Friday, October 16, 2026/Sunday, October 18, 2026
Rider Broncs (5-9, 4-1 NEC) vs. Wagner Seahawks (5-6, 4-0 NEC)/Sacred Heart Pioneers (5-8, 3-2 NEC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Time: 4:00 PM/12:00 PM
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com 
Broadcast: BroncVision (Sunday Only)
 
What You Need To Know
- Sunday's game will be broadcast live on BroncVision.
- The Broncs were picked to finish fourth in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll under second-year head coach Gina Carey-Smith. Rider finished fourth in the NEC last season. Rider is currently second in the NEC standings at 4-1.
- Rider's top returner is Emma Bonshak (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall), a 2025 Second-Team All-NEC honoree. Bonshak is the leader among returners with six goals, three assists, and 15 points in 2025. She led all Broncs last season with 1,124 minutes played. So far this season, she leads the Broncs in goals (4) and points (11).
- Other key returners in the field include Ang Borisow (Harleysville, PA/Souderton), Kate Mahmud (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West), Amanda Walker (Stockton, NJ/Hunterdon Central), Ryleigh Damminger (Paulsboro, NJ/GCIT), Martina de Cespedes (Málaga, Spain/Nova School Sunland International), Mackenzie Smith (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough), Samantha Biondi (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan [UConn]), Liv Cox (Conestoga, PA/Penn Manor), Hailey Hoffman (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills), and Sam Connolly (Havertown, PA/Cardinal O'Hara). Damminger, Cox, and Borisow are tied for the team lead in goals this season.
- Jade Regnart (Cape Town, South Africa/Fairmont) returns as Rider's primary goalie after starting all 18 games, and playing 1,106 of 1,135 minutes last season. Regnart has started every game for the Broncs this season, playing 780 of the team's 840 minutes this year. Regnart enters the weekend ranked fifth in the country, averaging 8.79 saves per game. Her .794 save percentage leads the NEC and ranks eighth nationally. The junior goalie is coming off a stellar week, allowing no goals across 90 minutes, combining for a shutout in a 7-0 win over Mercyhurst, then making a career-high 19 saves, including stopping a stroke, in a 1-0 win over Davidson. The 19 saves are the most by any player in the country this season in a shutout. She was named NEC and NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week.
- Rider's roster features players from five different countries, Germany, South Africa, Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States.
- Addison McConnell (Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview Regional) has been a key defensive player for the Broncs as a freshman, recording a pair of defensive saves this year.
- Caroline Mauer (Weisbaden, Germany/Humboldt Schule) has been the top offensive newcomer, leading the Broncs with four assists this season, including a pair in Rider's conference win over LIU.
- Rider leads the all-time series over the Seahawks 4-3, including a double-overtime win in the regular season finale for the Broncs last season that clinched a playoff berth for the Broncs. The Broncs lead the all-time series over the Pioneers, 29-8. Regnart made 14 saves in Rider's 2-1 win last season.
- The Seahawks are currently atop the NEC standings at 4-0 in league play. Floortje Leunisse leads the Wagner offense with six goals and 15 points. The Pioneers enter at 5-8 overall and 3-2 in league play. Lauren King leads the Sacred Heart offense with five goals and 11 points.