Saturday, September 9, 2023
Rider Broncs (2-3-1, 0-0-0 MAAC) vs Marist Red Foxes (0-3-2, 0-0-0 MAAC) 
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – GoBroncs

What You Need To Know
- The Rider University women's soccer team opens up MAAC play as they host Marist.
- Rider is coming off a 4-1 win over Delaware St at home last Sunday

History vs Marist
- Rider took last year's matchup 1-0 in Poughkeepsie behind a goal in the 63rd minute from Lindsey Maslow.  
- The Red Foxes hold a 12-10-1 lead in the overall series since 2001.
- Rider has won each of the last three matchups, all coming in one goal games. In 2021, Chloe Fisher's golden goal gave Rider a double-overtime victory on Ben Cohen Field.

About Marist
- Marist was defeated in a non-conference match against UConn in their last matchup. The Red Foxes fell to the Huskies, 5-0, on Wednesday, Sep. 6. 
- The Red Foxes have only scored one goal on the year coming in a 1-1 tie vs Seton Hall. 
- Marist was projected to finish 7th in the MAAC after finishing 3-5-2 in conference last season, eventually falling 3-1 to #3 Niagara in the MAAC Tournament.
- The Red Foxes return First Team All-MAAC selection Samantha Sturno, who was also named Preseason All-MAAC. Sturno appeared in 17 games, starting in all 17 and playing all 1,530 of the team's minutes in 2022.

Last Time Out
- The Rider University women's soccer team defeated Delaware State 4-1 behind an offensive explosion. 
- The Broncs outshot Delaware State, 44-6, with an 18-3 advantage on goal.
- Logan Racine finished with a goal and an assist in the match
- Hannah Freeman's two goals are the first multi-goal game of her career and Rider's first since Anna Barkey's two-goal game vs Mount St Mary's last October 19.

Back in the MAAC
- Rider opens conference play vs Marist, which went 5-5 in the MAAC a season ago.
- Last year, Rider made it to the MAAC Tournament for a 10th straight year but fell on PK's to fifth-seeded Canisius in the opening round.
- The Broncs were outscored 13-11 in MAAC play last season. However, they outscored MAAC opponents 6-5 at Ben Cohen Field.
- The Broncs currently sit third in scoring differential in the MAAC at -0.17.

About 2022
- Rider finished last season 8-7-3 and 5-5 in MAAC play clinching a postseason 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 is 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.

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, entering the season having compiled 115 wins in his time at the helm.