Friday, September 26, 2025 / Sunday, September 28, 2025
Rider Broncs (1-5, 0-1 NEC) vs. New Haven Chargers (0-7, 0-2 NEC) / Sacred Heart Pioneers (3-4, 1-0 NEC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ (Ben Cohen Field)
Time: 4:00 PM / 12:00 PM
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com 
Broadcast: ESPN+ (Friday / Sunday)
 
What You Need To Know
- Both Friday and Sunday's contests will be streamed on ESPN+
- The Broncs were picked to finish third in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll under new head coach Gina Carey-Smith. Rider finished second in the NEC last season. The Chargers were picked tenth in their first season at the Division I level. The Pioneers were picked fifth.
- Rider won its sixth-straight season opener, defeating Colgate, 3-0, to open the season. Goalie Jade Regnart (Cape Town, South Africa/Fairmont) earned her fifth career shutout in the contest. She has played all but 15 minutes in net for the Broncs this season. She was named NEC Defensive Player of the Week for her effort.
- Semra Said (Mannheim, Germany/Feudenheim Gymnasium Mannheim) scored the game-winning goal against Colgate to earn NEC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
- Rider returns a pair of First-Team All-NEC performers from a season ago in Valeria Perales (Madrid, Spain/IES Mirasierra) and Megan Normile (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt), who were both named to the NFHCA 2025 Collegiate Watchlist, powered by Performance Sports Events.
- Perales score a pair of goals against Stonehill, then added an assist against Towson to earn NEC Prime Performer honors this week.
- Ang Borisow (Harleysville, PA/Souderton) is tied with both Perales and Normile for team leads of two goals and five points on the season.
- Anna Finn (Windsor, NY/Windsor Central) leads Rider with a pair of assists and a defensive save on the year.
- In all, nine Broncs have recorded at least one point this season.
- Rider's roster features players from four different countries, Germany, South Africa, Spain, and the United States.
- Friday's game will be the first-ever meeting between the Chargers and the Broncs. The Chargers have struggled in their transition to Division I, being outscored 59-2 on the season. Jalia Cooper and Erin Smith are responsible for the New Haven offense this season.
- Rider leads the all-time series 28-8 over Sacred Heart, including wins in nine of the last 10 meetings. Rider won the matchup last season 3-0, behind a shutout from Regnart. Emma Brayford leads the Pioneers with three goals this season.