Thursday, October 28, 2021
Rider Broncs (10-6, 3-3 NEC) vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers (2-14, 2-4 NEC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Ben Cohen Field
Time: 4 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com
 
What You Need To Know
- Thursday's game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
- The Broncs are currently fourth in the NEC and can clinch a berth in the conference tournament with a win. The Pioneers sit in a tie for fifth, one game back of the Broncs.
- Rider is coming off of a 2-1 victory over Saint Francis last time out. The Broncs got a strong performance out of Tess van Ommeren (Amsterdam, Netherlands/Sint Nicolaas Lyceum). The senior assisted on the first goal of the game, then scored an insurance tally to secure the win for the Broncs.
- 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 (12) and points (29) so far this season. Her 1.81 points per game ranks 14^th in the country.
- Rider leads the all-time series 24-8, but the Pioneers were the lone team to defeat Rider in NEC play a season ago, winning 1-0 in a shootout. The Broncs had won five-straight prior to last season's contest.   
- The Pioneers are 2-4 in NEC play with both victories coming by identical, 4-3, overtime margins.
- The Pioneers rank seventh in the nation with nine defensive saves as a team.