Friday, February 7, 2025
Rider Broncs (0-0) vs. FDU Knights (0-0)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Time: 4:00 PM
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com
Broadcast: BroncVision
 
What You Need To Know
- Sunday's game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
- The Broncs went 8-9 in their inaugural season, including a 6-4 mark at Ben Cohen Field. Rider ranks 46^th nationally in scoring offense at 12.82 goals per game, and 44^th in the country at 30.06 shots per contest. The attack started at the draw circle, where Rider ranked 20^th in the country in draw controls per game with 15.53 and 40^th in draw control percentage at 53.0%.
- The Broncs were picked to finish eighth this season in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
- Katie Walsh (Marlton, NJ/Camden Catholic[FDU-Florham]) was named to the pre-season All-MAAC Team after earning Second-Team All-MAAC honors a season ago. She finished third in the MAAC and 35^th nationally at 5.56 draw controls per contest and was 34^th nationally in ground balls per game at 2.69. She also ranked seventh in the conference at 2.69 goals per game.
- Walsh was named MAAC Offensive Player of the Week last season, first after scoring nine goals and adding four assists in wins over Saint Francis and Central Connecticut State University. She later won the award after scoring five goals and adding five draw controls and five ground balls in a win over Old Dominion.
- Selena Carrington (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North[Rutgers]), who scored the first-ever goal in program history, had 37 goals last season, good for third on the team, including a career-high five against Saint Francis, a number she tied in back-to-back games at Presbyterian and Kennesaw State.
- Toni Gismondi (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford[VCU]) was second the Broncs with 16 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 against FDU last year, was second on the team with 67 draw controls, grabbing a season-high 12 against Canisius.
- Hayley Henderson (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) was third on the team with 53 draw controls last season.
- Danika Sedivy (Centennial, CO/Heritage[St. Bonaventure]) and Marybeth Smith (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) led the Broncs with 18 caused turnovers last year. Walsh was third on the team with 14.
- In goal, Jamie Kubach (Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter[FDU-Florham]) and Nicole Caldarone (Mount Arlington, NJ/Mountain Lakes) split time last year with Kubach getting 14 starts. Caldarone produced an 11.66 goals against average with a .339 save percentage, and Kubach posted a 14.24 goals against average with a .394 save percentage.
- The Broncs finished the year 249-302 (.825) on clearing attempts, while holding their opponents to 261-321 (.813).
- Rider's roster features players from 12 different states, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
- Evan Mager is in his second season as the coach for the Broncs, following 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.
- The Broncs visited FDU for the first-ever game in program history last year, a 19-7 Rider victory. Walsh led the way offensively with five goals and two assists. Devlin added four goals and an assist.
- Riley Eaton is the Knights' top returner after leading the 2024 squad with 28 goals and 42 points. Brielle McInaw also returns for FDU after finishing with 23 goals, 29 points, and a team-high 60 draw controls.