Sunday, August 31, 2025
Rider Broncs (0-2-1, 0-0-0 MAAC) vs. NJIT Highlanders (2-2-0, 0-0-0 America East)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ | Ben Cohen Field
Kickoff: 5 p.m.
Live Video: BroncVision
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com

What You Need to Know 
- The Rider University women's soccer team hosts NJIT on Sunday evening in non-conference play.
- The Broncs stand at 0-2-1 through their first three matches, highlighted by a comeback draw with Seton Hall.
-  In that matchup, Rider erased a late two-goal deficit as Taylor Mays scored the team's first goal of the season before Courtney Carter buried the equalizer in the 88th minute.
- Tess Ferrie has paced the offense with a team-high seven shots, while both Mays and Carter sit atop the scoring chart with two points each.
- Freshman goalkeeper Ashley Moore has made an immediate impact between the posts, totaling 13 saves through three matches.
- The MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll slotted Rider ninth entering the new year.
- After coming up just shy of the MAAC Tournament last year, the Broncs are determined to bounce back and secure a return to the postseason, a stage they reached for 11 straight seasons before last year.

About NJIT
- NJIT enters Sunday's matchup following a 2-1 loss against Lehigh.
- Briana Andreoli paces the Highlanders' attack with four points on a goal and two assists and was named to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team for the second straight year.
- Six additional Highlanders have found the back of the net through the first four matches of the season.
- Mojisola Ayodele is the only returning goalkeeper from last season. 
- The Highlanders finished the 2024 campaign 4-10-3 overall and 1-5-2 in America East play.

History vs NJIT
- Rider holds a narrow 7-6 edge in the all-time series against NJIT.
- The teams last met in 2024, when the Highlanders earned a 3-0 win in Newark.
- The Broncs' most recent home matchup with NJIT came in 2021, a 2-1 victory at Ben Cohen Field.
- Rider has been strong at home in the series, posting a 5-1 record against the Highlanders in Lawrenceville.

Last Time Out
- The Broncs fell 3-0 at Saint Joseph's on Sunday.
- Rider generated four shots in the match, with Tess Ferrie leading the way with two. Ava DeGeorge nearly opened the scoring in the 9th minute, but her attempt deflected off the left post.
- Ashley Moore recorded six saves in goal.