LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Alicia Govannicci era will begin with a pair of games at Colgate, first a neutral site tilt against Central Michigan, followed by a contest against the host Raiders, as announced by the first-year head coach Thursday. The 2023 Rider University field hockey team will also play a neutral site game against La Salle, road games at Monmouth, Drexel, Towson, Columbia, Lehigh, and Hofstra, and host Georgetown and Lock Haven, in addition to the NEC schedule.
 
Central Michigan University
August 26 * Hamilton, NY (@ Colgate Univ.)
2022 Record: 2-16 (0-7 MAC)
Series History: Rider leads 1-0
Of Note: The Broncs and Chippewas met for the only previous time in 2009. Lyndsie Johnson pitched the shutout in goal for Rider in the 3-0 victory.
 
Colgate University
August 27 * Hamilton, NY
2022 Record: 3-15 (0-6 PATRIOT)
Series History: Rider leads 16-12
Of Note: Rider has won 11 of the last 12 against the Raiders, including a 5-1 victory last season. Valeria Perales recorded her first career hat trick in the game, including opening the scoring less than one minute into the contest.

Monmouth University
August 30 * West Long Branch, NJ
2022 Record: 10-8 (5-1 CAA)
Series History: Rider leads 25-15-3
Of Note: The two long-time conference rivals have not met since 2019, but are now set to renew the rivalry. The Broncs won 17 of 18 games during a stretch from 2002 to 2014, but the Hawks have now claimed eight-straight in the series.
 
La Salle University
September 3 * Location TBD
2022 Record: 8-11 (3-4 A-10)
Series History:  Rider leads 27-11-1
Of Note: After winning two-straight overtime games over the Explorers, La Salle earned a 3-0 victory over the Broncs last season. Prior to last season's contest, the two programs had played eight-straight one-goal games.
 
Drexel University
September 8 * Philadelphia, PA
2022 Record: 12-8 (3-3 CAA)
Series History:  Drexel leads 16-10-2
Of Note: After Indy Zoontjens scored to tie the game 2-2 late in the third quarter last season, the Dragons recovered to score in overtime for a 3-2 win.
 
Georgetown University
September 10 * Lawrenceville, NJ
2022 Record: 3-16 (0-7 BIG EAST)
Series History: Rider leads 8-7
Of Note: Kaitlyn Tomas made eight saves for the solo shutout in the Broncs' 4-0 victory last season. The Broncs lead the all-time series over the Hoyas for the first time since 1-0.
Towson University
September 20 * Towson, MD
2022 Record: 5-13 (1-5 CAA)
Series History: Rider leads 20-4-1
Of Note: The Broncs have won nine straight over the Tigers. Last season, Valeria Perales scored less than four minutes into the game and Sierra Giuliano added on an insurance goal midway through the third quarter in the shutout victory.
 
Columbia University
September 24 * New York, NY
2022 Record: 6-11 (3-4 IVY)
Series History: Columbia leads 5-4
Of Note: The Broncs and Lions played in 2021 for the first time since 2016. Columbia won 2-1, scoring twice in the fourth quarter, including a goal with 41 seconds remaining to stun the Broncs.
 
Merrimack College
NEC Game
September 29 * North Andover, MA
2022 Record: 1-16 (1-6 NEC)
Series History: Rider leads 4-0
Of Note: Rider has outscored the Warriors 19-3 across their four meetings, including a 6-0 win at Ben Cohen Field last season.
 
Lock Haven University
October 1 * Lawrenceville, NJ
2022 Record: 12-7 (5-2 A-10)
Series History: Lock Haven leads 13-6
Of Note: The last eight games in the series have been one goal contests, including shootouts in 2017 and 18. Last season, overtime appeared imminent, but the Bald Eagles found the game-winning goal with just eight seconds remaining to earn the victory.
 
Saint Francis University
NEC Game
October 6 * Lawrenceville, NJ
2022 Record: 8-12 (5-2 NEC)
Series History: Rider leads 21-3
Of Note: Rider's lone conference blemish from a season ago, the Red Flash led 1-0, 2-1, and eventually the final score 3-2 in the contest. Sierra Giuliano and Valeria Perales both scored in last season's setback. The Broncs returned the favor in the NEC Tournament, defeating the Red Flash 20 behind goals from Valeria Perales and Semra Said.
 
Stonehill College
NEC Game
October 8 * Lawrenceville, NJ
2022 Record: 3-12 (1-6 NEC)
Series History: Rider leads 1-0
Of Note: The Skyhawks won three games last season, their first after transitioning from Division II to Division I, including a double-overtime win over Merrimack for their first conference victory. Six different Broncs scored in the 8-0 Rider victory, including Kiera Guckavan's first career tally.
 
Sacred Heart University
NEC Game
October 13 * Lawrenceville, NJ
2022 Record: 2-16 (1-6 NEC)
Series History: Rider leads 26-8
Of Note: Carlee Fulton came off the bench to save a penalty stroke, while Kaitlyn Tomas played all 60 live minutes to combine for a 2-0 shutout victory last season.
 
Lehigh University
October 15 * Bethlehem, PA
2022 Record: 13-8 (4-2 PATRIOT)
Series History: Rider leads 20-19-1
Of Note: The lone team on Rider's schedule that made the NCAA Tournament last season, the Mountain Hawks won back-to-back overtime games in the Patriot League Tournament to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Lehigh has won the two most recent meetings between the programs in 2021 and 2019.
 
Fairfield University
NEC Game
October 20 * Fairfield, CT
2022 Record: 11-9 (5-2 NEC)
Series History: Rider leads 19-11
Of Note: Rider defeated the Stags twice last season, winning 3-1 in the regular season and a 2-1 in overtime on Valeria Perales' game-winning goal in the NEC Championship Game. In the four seasons since the Northeast Conference resurrected the sport in 2019, the Stags and Broncs have swapped winning the league's championship.
 
Wagner College
NEC Game
October 22 * Staten Island, NY
2022 Record: 11-7 (6-1 NEC)
Series History: Rider leads 3-1
Of Note: Kiera Guckavan scored late in the first half, then Indy Zoontjens added on a goal late in the fourth as the Broncs earned a shutout victory that clinched the NEC Regular Season title for Rider a season ago.
 
Long Island University
NEC Game
October 27 * Lawrenceville, NJ
2022 Record: 6-12 (3-4 NEC)
Series History: Rider leads 5-1
Of Note: First-year Rider Head Coach Alicia Govannicci was on the sidelines for the Sharks as an assistant for the past two seasons, helping the Sharks to the NEC Championship game in 2021.
 
Hofstra University
October 30 * Hempstead, NY * 12:00 PM
2020-21 Record: 6-11 (1-5 CAA)
Series History: Rider leads 16-14
Of Note: Rider won last season's meeting 2-1 with all three goals in the game coming in the second quarter. Valeria Perales scored to get the Broncs on the board and Maeve Riehman scored to put Rider up 2-0 in the contest.

NEC Championships
Location TBD
Semifinals: November 3
Championship: November 5