 is currently only available in the US.
For ESPN+ Broadcasts:
- A subscription to ESPN+ is available to buy via the ESPN app and ESPN.com. You can only access ESPN+ content after you have subscribed. Log in using your current ESPN account or create a new account via the ESPN app or from the web (
here). You'll be prompted to log in or create a new account when buying a subscription.
- ESPN+ costs $4.99 a month ($49.99, if you pay annually).
- There is currently a 30-day free trial available that ends Sept. 2, so sign up now for your free extended trial!
- A subscriber can watch ESPN+ in the Watch tab of the latest version of the ESPN App, available on the web, iPhone, iPad, tvOS, Android Handset, Roku, Chromecast and FireTV.
- Your ESPN+ subscription grants you access to not only Rider games, but all the content offered on the platform, including many other MAAC contests across several sports and other college and professional games. Original programming like E:60 is also available.
- Five simultaneous streams are allowed per ESPN+ account.
- As a subscriber, you can pause, rewind, or restart anything you're watching live through ESPN+.
- ESPN+ is currently only available in the US.
Fall 2018 Rider Athletics ESPN Schedule
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Sport |
Away |
Home |
Network |
9/5/2018 |
7:00 PM |
Men's Soccer |
Temple |
Rider |
ESPN+ |
9/6/2018 |
7:00 PM |
Women's Soccer |
Princeton |
Rider |
ESPN+ |
9/15/2018 |
1:00 PM |
Volleyball |
Quinnipiac |
Rider |
ESPN3 |
9/16/2018 |
12:00 PM |
Field Hockey |
St. Francis (PA) |
Rider |
ESPN3 |
9/16/2018 |
6:00 PM |
Women's Soccer |
Monmouth |
Rider |
ESPN3 |
9/19/2018 |
7:00 PM |
Men's Soccer |
Princeton |
Rider |
ESPN+ |
9/23/2018 |
12:00 PM |
Field Hockey |
Villanova |
Rider |
ESPN+ |
9/28/2018 |
7:00 PM |
Field Hockey |
Monmouth |
Rider |
ESPN3 |
10/6/2018 |
1:00 PM |
Volleyball |
Saint Peter's |
Rider |
ESPN+ |
10/10/2018 |
7:00 PM |
Women's Soccer |
Manhattan |
Rider |
ESPN+ |
10/13/2018 |
7:00 PM |
Men's Soccer |
Fairfield |
Rider |
ESPN3 |
11/4/2018 |
1:00 PM |
Volleyball |
Iona |
Rider |
ESPN+ |
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