Friday, October 15, 2021
Rider Broncs (8-4, 1-2 NEC) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (0-12, 0-3 NEC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Ben Cohen Field
Time: 4 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com
 
What You Need To Know
- Friday's game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
- The Broncs are currently tied for fifth in the NEC, while the Bulldogs sit in eighth through three conference games.
- Rider looks to snap a two-game skid after falling to Fairfield and LIU last week.  
- Julia Divorra (Terrassa, Spain/Vedruna Vall) has been named NEC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season. Kaitlyn Tomas (Campbellville, Ontario/Appleby College) earned the conference's Defensive Player of the Week twice. Abby Hartwell (Monroeville, NJ/Delsea Regional) has been one of the league's standout freshman earning a pair of Rookie of the Week honors. Carly Brosious (Drexel Hill, PA/Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast) has also once been named NEC Offensive Player of the Week.
- Divorra leads the NEC in goals (9) and points (23) so far this season. Her 1.92 points per game ranks 14^th in the country.
- Rider leads the all-time series 11-2. The Broncs have won three straight in the series, with all three wins coming by two goals. The Bronc won in Rhode Island, 3-1, during the spring season. Sierra Giuliano (Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional) scored twice in the victory.   
- The Bulldogs have lost all 12 games this season, but have played to overtime in two of their three NEC games.
- Bryant goalie Marijn Jaarsma leads the nation at 11.42 saves per game.
- Both Brittany Gouws and Ellie Morrison have four defensive saves, good for seventh in the nation. As a team, Bryant ranks third in the country with 12 defensive saves.