Friday, March 1, 2024
Rider Broncs (4-0) vs. Oregon Ducks (3-0)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Time: 3:00 PM
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com
Broadcast: ESPN+
 
What You Need To Know
- Friday's game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
- The Broncs are off to a 4-0 start in their inaugural season, behind one of the country's most prolific offenses. Rider ranks 12^th nationally in scoring offense at 16.75 goals per game, and leads the country at 39.00 shots per contest. The attack is started at the draw circle, where Rider ranks 15^th in the country in draw controls per game with 16.75 and 11^th nationally in draw control percentage at 62.6%. Individually, Katie Walsh (Marlton, NJ/Camden Catholic[FDU-Florham]) leads the MAAC and is 13^th nationally at 4.00 goals per game and second in the MAAC and 21^st in the country with 6.75 draw controls per game.
- The Broncs were picked to finish tenth in their inaugural season in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
- Evan Mager will be the coach for the Broncs after three seasons at FDU-Florham where he compiled a 34-7 record, including a 16-0 record entering the NCAA Division III Tournament in his second season in 2021. After that season he was named MAC Freedom and IWLCA Boardwalk Region Coach of the Year.
- Walsh, Rider's all-time leader in both goals and points, was named MAAC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring nine goals and adding four assists in wins over Saint Francis and Central Connecticut State University.
- Alongside Walsh, the Rider offensive has plenty of depth with eight players recording goals (and all eight recording at least four so far this season), and nine players recording a point so far this season.
- Kylee Garcia (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville[FDU-Florham]) is second in the team with 10 goals and 16 points. She is tied with Walsh for the team lead at six assists.
- Selena Carrington (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North[Rutgers]), who scored the first-ever goal in program history, also has 10 goals on the season, including a career-high five against Saint Francis.
- Toni Gismondi (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford[VCU]) is tied for the team lead with six assists and scored a career-high five goals in Rider's win against CCSU.
- Anna Devlin (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City[TCNJ]), who scored four goals in the season opener, is second on the team with 15 draw controls, grabbing six against both Saint Francis and Monmouth.
- Hayley Henderson (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) is third on the team with 11 draw controls this season, and fourth on the team with eight ground balls.
- Behind Walsh, who leads the team with seven caused turnovers, Henderson and Marybeth Smith (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) have each produce five caused turnovers this season.
- In goal, Jamie Kubach (Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter[FDU-Florham]) and Nicole Caldarone (Mount Arlington, NJ/Mountain Lakes) are both 2-0. Caldarone has produced a 5.71 goals against average with a .565 save percentage, and Kubach has posted a 10.22 goals against average with a .465 save percentage.
- The Broncs have gone 68-78 (.872) on clearing attempts, while holding their opponents to just 55-79 (.696).
- Rider's roster features players from nine different states, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
- Oregon is off to a 3-0 start, all in Eugene, including a 17-7 win over common opponent Saint Francis, and a 16-9 win over fellow MAAC foe Marist. Anna Simmons leads the Ducks offense with 14 goals and 17 points. Lauren Rismani is second on the team with 12 points, fueled by a team-high nine assists.