LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women's soccer team will open the 2022 season with the first of four-straight road games at Wagner on Aug. 18, before playing its home opener on Sept. 3 against Temple. The non-conference slate also features road contests at Villanova, Delaware State, Albany, Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Francis Brooklyn, before conference play commences with a home date against Saint Peter's on Sept. 24. Prior to the official start of the year, the Broncs will face NJIT (Aug. 8) on the road and host Bucknell (Aug. 13) for scrimmages.


Wagner
Thursday, Aug. 18 * Staten Island, NY

Series History: Rider leads, 7-5
Last Meeting: Wagner, 3-2 (Aug. 20, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 8-10 (5-5 Northeast Conference)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The Broncs and Seahawks have met in August in each of the last five seasons that non-conference games have been played (2020-21 season excluded), including season openers in 2017 and 2021. Each of those games have been decided by one goal, with the Broncs winning consecutive overtime affairs in 2018 and 2019, before falling 3-2 last season.


Villanova
Thursday, Aug. 25 * Villanova, PA

Series History: Villanova leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: Villanova, 3-1 (Aug. 29, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 7-11 (1-9 Big East)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Villanova won its first five games and six of its first seven last season, before struggling in Big East play. One of those five wins was a 3-1 victory on Aug. 29 on Ben Cohen Field. The Broncs and Wildcats have met just twice in the two programs' histories.


Delaware State
Saturday, Aug. 27 * Dover, DE

Series History: Rider leads, 9-0-1
Last Meeting: Rider, 6-1 (Sept. 12, 2019; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 3-11-1
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The Broncs took a resounding 6-1 win over the Hornets on Sept. 12, 2019. The Broncs and Hornets were set to meet this past Sept. 1 in Dover, before a Tornado Watch wiped the contest off the schedule. Rider has never lost to Delaware State, holding a 9-0-1 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to 2006. The lone tie came in Dover in 2012.


Albany
Wednesday, Aug. 31 * Albany, NY

Series History: Rider leads, 5-0
Last Meeting: Rider, 2-0 (Sept. 12, 2004; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 6-8-4 (4-3-2 America East)
2021 Postseason: America East Semifinals
Quickly: The Broncs and Great Danes will face each other for the first time since 2004. The two programs met annually from 2000-04, with the Broncs coming away with victories in each of the contests. Against common opponents last season, Rider took a win over NJIT, while Albany fell, the Broncs fell to Siena, while Albany drew with the Saints, and both squads fell to Wagner.


Temple
Saturday, Sept. 3 * Ben Cohen Field

Series History: Temple leads, 3-4-2
Last Meeting: Tie, 1-1 (Sept. 4, 2021; Philadelphia, PA)
2021 Record: 5-8-3 (2-6-0 American)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Rider won the first three meetings in the all-time series with Temple (2004, 2011, 2013), before the Owls snapped back with four-straight (2014-17). Each of the last two contests in 2019 and 2021 have resulted in 1-1 draws.


Fairleigh Dickinson
Thursday, Sept. 8 * Teaneck, NJ

Series History: Rider leads, 6-5-2
Last Meeting: Tie, 0-0 (Sept. 1, 2019; Teaneck, NJ)
2021 Record: 10-6-4 (6-2-2 Northeast Conference)
2021 Postseason: Northeast Conference Runner-Up
Quickly: The Knights won 10 games and reached the NEC Championship Game last season, falling to Central Connecticut. Rider and FDU have met 13 times in the two programs' histories, with the Broncs holding a slim 6-5-2 lead in the series, including an overtime win in 2018 and a draw in 2019.


St. Francis Brooklyn
Sunday, Sept. 11 * Brooklyn Heights, NY

Series History: Rider leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: Rider, 4-2 (Aug. 25, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 5-8-6 (3-4-3 Northeast Conference)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: The Broncs and Terriers will meet for the third time since St. Francis Brooklyn created its team in 2019. Rider has won a pair of two-goal decisions in Lawrenceville in 2019 and 2021.


Canisius
Saturday, Sept. 17 * Buffalo, NY

Series History: Rider leads, 13-10-2
Last Meeting: Rider, 2-0 (Oct. 2, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 0-15-2 (0-10 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Rider took a 2-0 win over the Griffs last Oct. 2 and is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings against Canisius. Rider is an even 6-6-2 in league openers under Head Coach Drayson Hounsome.


Saint Peter's
Saturday, Sept. 24 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Rider leads, 21-5-1
Last Meeting: Saint Peter's, 1-0 (Oct. 6, 2021; Jersey City, NJ)
2021 Record: 3-13 (3-7 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Rider has dominated the series with Saint Peter's, 21-5-1. However, the Peacocks snapped back with a 1-0 win last Oct. 6 in Jersey City. Head Coach Drayson Hounsome's teams are 12-2-1 against Saint Peter's since he took over as Rider Head Coach for the 2008 season.    


Manhattan
Wednesday, Sept. 28 * Riverdale, NY
 
Series History: Rider leads, 12-10-6
Last Meeting: Rider, 1-0 (2OT) (Oct. 9, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 7-7-1 (3-6-1 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Rider took the first of back-to-back double-overtime wins on Chloe Fisher golden goals last Oct. 9 against Manhattan. The win proved pivotal in the Broncs clinching the eighth, and final, MAAC Championship berth over the Jaspers due to the head-to-head tiebreaker. Rider has won the last three against Manhattan and four of the last five.


Iona
Wednesday, Oct. 5 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Rider leads, 14-8-3
Last Meeting: Iona, 2-0 (Oct. 27, 2021; New Rochelle, NY)
2021 Record: 11-8 (6-4 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: After six-straight Rider wins from 2013-18, Iona has played the Broncs tough over the last three seasons, defeating the Broncs, 2-0, in 2019 and 2021 and playing Rider to a 1-1 draw in Spring 2021.  
 

Fairfield
Saturday, Oct. 8 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Fairfield leads, 18-7-3
Last Meeting: Fairfield, 3-0 (Sept. 25, 2021; Fairfield, CT)
2021 Record: 9-7-4 (5-4-1 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Semifinals
Quickly: After tying in consecutive games in 2018 and 2019, the Broncs and Stags have alternated handing each other three-goal losses on the home team's field the last two seasons. Rider took a 4-1  season-opening win in Fairfield in Spring 2021, before the Stags defeated the Broncs, 3-0, this past Fall on Ben Cohen Field.


Quinnipiac
Wednesday, Oct. 12 * Hamden, CT
 
Series History: Rider leads, 5-3-2
Last Meeting: Quinnipiac, 4-0 (Oct. 23, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 13-5-1 (7-3 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Runner-Up
Quickly: Quinnipiac knocked off defending MAAC Champion Siena on PK's in the MAAC Semifinals last season to advance to the MAAC Championship Game, before falling to top-seeded Monmouth in the title contest.


Niagara
Saturday, Oct. 15 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Niagara leads, 15-10-2
Last Meeting: Niagara, 2-0 (Oct. 16, 2021; Niagara University, NY)
2021 Record: 13-4-1 (7-3 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: Niagara enjoyed a highly-successful 2021 season with 13 wins, including seven in league play. However, the Purple Eagles' campaign was halted by sixth-seeded Fairfield, which advanced on PK's following a 1-1 draw in the MAAC Quarterfinals.


Mount St. Mary's
Wednesday, Oct. 19 * Emmitsburg, MD
 
Series History: Rider leads, 3-1-1
Last Meeting: Rider, 3-2 (Aug. 23, 2015; Emmitsburg, MD)
2021 Record: 5-13 (3-7-0 NEC)
2021 Postseason: N/A
Quickly: Mount St. Mary's is the newest member of the MAAC, joining for the 2022-23 academic year. The Broncs and Mountaineers have met five times in the two programs' histories, with the Broncs winning each of the last three meetings – the last coming in 2015.


Marist
Saturday, Oct. 22 * Poughkeepsie, NY
 
Series History: Marist leads, 16-9-1
Last Meeting: Rider, 2-1 (2OT) (Oct. 13, 2021; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2021 Record: 5-7-3 (4-4-2 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Quarterfinals
Quickly: The Broncs' second-consecutive double-overtime golden goal from Chloe Fisher sunk the Red Foxes this past Oct. 13 on Ben Cohen Field. The Broncs have now won the last two meetings with Marist after falling in the prior five.


Siena
Wednesday, Oct. 26 * Ben Cohen Field
 
Series History: Siena leads, 12-10-5
Last Meeting: Siena, 2-1 (OT) (Sept. 18, 2021; Loudonville, NY)
2021 Record: 9-9-2 (6-4 MAAC)
2021 Postseason: MAAC Semifinals
Quickly: A year after winning the MAAC Championship, Siena posted a 6-4 record in MAAC play, good for the No. 4 seed. Siena defeated fifth-seeded Iona in the quarterfinals, before having its season end on PK's against Quinnipiac in the semifinals. Rider's last win over Siena came in 2016, with the Saints posting a 4-0-1 record in five meetings since.

MAAC Championships (Top Six Teams)
All Games at Higher Seed
Quarterfinals: Sunday, Oct. 30
Semifinals: Thursday, Nov. 3
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 6