ALBANY, NY - Lindsey Maslow (Hanover, MA/Hanover HS) recorded the first goal of the game in the 24th minute and Ellie Sciancalepore (Randolph, NJ/Randolph HS) made nine saves, but UAlbany freshman Emily Jozak scored her first career hat trick as the Great Danes defeated the Broncs, 3-1, Wednesday night at Bob Ford Field. The previously unbeaten Broncs fall to 3-1, while the Great Danes earned their first win of the season to improve to 1-4.
Despite much possession from the Great Danes, the Broncs were able to score a goal in the 24th minute from Maslow that landed in the upper right 90 of the net. Emily Jozak scored goals in the 40th, 42nd, and 50th minutes of the game for the Great Danes. Sciancalepore played a great defensive game only giving up three goals compared to the 12 shots she faced in goal.
The Broncs look to bounce back this weekend, when they face Temple in their home opener Saturday at 7 p.m. on Ben Cohen Field.
QUOTES & NOTES
"Disappointing outcome tonight, but to be fair, we were the second-best team on the field for large periods. Up 1-0, we gifted them a couple of goals with basic errors. We will learn from these and look to bounce back on Saturday." - Rider Head Coach Drayson Hounsome
- Rider fell to UAlbany for the first time in 18 years. The Great Danes now trail the all-time series, 5-1. Rider earned yearly victories from 2000 to 2004.
- Sciancalepore made nine saves for the Broncs. It was her 15th performance of five or more saves in the past two seasons as a Bronc.
- Sciancalepore, Makenzie Rodrigues (Riverside, NJ/Riveside HS), Leonor Alves (Aveiro, Portugal/ Jose Estevao), and Emma Cordero (Bristow, VA/ Patriot HS) all played 90 minutes.
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Maslow contributed the first two points of her senior season with her second career goal.
- The Great Danes outshot the Broncs 12-2, and 4-3 edge in corners.
- The Broncs received an 8-5 favor on fouls and received no offsides compared to UAlbany's three.
