Friday, October 10, 2025
Rider Broncs (5-5, 3-1 NEC) vs. Saint Francis Red Flash (9-3, 4-0 NEC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ (Ben Cohen Field)
Time: 7:00 PM
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com 
Broadcast: ESPN+
 
What You Need To Know
- Friday's contest will be streamed on ESPN+.
- The Broncs were picked to finish third in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll under new head coach Gina Carey-Smith. Rider finished second in the NEC last season. The Red Flash were picked just behind the Broncs in fourth.
- Valeria Perales (Madrid, Spain/IES Mirasierra) led the Broncs over the past week, helping the Broncs extend their winning streak to four-straight games, scoring twice in both of Rider's victories last week. Against Mercyhurst, Perales scored the game's second and fifth goals in a 5-1 Rider win. The senior then scored the game-tying goal with just over nine minutes remaining in regulation before scoring the game-winner in double overtime to beat La Salle. Perales was named NEC Offensive Player of the Week, then made program history by becoming the first Bronc ever to be named NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week.
- Rider won its sixth-straight season opener, defeating Colgate, 3-0, to open the season. Goalie Jade Regnart (Cape Town, South Africa/Fairmont) earned her fifth career shutout in the contest. She has played all but 30 minutes in net for the Broncs this season. She was named NEC Defensive Player of the Week for her effort. She also earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting her sixth career shutout against New Haven and following up that performance with a career-high 14 saves in a 2-1 win over Sacred Heart.
- Semra Said (Mannheim, Germany/Feudenheim Gymnasium Mannheim) scored the game-winning goal against Colgate to earn NEC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
- Rider returns a pair of First-Team All-NEC performers from a season ago in Perales and Megan Normile (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt), who were both named to the NFHCA 2025 Collegiate Watchlist, powered by Performance Sports Events.
- Ang Borisow (Harleysville, PA/Souderton) and Anna Finn (Windsor, NY/Windsor Central) are tied with both Said and Normile for the team lead with three assists each on the season. Finn is second behind Perales with 13 points on the year.
- In all, 10 Broncs have recorded at least one point this season.
- Rider's roster features players from four different countries, Germany, South Africa, Spain, and the United States.
- Rider leads the all-time series over the Red Flash 22-4. The Broncs earned a tight, 3-2 win in the contest between the programs last season. The Red Flash enter Friday's game on a six-game winning streak and are currently unbeaten at 4-0 in NEC play. Sofia Marciano leads the Red Flash offense with 11 goals and 24 points, leading the NEC in goals and currently second in the conference in points. The Red Flash defense has been even more impressive, pitching six shutouts on the year, including three in conference play.