LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University field hockey team has announced its 2025 schedule Thursday featuring trips to Colgate, Hofstra, Monmouth, Drexel, Towson, Mercyhurst, La Salle, Georgetown, and Lehigh along with the usual NEC slate.

The Broncs will travel for their first four contests, before the home opener and start of NEC play on Sept. 19 against Stonehill.

The NEC Tournament will take place Nov. 6-8.


Colgate
Friday, Aug. 29 * Hamilton, NY

Series History: Rider leads 17-13
Last Meeting: Rider, 5-1 (Aug. 30, 2024; Hamilton, NY)
2024 Record: 4-13 (1-5 Patriot)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: Olivia Machiavelli scored a pair of goals and Semra Said dished out a pair of assists in Rider's season-opening 5-1 win last season. Rider has won 12 of the last 14 meetings in the series.
 
Hofstra
Friday, Sept. 5 * Hempstead, NY

Series History: Rider leads 17-15
Last Meeting: Rider, 3-1 (Oct. 13, 2024; Hempstead, NY)
2024 Record: 4-15 (2-4 CAA)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: Perales found the back of the cage against the Pride both last season and in 2022 helping Rider to victories in each game. Hofstra was able to keep her off the board in 2023, a 2-0 Hofstra victory. Rider has won five of the last six meetings in the series.
 
Monmouth
Sunday, Sept. 7 * West Long Branch, NJ

Series History: Rider leads 25-17-3
Last Meeting: Monmouth, 5-0 (Sept. 13, 2024; West Long Branch, NJ)
2024 Record: 12-7 (3-3 CAA)
2024 Postseason: CAA Championship
Quickly: Monmouth got the better of the Broncs last season, topping Rider 5-0, and going on to reach the CAA Championship game, falling in overtime to Delaware. After the Broncs had dominated the series between the longtime NEC and MAAC rivals, Monmouth has now won 10 straight in the series.
 
Drexel
Friday, Sept. 12 * Philadelphia, PA

Series History: Drexel leads 17-10-2
Last Meeting: Drexel, 4-0 (Sept. 29, 2024; Philadelphia, PA)
2024 Record: 14-5 (6-0 CAA)
2024 Postseason: CAA Semifinals
Quickly: Jade Regnart made five saves, but the Broncs were defeated at Drexel last season. The Dragons ended the regular season ranked 17^th in the country before being upset by Monmouth in the CAA Semifinals. Rider has won 12 of the last 14 meetings in the series.
 
Stonehill
NEC Game
Friday, Sept. 19 * Ben Cohen Field

Series History: Rider leads 2-1
Last Meeting: Stonehill, 3-2 OT (Oct. 4, 2024; Easton, MA)
2024 Record: 7-11 (4-4 NEC)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: Stonehill defeated Rider for the first time ever with an overtime goal last season. Semra Said has three career goals in three games against the Skyhawks.
 
Towson
Sunday, Sept. 21 * Towson, MD

Series History: Rider leads 20-5-1
Last Meeting: Towson, 3-1 (Sept. 20, 2023; Towson, MD)
2024 Record: 7-11 (1-5 CAA)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: Towson won the last meeting between the teams in 2023. The Broncs had won nine-straight over the Tigers prior to the 2023 contest.
 
New Haven
NEC Game
Friday, Sept. 26 * Ben Cohen Field

Series History: First Ever Meeting
Last Meeting: N/A
2024 Record: 8-11 (7-6 NE10)
2024 Postseason: NE10 First Round
Quickly: New Haven joined the NEC this summer after reclassifying from Division II. The Chargers' program was started in 2017.
 
Sacred Heart
NEC Game – Alumni Day
Sunday, Sept. 28 * Ben Cohen Field

Series History: Rider leads 28-8
Last Meeting: Rider, 3-0 (Oct. 20, 2024; New Haven, CT)
2024 Record: 6-12 (2-6 NEC)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: Valeria Perales had a goal and an assist and the Broncs got a shutout from Jade Regnart to defeat the Pioneers last season. Rider as taken nine of the last 10 matchups in the series.
 
Mercyhurst
NEC Game
Friday, Oct. 3 * Erie, PA

Series History: Rider leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Rider, 7-0 (Sept. 1, 2024; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2024 Record: 0-14 (0-8 NEC)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: In their first ever game as a Division I program, the Lakers came to Ben Cohen Field and the Broncs came away with a 7-0 win. Megan Normile had a hat trick for the Broncs in the victory.
 
La Salle
Sunday, Oct. 5 * Philadelphia, PA

Series History: Rider leads 27-13-1
Last Meeting: La Salle, 3-2 (Oct. 27, 2024; Philadelphia, PA)
2024 Record: 9-10 (1-6 A-10)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: After Megan Normile scored to tie the game just under three minutes into the fourth quarter, La Salle would score the game-winning goal with just over five minutes remaining to take down the Broncs last season.
 
Saint Francis
NEC Game – Alumni Day
Friday, Oct. 10 * Ben Cohen Field

Series History: Rider leads 22-4
Last Meeting: Rider, 3-2 (Oct. 11, 2024; Loretto, PA)
2024 Record: 10-8 (5-3 NEC)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: Rider got a pair of goals from Olivia Machiavelli to take down Saint Francis a season ago. The teams have swapped wins and losses in the last four games of the series.
 
Georgetown
Sunday, Oct. 12 * College Park, MD

Series History: Rider leads 10-7
Last Meeting: Rider, 3-2 (Sept. 15, 2024; Towson, MD)
2024 Record: 3-14 (1-6 Big East)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: Valeria Perales scored twice and the Broncs jumped out to a two-goal lead, hanging on for the one-goal win last season. Rider has won four straight and nine of the last 10 against the Hoyas.
 
LIU
NEC Game – Senior Day
Friday, Oct. 17 * Ben Cohen Field

Series History: Rider leads 7-1
Last Meeting: Rider, 4-0 (Oct. 25, 2024; Brookville, NY)
2024 Record: 7-10 (5-3 NEC)
2024 Postseason: NEC Semifinals
Quickly: Megan Normile scored twice and the Broncs pitched a shutout to clinch an NEC Tournament spot last season. It was the first game in the series since the NEC Championship Game in the spring of 2021 that was not a one-goal game.
 
Fairfield
NEC Game
Sunday, Oct. 19 * Fairfield, CT

Series History: Rider leads 20-13
Last Meeting: Fairfield, 2-1 (Nov. 7, 2024; Staten Island, NY)
2024 Record: 12-9 (6-2 NEC)
2024 Postseason: NEC Champions; NCAA Tournament First Round
Quickly: Rider won the regular season meeting between the teams last season, with Jade Regnart making eight saves in the shutout win, but the Stags would return the favor in the NEC Semifinals, topping the Broncs 2-1 on their way to the NEC Tournament Championship. The Stags would fall in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Delaware.
 
Merrimack
NEC Game
Friday, Oct. 24 * North Andover, MA

Series History: Rider leads 6-0
Last Meeting: Rider, 7-0 (Oct. 18, 2024; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2024 Record: 1-16 (1-7 NEC)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: The Broncs have outscored Merrimack 31-4 across the six all-time meetings.
 
Lehigh
Sunday, Oct. 26 * Bethlehem, PA

Series History: Lehigh leads 21-20-1
Last Meeting: Lehigh, 2-1 (Sept. 8, 2024; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2024 Record: 7-10 (2-4 Patriot)
2024 Postseason: None
Quickly: Megan Normile put the Broncs in front off a penalty corner in the second quarter of the meeting last season, but Lehigh would recover to take the win 2-1 and take the lead in the all-time series.
 
Wagner
NEC Game
Friday, Oct. 31 * Staten Island, NY

Series History: Series Tied 3-3
Last Meeting: Wagner, 2-1 (Nov. 1, 2024; Lawrenceville, NJ)
2024 Record: 12-7 (7-1 NEC)
2024 Postseason: NEC Championship
Quickly: The Seahawks defeated the Broncs 2-1 in what was the de facto NEC Regular Season Championship game a season ago. All three goals in the contest came in the third quarter when Wagner opened the scoring, the Broncs tied the game on a goal from Valeria Perales, then Wagner retook the before the quarter expired.
 
NEC Championships
Location TBD
Semifinals: November 6
Championship: November 8