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Makenzie Rodrigues
Peter G. Borg (Rider University)
6
Winner Rider RUW (3-0-0, 0-0-0)
0
Delaware St. DESU (0-4-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Rider RUW
(3-0-0, 0-0-0)
6
Final
0
Delaware St. DESU
(0-4-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rider RUW 2 4 6
Delaware St. DESU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Rodrigues Posts Hat Trick, Women's Soccer Cruises Past Delaware State, 6-0

Racine, Sims and Elder also score goals

DOVER, DE – Makenzie Rodrigues (Seattle, WA/Forest Ridge) recorded her first-career hat trick with goals in the 19th, 22nd and 61st minutes as the Rider University women's soccer team defeated Delaware State, 6-0, Sunday afternoon at Alumni Stadium. With the win, the Broncs improve to 3-0 on the season, while the Hornets slip to 0-4.

Rodrigues opened the scoring at the 18:18 mark, going low, right to beat DSU goalkeeper Nadia Bensarghin. Just over three minutes later, Rodrigues was awarded a penalty kick, which she converted for her second tally at the 22:30 mark. Again awarded a PK at the 60:21 mark, Rodrigues completed her natural hat trick.

The Broncs added to the advantage with Logan Racine's (Ottawa, Ontario/St. Dominic (MO)) second goal of the season in the 73rd minute, beating Bensarghin to the left, upper 90, and further tacked on with Miranda Elmer's (Stockholm, Sweden/Taby Enskilda Gymnasium) first-career goal in the 82nd minute, shooting low, left off Hailey Russell's (Riverside, NJ/Riverside) assist. Also making her Rider debut, Jasmine Sims (Frederick, MD/Tuscarora) made it 6-0 with her goal in the 85th minute.

Quotes & Notes
"Was another hard environment today. Insanely hot. Fortunately we took our chances and were able to maintain control of the tempo for most of the game. Was great to get a shutout again on the road. Fantastic for Mak to get her first career hat trick as well as see two freshman play their first collegiate games and score goals." - Rider Head Coach Drayson Hounsome

- A Bronc has now completed a hat trick in each of the last three meetings with Delaware State in 2018 (Kourtney Cunningham), 2019 (Sofia Soares) and this season.
- Rider has never lost to Delaware State, posting a 10-0-1 record, including wins in each of the last five meetings.  
- Ellie Sciancalepore (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) took the shutout without being forced to stop a shot.
- The Broncs emptied the bench late and only Sciancalepore played all 90 minutes.
- Elmer, Sims and Samantha Sharrocks (Nottinghamshire, England/The Bolsover School) made their Rider debuts off the bench.

Broncs By The Numbers
- The goals give Rodrigues a team-high four for the season and 19 for her Rider career. She moves into a tie for eighth in program history with Ellie Smith and Michelle Iacono.
- Rodrigues took eight of Rider's 21 shots, with four on target.
- All three of Racine's attempts came on goal.
- The Broncs outshot Delaware State, 21-2, including a 14-0 edge in shots on goal.
- Rider took six corner kicks to the Hornets' two.

 
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