LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University field hockey team got two goals from Julia Divorra (Terrassa, Spain/Vedruna Vall) and a goal and two assists from Tess van Ommeren (Amsterdam, Netherlands/Sint Nicolaas Lyceum) to defeat Bryant University, 5-1, Friday evening. The Broncs improve to 9-4 overall and 2-2 in the NEC with the win. The Bulldogs drop to 0-13 overall and 0-4 in the conference.
 
The Broncs got off to a hot start, as Divorra received the insert of a penalty corner from Kiki van Ommeren (Amsterdam, Netherlands/Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam) and scored her 10^th of the season just over five minutes into the game. Later in the quarter on another Rider corner, Danielle Tyson (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South) deflected a Tess van Ommeren shot into the cage to put Rider up, 2-0. Divorra found the back of the cage less than a minute later when she played a through ball to Carly Brosious (Drexel Hill, PA/Monsignor Bonner [Archbishop Prendergast]), who returned the pass to Divorra who scored her second of the game.
 
The Broncs continued to pour on goals in the second quarter. It was the sibling connection of Kiki and Tess van Ommeren who combined to score off a corner early in the period, then Tess van Ommeren found Brosious with a long lead pass that put Brosious in alone with the Bulldog goalie. Brosious finished the play to extend the lead to 5-0 at the half.
 
The Bulldogs responded in the second half, scoring off a rebound to produce the final score.
 

Quotes & Notes
"It feels good. It's never good when you lose a couple in a row, so it was good mentally for us. The kids played a really phenomenal first half."
 
"We're really proud of Julia. Her skill has been incredible, and the leadership she has given us the last couple years has been really incredible as well. We're very proud of her and proud of this accomplishment."
 
"When you get the early lead, you get the momentum on your side and that's really important." – Head Coach Lori Hussong
 
"My freshman year I broke my collarbone, but I didn't want to leave America without doing anything. I came here to play field hockey, and all the hard work and sacrifices paid off." – Senior Forward Julia Divorra
 
"We knew we had to come into this game and do this to get to the championship game. There was an intensity to this week in practice."
 
"It's really exciting. I'm really satisfied with myself today. Coach asked me if I was going to score before the game today, and I said 'yes'. I just went out and did exactly what we said." – Junior Forward Danielle Tyson
 
 
- The Broncs lead the all-time series 12-2 over the Bulldogs, including four-straight dating back through the 2018 season.
- Carlee Fulton (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) made her third consecutive start in goal, and made a save without allowing a goal to earn the win.
- Brooke Golbeski (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks West) made her collegiate debut off the bench and made a pair of saves.
- Kiera Guckavan (Middletown, PA/Middletown Area), Kiki van Ommeren, and Maeve Riehman (Norristown, PA/Archbishop Carroll), played all 60 minutes in the game
- Divorra became just the 11^th player in program history to reach 100 career points. She currently ranks in the top-11 in program history in both career goals (39) and career assists (23).
- Tyson's goal is the first of her collegiate career.

Broncs By The Numbers
- The Broncs out-shot Bryant 24-4, including a 19-4 advantage in shots on goal.
- Rider earned 15 corners in the game to just one for the Bulldogs.
- Kiki van Ommeren had multiple assists in a game for the first time in her collegiate career.
 
Up Next
- Rider takes to the road on Sunday for a non-conference game at Lehigh. Start time is scheduled for 1 p.m.