Friday, September 6, 2019
Rider Broncs (0-1, 0-0 NEC) vs. La Salle Explorers (1-1, 0-0 A10)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ (Ben Cohen Field)
Start Time: 4:00 pm
Live Video: BroncVision
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Heading into the season, the team selected Tess Coorens, Jade Freeberg, Heili Carpino and Lena Vandam as their captains for the 2019 campaign.
 
- The Broncs will play eight home games at Ben Cohen Field in 2019, including four of their first five contests. All home games will be broadcast on either BroncVison or ESPN platforms (ESPN+ or ESPN3).
 
- In the season opener, Rider fell to visiting Lehigh, 1-0. The Broncs had 14 shots (nine on goal) and the hosts were unable to convert on any of their 11 penalty corners.
 
- Junior goalkeeper Lena Vandam had seven saves in a losing effort for Rider last time out. Dating back to last season, Vandam has recorded six or more saves in four straight games.
 
- Tess Coorens had a defensive save for the Broncs versus the Mountain Hawks. It was the sixth defensive save of her career. Last fall, she led the team with four defensive saves.
 
- Rider leads the all-time series with La Salle, 24-10-2. However, the Explorers have won the last two meetings between the two teams. The last six games in the series history have all been decided by one goal.
 
- In the loss to Lehigh, Tess Coorens and Sierra Giuliano each had two shots on goal apiece for Rider. Also versus the Mountain Hawks, Giuliano, Amanda Zambrana, Kiki van Ommeren, Maeve Riehman, Hannah Hartwell and Jenna Segrave all made their Rider debuts on Friday.
 
- Head Coach Lori Hussong is in her 20th season at the helm of the program in 2019. She has a career record of 249-129. She is the winningest coach in program history and looking to become the 15th active Division I Field Hockey Head Coach with 250 or more wins.