JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Rider University women's soccer team rounded out a 4-2 win during their away match with Saint Peter's on Tuesday afternoon. With the win, the Broncs improve to a record of 4-6-1, surpassing their win tally from 2025 while improving to a Metro Conference record of 3-5-0. Saint Peter's drops to an overall record of 1-11-1 while also dropping to a Metro record of 0-6-1.
The Broncs opened the scoring early in North Jersey in the 6
th minute as
Annie Small found herself in front of goal, sliding the ball past the goalkeeper to put the Broncs up 1-0 within the first 10 minutes.
Ava DeGeorge doubled the lead minutes later in the 11
th minute, taking on a long range shot whilst putting the ball over the goalkeeper's head to go up 2-0.
Saint Peter's scored a penalty two minutes later in the 13
th minute to cut the lead to one before tying the game up in the 27
th minute, scoring on a rebounded shot to make things interesting. Rider once again took the lead in the 37
th minute as
Courtney Carter converted on a penalty to go up 3-2 while sending the Broncs into the halftime break with the lead.
Rider increased the lead to start the second half, as
Cali Friedel scrambled for the ball in the 56
th minute off of a corner, slotting the ball past the goalkeeper and into the net to take a 4-2 lead. Possession bounced back and forth throughout the rest of the second half, with
Ashley Moore completing a save in the 82
nd minute to retain the half's shutout and round out the road victory for the Broncs.
QUOTES & NOTES
"I was really pleased with how we responded in the second half. We pressed well early in the game and got our reward with two goals, but we let them back into it. In the second half we kept the ball better, got numbers forward and won the second balls, and the back four were really strong."
– Head Coach Drayson Hounsome
- The Broncs outshot the Peacocks 17-9 while also besting Saint Peter's 8-5 in shots on target.
- DeGeorge recorded two shots on goal from five total attempts while Small recorded two shots on goal from three total attempts. Ava Ferrie recorded one shot on goal from two attempts while Tess Ferrie recorded one shot on goal from four total attempts.
- Ashley Moore completed three saves during the match against Saint Peter's.
- Ava Ferrie was issued with a yellow card in the 50th minute of the match.
UP NEXT
The Broncs return home on Saturday, October 17, taking on Quinnipiac at 1:00 p.m. on Ben Cohen Field for Alumni Day.
