NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Freshman midfielder
Hannah Freeman (Lowville, NY/Lowville) scored her first collegiate goal as the Rider University women's soccer team played Iona to a 1-1 tie on the road Tuesday afternoon. With the tie, the Broncs stay unbeaten at 1-0-2, while the Gaels are now 0-1-1.
Just 20 seconds into the contest,
Makenzie Rodrigues (Seattle, WA/Forest Ridge) sent a shot from close range that was saved. Freeman was in position at the right post to elevate a shot past the Gaels' defense for the tally.
The Broncs led until the 65
th minute, when the Gaels were awarded a free kick from 25 yards out, directly in front of the net. Nicole Whitley lined a shot over the Broncs' wall and underneath the crossbar for the equalizer.
Neither team could find the back of the net the rest of the way and the game ended in a draw.
Notes
- Freshman goalkeeper
Ellie Sciancalepore (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) made six saves in the draw.
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Camryn Dees (Pickerington, OH/Pickerington H.S. North),
Makenzie Rodrigues (Seattle, WA/Forest Ridge),
Niamh Cashin (Nottingham, England/All Saints Academy),
Cameron Santers (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills),
Teresa Richardson (Las Vegas, NV/Bishop Gorman) and Sciancalepore each played all 110 minutes.
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Nikki Arrington (Middleton, MA/Masconomet Regional) made her season debut.
- No cautions were given on the field of play. However, Iona's bench was issued a yellow card.
- Saturday's regularly-scheduled match vs. Niagara has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Purple Eagles' program. The Broncs' next scheduled match is next Tuesday, March 30, at Monmouth.
Broncs By The Numbers
- Iona took a 17-14 edge in shots, with both teams putting seven shots on target.
- The Gaels took six corner kicks to the Broncs' four.
- Rodrigues' assist was her first of the year and third of her career.
- Sciancalepore has now made at least five saves in each of the Broncs' first three matches.
