Thursday, August 31, 2023
Rider Broncs(1-2-1, 0-0-0 MAAC) vs Albany (1-3-0, 0-0-0 America East)
Location: Ben Cohen Field, Lawrenceville, NJ
Kickoff: 4 p.m.
Live Video – Broncvision
Live Stats – GoBroncs

Sunday, September 3, 2023
Rider Broncs (1-2-1, 0-0-0 MAAC) vs Delaware State (0-3-0, 0-0-0 NEC) 
Location: Ben Cohen Field, Lawrenceville, NJ
Kickoff: 2 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – GoBroncs

What You Need To Know
- The Rider University women's soccer team return home following a pair of games on the road vs Temple and Seton Hall.
- Rider is coming off a 1-0 loss to Seton Hall on Sunday.

Last Time Out
-Ellie Sciancalepore (Randolph, NJ/Randolph HS) made seven saves. However, the Rider University Women's Soccer team fell 1-0 to Seton Hall. 

History vs UAlbany
- The Broncs and Great Danes are meeting for the 7th time and the Broncs currently hold a 5-1-0 lead in the overall series history between the two.
- The Broncs won each of the first five meetings between the two. However, the Great Danes took last year's matchup, 3-1, in New York. 

About UAlbany
- UAlbany fell, 3-2, in their last contest on Sunday at Boston University after allowing a pair of goals in the final 10 minutes.
- UAlbany has dropped each of its last three matches to Boston University, Brown and La Salle.
- UAlbany was picked to finish fifth in the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Great Danes finished the 2022 regular season in fifth place.  

History vs Delaware St 
- The Broncs and Hornets are meeting for the 12th time and Rider leads the series, 10-0-1.
- The last matchup came last year when the Broncs won, 6-0, in Dover.

About Delaware State
- Delaware State faces off with Saint Peters Thursday prior to battling with the Broncs in Lawrenceville. 
- The Hornets are 0-3 to start the year with losses vs. George Washington, Charleston Southern, and VMI.
- DSU was selected to finish 11th overall in the NEC Preseason Poll in their first year in the conference. 

About 2022
- Rider finished last season 8-7-3 and 5-5 in MAAC play clinching a post-season bid however falling to 5th-seeded Canisius in the opening round by PKs
- The Broncs return eight starters from 2022 including Sciancalepore, Hannah Freeman, Genevieve Ryan, Karagh Tait, Emma Cordero, Samantha Sharrocks, Olivia Smith, and Leonor Alves.

The Sciancalepore Report
- Rider was highlighted by Preseason All-MAAC selection Ellie Sciancalepore, as they were picked to finish fifth in the MAAC by the league's coaches. Quinnipiac is the preseason favorite, receiving 6 of 11 first-place votes and 115 points. 
-Sciancalepore, was a massive bright spot for the Broncs last year earning a First Team All-MAAC selection, and winning the MAAC Golden Glove award for top Keeper in the conference. Sciancalepore posted a 1.32 GAA and an .829 save percentage with six shutouts playing every minute of every game the Broncs played in 2022.
- Sciancalepore was also named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week twice a season ago. 

Not So Cruel Summer
- In 2022, the Broncs sported a 3-1-0 record in the month of August starting the season with three straight wins vs Wagner, Villanova, and Delaware St.
- In the final full summer month the Broncs outscored their opponents 10-5 including a pair of shutouts vs the Wildcats and Hornets. 
- Rider brings back only one top-five goal scorer from 2022 in Logan Racine who finished 2022 with a pair of goals in 12 games.

Keeping Tradition
- Rider women's soccer looks to make the postseason for an 11th straight season, the Broncs are looking for their first MAAC title since 2014.
- Rider Head Coach Drayson Hounsome returns for his 16th season, having compiled over 116 wins in his time at the helm.