LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University Field Hockey team gritted out a low-scoring, 1-0, win Sunday afternoon over Georgetown. The Broncs improve to 2-4 on the season, while the Hoyas fall to 0-6.
 
Neither side could find a decisive play in the opening half, sending the teams to the break tied 0-0.
 
Early in the third quarter, Willemijn Ephraim (Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Vossius Gymnasium) made a reverse chip pass that found the stick of Carli Ciocco (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East [App State]). Ciocco then pushed her shot by the Georgetown goalie to put Rider in front.
 
The Hoyas would not go down without a fight, drawing five corners in the final five minutes of the game, including three times getting behind the Rider goalie, but defensive saves by Kiera Guckavan (Middletown, PA/Middletown Area) and Megan Normile (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt) along with a foul call against Georgetown kept Rider on top and produced the final score.

Quotes & Notes
"We got a full 60 minutes. We're getting a little tired in the fourth quarter, but that Rider pride showed through and they fought to the end, and left it all on the field today."
 
"We are finally starting to click a little bit all over the field. It's Carli's fifth-year, and she's joining us for the first time, but she brings a lot of leadership and determination. The young players are starting to feel a bit more comfortable and we've been moving some people around. We found a couple pieces to the puzzle we've been missing." – Head Coach Alicia Govannicci
 
"It's been an incredible journey to get here. I've been acclimating really well just because these girls are amazing people. We are such a talented team, especially defensively and I trust our corner unit with my life."
 
"[At App State], I was more of a playmaker, and while I still want to do that, I really love scoring goals and I wanted to be more confident in my ability to score goals." – Graduate Student Forward Carli Ciocco
 
- Rider wins its second-straight game over the Hoyas, and nows leads the all-time series 9-7.
- Carlee Fulton (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) made the start in goal and played all 60 minutes, making three saves and earning her first career individual shutout.
- Ang Borisow (Harleysville, PA/Souderton), Guckavan, Kate Mahmud (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West), Valeria Perales (Madrid, Spain/IES Mirasierra), Normile, and Alyssa Hoffman (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) played all 60 minutes for the Broncs.
- Normile's defensive save is her fourth of the season, already moving her into a tie for tenth in a single season in program history.

Broncs By The Numbers
- Rider outshot Georgetown 13-9, and held a 9-5 edge in shots on goal.
- The Hoyas earned 10 corners, and the Broncs drew seven.
- Ciocco's goal is her third of the season and the 10^th of her career.
 
Up Next
- Rider hits the road to begin a three-game road trip beginning with a game Sept. 20 at Towson, beginning at 3:30 p.m.