LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Sophomore Makenzie Rodrigues (Seattle, WA/Forest Ridge) scored twice for the second-straight game as the Rider University women's soccer team played Quinnipiac to a 2-2 tie Tuesday afternoon on Ben Cohen Field. With the draw, both the Broncs and Bobcats move to 1-0-1 on the young season.

Rider took a 2-0 lead on a pair of Rodrigues goals, both set up by Ailis Martin (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac). In the 6^th minute, Martin sent a thru ball from the midfield to a streaking Rodrigues, who collected ahead of the pack and fired a shot from 25 yards out over the head of Quinnipiac keeper Sofia Lospinoso for the 1-0 lead. In the 20^th minute, it was Martin crossing the ball from the right side of the box to Rodrigues for the finish into the right upper 90 and a 2-0 Rider lead.

Quinnipiac cut the deficit in half in the 33^rd minute, with Rebecca Cooke scoring the first of her two goals off an Olivia Scott thru ball from the midfield into the box. Following more than 53 scoreless minutes, Cooke collected another thru ball into the box, this time from Courtney Chochol, for the equalizer from 10 yards out.

Neither team could find the back of the net in overtime, resulting in the draw.   

Quotes & Notes
"We're just comparing this game to last week's game and it was so much better than when we played last week, which is to be expected given the absence from playing and no preseason games. When you look at it, we always play two preseason games. This was our second preseason game. Obviously we're thrown in against a very good team, a very competitive team, physical team. So, the fact that we competed and we competed hard and obviously we have a smaller squad, is really pleasing."

"We scored two goals. We could be disappointed that we were winning 2-1 with five minutes left to go. But that's part of the learning. So, I'm almost disappointed we didn't get the win. But there's a positive to having played overtime, having to compete and battle for overtime for what we want to be doing later on in April. I think it's a positive result. I think some of the freshmen did really well."  – Rider Head Coach Drayson Hounsome

- Freshman goalkeeper Ellie Sciancalepore (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) made her second-straight start in net for the Broncs, making seven saves.
- Rodrigues, Niamh Cashin (Nottingham, England/All Saints Academy), Cameron Santers (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) and Sciancalepore each played all 110 minutes.

Broncs By The Numbers
- Just two games into the season, Rodrigues has matched her season total of four goals from all of the 2019 season.
- Martin's two assists are the first two of her collegiate career.
- Quinnipiac took a 23-10 edge in shots, including 9-5 margin in shots on goal.      
- The Bobcats took nine corner kicks to the Broncs' three.
- A physical game, Quinnipiac was shown three yellow cards, while Rider was cautioned twice.