Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Rider Broncs (1-2-1) vs. NJIT Highlanders (2-4-0)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Ben Cohen Field
Kickoff: 7:05 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com

What You Need To Know
- Wednesday evening's game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
- Last time out, the Broncs tied Temple, 1-1. Nikki Arrington (Middleton, MA/Masconomet Regional) scored her first goal of the season in the draw.  
- In the season opener against Wagner, Makenzie Rodrigues (Seattle, WA/Forest Ridge) and Chloe Fisher (Warrington, England/Cronton Sixth Form College [Kansas State] scored the Broncs two goals.
- Against St. Francis Brooklyn, Fisher led the offense, scoring a goal herself, as well as assisting on both of Makenzie Rodrigues' goals and Emily Deluisi's (Philadephia, PA/Archbishop Ryan) goal to rack up three assists.
- Lindsey Maslow (Hanover, MA/Hanover) and Arrington also contributed assists in the 4-2 victory over St. Francis Brooklyn.
- Against Villanova, Makenzie Rodrigues scored the lone goal that Rider had in the game.
- Fisher and Camryn Dees (Pickerington, OH/Pickerington H.S. North) both assisted on the goal against Villanova.
- Ailis Martin (Mahopac, NY/ Mahopac) recorded her first assist of the season in the tie against Temple.
- Rider is 6-5-0 all-time against NJIT. However, the Highlanders have won the last three, including a 5-0 win in the last meeting in the 2019 season.  
- NJIT is currently 2-4. After being shut out in their first four against St. John's, Monmouth, Seton Hall and Pitt, the Highlanders responded with a 1-0 win over Wagner and a 6-0 win over Saint Peter's.
- Bailey Chant has scored a team-best two goals so far this season, while Aleesha Deshmukh, Tara Walenczyk, Taylor Pape, Christine Conaghy, and Briana Ramirez have each contributed one goal as well.
- Chant and Siani Magruder have both distributed two assists, while Caroline Caputo has added one assist.
- Molly Saylor has seen every minute of action in the net for the Highlanders and posted a 2.00 goals-against average and .714 saves percentage so far in the 2021.
- Ellie Sciancalepore (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) has started 3-of-4 games in net so far in 2021 for the Broncs, posting a 2.17 goals-against average and a .750 saves percentage. Included in her stat line was a career-high 11 saves in the Sept. 4 tie at Temple.
-The Broncs were picked fifth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll. Niamh Cashin (Nottingham, England/All Saints Academy) and Makenzie Rodrigues were selected for the Preseason All-MAAC Team.