WASHINGTON, DC – Grace Stansfield (Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter) and Rachael Zeides (Woodbine, NJ/Ocean City) each had a hit, but the Rider University softball team was defeated by hOURglass Rival Monmouth, 8-0, in a non-conference game Friday morning at the Buff & Blue Challenge. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 0-10, while the Hawks are now 10-6.

Monmouth struck for a four-run first, three more in the third and another in the fourth. Rider got leadoff singles from Zeides and Stansfield in the third and fifth innings, but could not score, ending the game after five innings.

Quotes & Notes
"Not many positives came out of today. We need to come ready to play with intention and purpose tomorrow. Otherwise, the outcome will continue to be the same." – Rider Head Coach Davon Ortega

- Jackie Cal (Castle Rock, CO/Regis Jesuit) started the game and took the loss. She was charged with four runs, three earned on four hits in a third of an inning.
- Emily Oltman (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley) and Brooklyn Trujillo-Quintana (Henderson, CO/Prairie View) also pitched in relief.  
- The Broncs return to Buff & Blue Challenge action Saturday, when they face Winthrop (11 a.m.) and George Washington (1 p.m.).
 
Broncs by the Numbers
- Stansfield and Zeides each had a hit for the Broncs.
- Monmouth starting pitcher Alyssa Irons was the 2019 MAAC Pitcher of the Year. She pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out three.