Friday, November 1, 2024
Rider Broncs (10-7, 6-1 NEC) vs. Wagner Seahawks (10-6, 6-1 NEC)
Location:  Ben Cohen Field
Time: 7:00 PM
Live Stats:  GoBroncs.com
Broadcast: ESPN+
 
What You Need To Know
- The Broncs wrap up the regular season Friday night at Ben Cohen Field.
- Friday's game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
- The Broncs were picked to finish fourth in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll. Rider finished in a three-way tie for third in the NEC last season under then first-year head coach Alicia Govannicci.
- Rider and Wagner are currently tied atop the NEC standings at 6-1, and the winner of Friday's game will earn the NEC Regular Season Championship.
- The Broncs are currently second in the country, earning 9.29 corners per contest.
- Megan Normile (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt) earned NEC Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring four goals and adding an assist in the opening week of the season. The junior also added three goals last week to earn her second weekly honor of the season. Olivia Machiavelli (Madrid, Spain/International School Sek el Castillo) has been named NEC Rookie of the Week five times this season, and earned her first NEC Offensive Player of the Week honor after scoring three goals, including two in a win over Saint Francis. Valeria Perales (Madrid, Spain/IES Mirasierra) also earned NEC Offensive Player of the Week honors once this season.
- Rider returns a pair of First-Team All-NEC performers from a season ago in Perales and Lyric Scott (Union, NJ/Union).
- Perales led the Broncs in goals and points for the second-straight season, finishing the year with eight goals and 19 points. Scott was a key member of the Broncs midfield, scoring a pair of goals and helping anchor the Rider defensive penalty corner unit.
- Normile is third in the NEC this season with three defensive saves. Machiavelli leads Rider's high powered offense and the NEC with 14 goals and 32 points. Perales and Normile are tied for fourth in the NEC with nine goals each. Perales leads the NEC at 2.00 points per game.
- Jade Regnart (Cape Town, South Africa/Fairmont) has taken control of the goalie position. The freshman has earned four shutout victories in conference play and combined for a fifth. In NEC action, Regnart leads all goalies in save percentage (.872) and goals against average (0.73).
- Rider's roster features players from four different countries, Germany, South Africa, Spain, and the United States.
- Rider leads the all-time series over Wagner 3-2, with the last four meetings being split with the home team taking all four contests.
- Wagner's Saar Van Dalen has four shutouts this season between the pipes. Offensively, Cami Valor is third in the NEC with 10 goals. Floortje Leunisse and Charlotte Muller have eight goals each for the Seahawks as well.