Saturday, April 19, 2025
Rider Broncs (6-9, 2-5 MAAC) vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-6, 4-3 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Time: 1:00 PM
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com
Broadcast: BroncVision
 
What You Need To Know
- Saturday's game will be broadcast live on BroncVision.
- Prior to the game, the team will honor its outgoing senior class of Brynn Levins (Haddon Township, NJ/Camden Catholic [FDU-Florham]), Cali Schwerdtfeger (Crownsville, MD/Indian Creek[FDU-Florham]), Emma Barborak (Lakeville, MN/Gentry Academy[FDU-Florham]), Marissa Ross (Reisterstown, MD/Beth Tfiloh[FDU-Florham), Jamie Kubach (Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter[FDU-Florham]), Anna Devlin (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City[TCNJ]), Toni Gismondi (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford[VCU]), Selena Carrington (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North[Rutgers]), and Katie Walsh (Marlton, NJ/Camden Catholic[FDU-Florham]).
- The Broncs are 6-9 on the season after winning back-to-back games to remain alive in their quest to reach the MAAC Tournament. Last time out, the Broncs defeated Manhattan 14-13 behind hat tricks from Carrington, Elena Bontatibus (Simsbury, CT/Simsbury), and Elizabeth Shean (Seal Beach, CA/Los Alamitos).
- The Broncs were picked to finish eighth this season in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
- While there are still many possibilities on the road to the postseason, the simplest scenario is that the Broncs will earn a berth in the MAAC Tournament with a win, and a loss by Marist against Fairfield.
- Walsh was named to the pre-season All-MAAC Team after earning Second-Team All-MAAC honors a season ago. She is currently second in the MAAC at 6.53 draw controls per game, and fifth in the conference at 2.87 goals per contest. She earned MAAC Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring six goals and adding two assists, three draw controls, and two ground balls in the season-opening win against FDU.
- Carrington is second on the team and eighth in the MAAC this season at 2.47 goals per game. She scored a hat trick in the season opener, then followed that with a five-goal performance at Temple. After scoring five goals and adding an assist in the win over Akron, Carrington earned MAAC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
- Shean is third on the Broncs with 21 goals and is second on the squad with 12 assists on the season. She recorded her first career hat trick against Bucknell, then added two goals against Rhode Island with an assist in both games to earn MAAC Rookie of the Week honors, then followed that with two goals and two assists against Iona to earn the award in back-to-back weeks. She recently won the award for the third time this season after scoring three goals against Mount Saint Mary's and twice against Niagara.
- Devlin is currently third on the team with 21 goals this season, Devlin is second on the Broncs and sixth in the MAAC at 4.13 draw controls per game.
-  Barborak has 16 caused turnovers this season to lead the Broncs. Erin Collins (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan[FDU-Florham]) has added 11 and Hannah Kozik (Ellington, CT/Ellington) has 10.
- In goal, Kubach and Avery May (Auroa, CO/Grandview) have split time this year with Kubach getting 13 starts so far this season. Kubach has posted a 13.08 goals against average with a .395 save percentage in 633 minutes with May posting a 12.49 goals against average and a .349 save percentage. Kubach has a 4-7 record in cage with May's record sitting at 2-2 on the year.
- The Broncs currently lead the MAAC and rank 16^th nationally at 16.40 draw controls per game. Rider also leads the MAAC and is 15^th in the country, winning 58.0% of draws taken this season.
- 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 were defeated by Quinnipiac, 18-13 last season. Walsh scored four times in the contest as the Broncs led 6-5 early in the second quarter before a 6-1 Bobcat run proved too much for the Broncs to overcome.
- Quinnipiac is 9-6 on the season, including a 4-3 mark in conference, good for a tie for sixth in the conference standings. The Bobcats feature a pair of 40-goal scorers in sisters EllaGrace and Mia Delmond. Abby Wise currently leads the MAAC with 30 assists.