Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Rider Broncs (1-5-2, 0-2-1 MAAC) vs Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-2-1, 3-0-0 MAAC )
Location: Ben Cohen Field, Lawrenceville, NJ
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Stats – GoBroncs
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Rider Broncs (1-5-2, 0-2-1 MAAC) vs Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-8-2, 0-3-1 MAAC )
Location: Ben Cohen Field, Lawrenceville, NJ
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
Live Video – BroncVision
Live Stats – GoBroncs
What You Need To Know
- The Rider women's soccer team hosts reigning MAAC champions Quinnipiac on Wednesday night and then takes on Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon.
- The Broncs are coming off a road loss at Canisius by a final score of 2-0.
- Broncs are seeking their first conference win of the 2024 season.
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Tess Ferrie leads the Broncs with three goals on the season, bringing her point total to six.
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Ellie Sciancalepore has recorded 40 saves along the way this season.
About Quinnipiac
- The Bobcats are coming off a 3-0 win vs Saint Peter's, which brings their winning streak to five games.
- Quinnipiac is currently number three in the MAAC.
- Bobcats have made the MAAC championship game the last three seasons, winning the last two.
- Courtney Chochol leads the Bobcats with four goals and a pair of assists on the season, bringing her point total to ten.
History vs Quinnipiac
- The Bobcats lead the Broncs 5-6-2 in all-time series history.
- The last matchup came in last season's MAAC semi-finals when the Bobcats defeated the Broncs by a final of 1-0 to advance to the championship game.
- Rider hasn't scored a goal against Quinnipiac since 2021 when the teams fell to a 2-2 draw.
- The last time Rider beat the Bobcats was back in 2019 when they came out of Hamden with a 2-0 win.
About Sacred Heart
- After being in the NEC, the Pioneers come to the MAAC conference for the first time this season.
- Sacred Heart is coming off a 3-1 loss to Mount Saint Mary's.
- The Pioneers are led by Shea Kelleher with three goals on the season, bringing her point total to six.
- Sacred Heart sits at the 12 spot in the MAAC.
History vs Sacred Heart
- The teams have only played three times with an all-time series history record of 1-1-1 dating back to 2003.
- It's the first meeting between these two in 14 years.
- Last matchup was in 2010 when the Pioneers snapped Rider's four-game winning streak at the time to win a 4-2 contest.