Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Rider Broncs (0-2-2, 0-0-0 MAAC) vs. Delaware State Hornets  (2-2-0, 0-0-0 NEC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ | Ben Cohen Field
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com

What You Need to Know
- The Rider women's soccer team welcomes Delaware State to Ben Cohen Field for a Wednesday night non-conference matchup.
- The Broncs enter at 0-2-2 and continue their hunt for their first victory of 2025.
- The Ferrie sisters have powered the offense, combining for 11 of the team's 22 shots this season (50%). Tess Ferrie leads with seven, while Ava Ferrie has four.
- Courtney Carter and Taylor Mays pace the team with two points each, both tallying a goal.
- Goalkeeper Ashley Moore has posted back-to-back six-save efforts, matching her season high. She owns 19 saves through four games.
- 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 Delaware State
- The Hornets come off a 4-2 setback against Mount St. Mary's on Sunday.
- Yazmeen Smith and Nicole Cargill share the team lead with two goals apiece, while Frederika Kibassa Maliba Ntumba has also found the net.
-  Megan Castricum is the Hornets' top shot-taker with 11 attempts through four games.

History vs Delaware State
- Rider holds a dominant 12-0-1 advantage in the all-time series dating back to 2006.
- The lone draw came in Dover in 2012.
- The Broncs have outscored the Hornets 26-3 in the last five meetings.
- Five of Rider's 14 all-time hat tricks—including the last four—have come against the Hornets: Abi Cottam (2010), Kourtney Cunningham (2018), Sofia Soares (2019), Makenzie Rodrigues (2022), and Tess Ferrie (2024).
- In last year's meeting, Rider cruised to a 5-0 win as Tess Ferrie scored three times, with Courtney Carter and Leonor Alves also netting goals.

Last Time Out 
- Rider played to a scoreless draw with NJIT on Sunday.
- The Highlanders held a 21-3 edge in shots.
- Rider's shots came from Lauren Black, Ava Ferrie, and Leonor Alves.
- Black earned her first collegiate start in the contest