Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Rider Broncs (2-6-6, 0-4-4 MAAC) vs. Fairfield Stags (11-1-2, 6-0-2 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ | Ben Cohen Field
Kickoff: 6 p.m.
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com
Live Updates: X - @RiderSoccer

What You Need to Know
- The Rider women's soccer team hosts defending MAAC champion Fairfield on Wednesday night at Ben Cohen Field, aiming to hand the Stags their first conference loss.
- The Broncs are still in search of their first MAAC win of the season.
- Rider enters the matchup 2–6–6 overall following a scoreless draw against Manhattan on Oct. 11.
- The Ferrie sisters have led the offense this season.
- Tess Ferrie leads the Broncs with six points (two goals, two assists) and has taken 23 shots, including 13 on target.
- Ava Ferrie has posted five points (two goals, one assist) with 20 shots, 10 of which have been on goal.
- Courtney Carter joins the Ferries with two goals to share the team lead, while Leonor Alves, Taylor Mays, Bethie Morgan, and Lauren Black have each found the back of the net once.
- Valgerður Sigurjónsdóttir leads the team with three assists and has recorded 14 shots this year.
- In goal, Ashley Moore has registered 64 saves and five shutouts on the season.

About Fairfield
- Fairfield enters Wednesday riding a three-game winning streak, most recently defeating Saint Peter's 4–0 on Oct. 11.
- The Stags remain unbeaten in MAAC play at 6–0–2 and have yet to suffer a conference loss.
- Maddy Theriault leads the Fairfield attack with 25 points (11 goals, three assists) and 67 shots, including 33 on goal.
- Theriault ranks fifth nationally in goals and fourth in total shots, averaging 4.79 attempts per game.
- Ashlyn Walsh has been a key playmaker with a team-high seven assists to go with three goals.
- Ashley McMahon ranks second on the team with 15 points (six goals, three assists) and 37 shots, 14 of which have been on target.
- The Stags were tabbed the MAAC preseason favorite and featured four Preseason All-MAAC selections — Theriault, Walsh, Sam Kersey, and Meg Carragher — with Theriault named Preseason Player of the Year.
- In goal, Katie Wright has recorded 37 saves this season.

History vs. Fairfield
- Fairfield leads the all-time series, 21–7–3.
- The teams last met in 2024, when the Broncs fell 5–1 on the road with Courtney Carter scoring Rider's lone goal.
- Rider's last win over Fairfield came in 2021, a 4–1 road victory.

Last Timeout
- The Broncs are coming off a 0-0 draw against Manhattan on Oct. 11.
- Manhattan took a 13-4 edge in shots, including a 7-2 edge in shots on goal.
- The Jaspers took five corner kicks to the Broncs' two.
- Rider was shown two yellow cards to the Jaspers' one caution.
- Alves led the Broncs with two shots, including one on goal.
- Morgan also put a shot on target, while Ava Ferrie attempted one shot.
- The draw marked the Broncs' fourth in their last six matches.