LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University field hockey team saw its four-game winning streak come to an end Friday night, falling to Saint Francis, 2-0, on Ben Cohen Field. The Broncs fall to 5-6 on the season and 3-2 in NEC play, while the Red Flash improve to 10-3 overall, and remain unbeaten at 5-0 in league play.
The Red Flash opened the scoring midway through the first quarter on a corner. After the Broncs shut down three shot attempts, the Red Flash found a way for the fourth shot to sneak in to the back of the cage to open the scoring.
In the second, the Red Flash scored again getting a ball to trickle past in to the Rider net to extend the lead to 2-0, where it remained through the half.
Rider's best chances came late in the fourth, with a pair of corners, but
Anna Finn's (Windsor, NY/Windsor Central) shot was blocked and the Red Flash kept the Broncs off the board.
Quotes & Notes
"We battled, we just didn't execute when we needed to. We played panicky in the second half, they're a really good team, and I have a feeling this won't be the last time we see them. Sometimes you learn more from a loss than a win, so we're going to learn from this and keep climbing the ladder."
– Head Coach Gina Carey-Smith
- Rider's lead in the all-time series is cut to 22-5.
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Jade Regnart (Cape Town, South Africa/Fairmont) made the start in net, playing all 60 minutes and making nine saves.
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Ang Borisow (Harleysville, PA/Souderton),
Kate Mahmud (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West),
Megan Normile (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt), Finn, and
Emma Bonshak (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) all played all 60 minutes in the field.
Broncs By The Numbers
- Saint Francis outshot Rider, 15-9, including a 12-5 edge in shots on goal.
- The Broncs earned 10 corners in the game, to nine for the Red Flash.
Up Next
Rider hits the road to play Georgetown Sunday at noon.
