Sunday, March 10, 2024
Rider Broncs (4-1) vs. Old Dominion Monarchs (3-4)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Time: 12:00 PM
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com
Broadcast: BroncVision
 
What You Need To Know
- Sunday's game will be broadcast live on BroncVision.
- The Broncs are off to a 4-1 start in their inaugural season, behind one of the country's most prolific offenses. Rider ranks 20^th nationally in scoring offense at 15.20 goals per game, and fifth the country at 36.00 shots per contest. The attack is started at the draw circle, where Rider ranks 21^st in the country in draw controls per game with 16.00 and in draw control percentage at 59.3%. Individually, Katie Walsh (Marlton, NJ/Camden Catholic[FDU-Florham]) leads the MAAC and is 52^nd nationally at 3.20 goals per game and second in the MAAC and 24^th in the country with 6.20 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 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 15 goals and leads the team with 23 points. She recorded five goals and added two assists against Oregon.
- Selena Carrington (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North[Rutgers]), who scored the first-ever goal in program history, has 11 goals on the season, including a career-high five against Saint Francis.
- Toni Gismondi (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford[VCU]) is tied for second on the team 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 18 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 16 draw controls this season, and fourth on the team with eight ground balls.
- Behind Walsh, who leads the team with eight caused turnovers, Henderson and Danika Sedivy (Centennial, CO/Heritage[St. Bonaventure]) have each produced seven caused turnovers this season.
- In goal, Jamie Kubach (Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter[FDU-Florham]) and Nicole Caldarone (Mount Arlington, NJ/Mountain Lakes) both have two wins. Caldarone has produced a 5.71 goals against average with a .565 save percentage, and Kubach has posted a 12.31 goals against average with a .429 save percentage.
- The Broncs have gone 85-97 (.876) on clearing attempts, while holding their opponents to just 71-97 (.732).
- Rider's roster features players from nine different states, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
- Old Dominion is 3-4 on the season, having won three of their last four games. The Monarchs are led by a three-headed attack on offense with Lilly Siskind, Emma Arnold, and Syndey Taylor all having at least 14 goals and 20 points on the season.