LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women's soccer team will play four non-conference home games against Wagner, St. Francis Brooklyn, Villanova and NJIT prior to beginning the always-grueling MAAC slate in 2021. The Broncs will also face Delaware State, Temple and Bucknell on the road as part of the non-conference schedule, before playing host to Monmouth, Canisius, Manhattan, Marist and Quinnipiac in league play. The Broncs enter 2021 having made eight-straight MAAC Championship appearances.
 
Wagner
Friday, Aug. 20 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Rider leads, 7-4
Last Meeting: Rider, 3-2 (2OT) (Aug. 23, 2019; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 0-6-1 (0-5-1 NEC)
2020-21 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The Broncs have won the last two meetings with the Seahawks in overtime and seven of the last eight overall. Kourtney Cunningham scored the golden goal in the 95^th minute in 2018, before Hailey Russell's goal in the 105^th minute won the match in 2019.

St. Francis Brooklyn
Wednesday, Aug. 25 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Rider leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Rider, 2-0 (Aug. 28, 2019; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 2-5-1 (2-5-1 NEC)
2020-21 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The Broncs defeated the Terriers, 2-0, in St. Francis Brooklyn's second game as a start-up program in 2019.

Villanova
Sunday, Aug. 29 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Villanova leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Villanova, 2-0 (Aug. 31, 2003; Philadelphia, PA)
2020-21 Record: 3-10-2 (2-6-2 Big East)
2020-21 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The Broncs and Wildcats have met just once in the two programs' histories, a 2-0 Villanova win in suburban Philadelphia in 2003. The meeting will be the first between the two teams on Rider's home field.

Delaware State
Wednesday, Sept. 1 * Dover, DE
 
Series History: Rider leads, 9-0-1
Last Meeting: Rider, 6-1 (Sept. 12, 2019; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 0-6 (All Non-Conference Games)
2020-21 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Rider took a resounding 6-1 win over the Hornets on Sept. 12, 2019. The Broncs have never lost to Delaware State, with the only non-win coming in a 2-2 tie on the road in 2012.  

Temple
Saturday, Sept. 4 * Philadelphia, PA
 
Series History: Temple leads, 3-4-1
Last Meeting: Tie, 1-1 (2OT) (Sept. 15, 2019; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 4-5-1 (2-5-1 American)
2020-21 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: After winning the first three meetings in program history against Temple, Rider snapped a four-game losing skid on Sept. 15, 2019, playing the Owls to a 1-1 draw. Makenzie Rodrigues equalized in the 71^st minute.

NJIT
Wednesday, Sept. 8 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Rider leads, 6-5
Last Meeting: NJIT, 5-0 (Sept. 5, 2019; Newark, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 2-6-1 (0-5-1 America East)
2020-21 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: NJIT has won the last three meetings with Rider, including a 5-0 win in Newark on Sept. 5, 2019. The wins cut the Broncs' edge in the all-time series to 6-5. 

Bucknell
Sunday, Sept. 12 * Lewisburg, PA
 
Series History: Bucknell leads, 2-1-1
Last Meeting: Bucknell, 2-1 (OT) (Sept. 3, 2017; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 1-2-2 (1-2-2 Patriot)
2020-21 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The Broncs and Bison last squared off in 2017, when Bucknell equalized in the 80^th minute and won it in overtime with a goal in the 95^th minute. Bucknell won the opener in the series in 2013, the Broncs evened the series with a win in 2014, before the two teams played to a draw in 2016.

Siena
Saturday, Sept. 18 * Loudonville, NY
 
Series History: Siena leads, 10-11-5
Last Meeting: Siena, 2-1 (2020-21 MAAC Semifinals) (Apr. 12, 2021; Loudonville, NY)
2020-21 Record: 6-1-2 (4-0-1 MAAC)
2020-21 Postseason: MAAC Champions, NCAA First Round
Quickly: Siena defeated the Broncs, 2-1, in the MAAC Semifinals this past April 12 en route to a MAAC Championship, which was earned via penalty kicks against Monmouth. The Saints went on to face Arizona State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.  

Fairfield
Saturday, Sept. 25 * Fairfield, CT
 
Series History: Fairfield leads, 17-7-3
Last Meeting: Rider, 4-1 (Mar. 9, 2021; Fairfield, CT)
2020-21 Record: 2-3-1 (2-3-1 MAAC)
2020-21 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: Rider opened 2020-21 play with a convincing 4-1 win at Fairfield. The Broncs are 3-1-3 in their last seven contests against the Stags, with the stretch beginning with a MAAC Championship tie and advancement to the NCAA Tournament on PK's in 2014.

Monmouth
Wednesday, Sept. 29 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Monmouth leads, 14-4-3
Last Meeting: Monmouth, 2-1 (Mar. 30, 2021; West Long Branch, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 5-1-3 (3-1-2 MAAC)
2020-21 Postseason: MAAC Championship Game
Quickly: Perennial MAAC power Monmouth saw its stretch of four-straight MAAC Championships snapped in 2020-21, with Siena advancing past the Hawks on PK's in the Championship Game. Rider played the Hawks tough in West Long Branch last season, but fell, 2-1. The last time the two teams met in West Long Branch, Rider earned a 1-0 win on the strength of a Niamh Cashin game winner.

Canisius
Saturday, Oct. 2 * Lawrenceville, NJ
 
Series History: Rider leads, 12-10-2
Last Meeting: Rider, 2-1 (Oct. 23, 2019; Buffalo, NY)
2020-21 Record: 1-6-0 (1-6-0 MAAC)
2020-21 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The Broncs and Griffs did not meet in 2020-21. Rider is 3-0-1 in the last four meetings against Canisius, including a 2-1 overtime win on Oct. 23, 2019 in Buffalo that clinched both a MAAC Tournament berth and a home game in the tournament. Hailey Russell scored the game winner in the 100^th minute.

Saint Peter's
Wednesday, Oct. 6 * Jersey City, NJ
 
Series History: Rider leads, 21-4-1
Last Meeting: Rider, 1-0 (Apr. 6, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 0-4-0 (0-4-0 MAAC)
2020-21 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Rider has dominated the series with Saint Peter's, 21-4-1. Following losses in each of the Broncs' first two seasons as a program, Rider has posted a 21-2-1 record against the Peacocks, including 1-0 wins in each of the last two seasons.   

Manhattan
Saturday, Oct. 9 * Lawrenceville, NJ
 
Series History: Rider leads, 11-10-6
Last Meeting: Rider, 2-1 (2020-21 MAAC Quarterfinals) (Apr. 9, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 3-3-0 (3-2-0 MAAC)
2020-21 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: Rider took a pair of wins at home over the Jaspers in 2020-21, including a 2-1 victory in the MAAC Quarterfinals on April 9. Trailing 1-0 at halftime, Rider equalized on a Makenzie Rodrigues goal in the 48^th minute and won the game on Hannah Freeman's strike in the 68^th minute.

Marist
Wednesday, Oct. 13 * Lawrenceville, NJ
 
Series History: Marist leads, 16-8-1
Last Meeting: Rider, 1-0 (Oct. 5, 2019; Poughkeepsie, NY)
2020-21 Record: 0-1-0 (0-1-0 MAAC)
2020-21 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Following Marist's 2020-21 season opener on March 9, the school went into a campus pause that eliminated the remainder of the team's schedule. The last time the two teams met was Oct. 5, 2019, a 1-0 Rider win on Hailey Russell's header in the 84^th minute.

Niagara
Saturday, Oct. 16 * Niagara University, NY
 
Series History: Niagara leads, 14-10-2
Last Meeting: Niagara, 2-1 (2019 MAAC Quarterfinals) (Nov. 3, 2019; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 2-3-0 (2-2-0 MAAC)
2020-21 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: Rider and Niagara's scheduled meeting in 2020-21 was cancelled due to a COVID-19 pause in the Purple Eagles program. Prior to that, Niagara earned a 2-1 win over the Broncs on Ben Cohen Field in the 2019 MAAC Quarterfinals. In the season's first meeting, Rider cruised to a 5-0 victory.

Quinnipiac
Saturday, Oct. 23 * Lawrenceville, NJ
 
Series History: Rider leads, 5-2-2
Last Meeting: Tie, 2-2 (Mar. 16, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2020-21 Record: 5-2-1 (4-1-1 MAAC)
2020-21 Postseason: MAAC Semifinals
Quickly: Rider is 2-0-1 in the last three meetings with Quinnipiac, including a draw this past March 16 on Ben Cohen Field. Makenzie Rodrigues scored twice in the opening 20 minutes, before Quinnipiac's Rebecca Cooke answered with goals in the 33^rd and 86^th minutes as the two teams played to the tie.

Iona
Wednesday, Oct. 27 * New Rochelle, NY
 
Series History: Rider leads, 14-7-3
Last Meeting: Tie, 1-1 (Mar. 23, 2021; New Rochelle, NY)
2020-21 Record: 1-4-1 (1-3-1 MAAC)
2020-21 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: After six-straight Rider wins from 2013-18, Iona has played the Broncs tough over the last two seasons, defeating the Broncs, 2-0, in 2019 and playing Rider to a 1-1 draw last season. Hannah Freeman scored 20 seconds into the last year's game, before the Gaels equalized in the 65^th minute.  
 
MAAC Championships
All Games at Higher Seed
Quarterfinals: Sunday, Oct. 31
Semifinals: Thursday, Nov. 4
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 7