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3
Winner Sacred Heart SACRED H (7-8, 4-2)
2
Rider RIDER (5-11, 4-3)
Winner
Sacred Heart SACRED H
(7-8, 4-2)
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Final
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Rider RIDER
(5-11, 4-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Sacred Heart SACRED H 0 0 1 2 3
Rider RIDER 1 0 0 1 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Falls to Sacred Heart in Home Finale

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University field hockey team fell to Sacred Heart 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in their final home game of the season. With the loss, the Broncs move to 5-11 overall and 4-3 in NEC play, while the Pioneers improve to 6-8 overall and 4-2 in conference action. Rider still leads the all-time series, 29-9.

The Broncs opened the scoring late in the first quarter when Liv Cox found the back of the cage off an assist from Hailey Hoffman, giving Rider a 1-0 lead. Neither team found the back of the cage in the second quarter, as Rider maintained its 1-0 advantage heading into halftime.

Rider continued to battle defensively in the third quarter with Hoffman recording a defensive save to help preserve the Broncs' lead. Sacred Heart later found the back of the cage to even the score at 1-1 sending both teams into the final quarter tied.

Sacred Heart broke the tie in the fourth quarter, finding the back of the cage to take a 2-1 lead. Kate Mahmud later recorded a defensive save to keep the Broncs within one goal. With just three minutes remaining, Ang Borisow found the back of the cage off an assist from Emma Bonshak to even the score at 2-2. However, Sacred Heart responded with another goal late in the quarter to regain the lead at 3-2 and secure the victory.

Quotes & Notes

"We knew it was going to be a really hard game. Sacred Heart is very well coached. We knew there was a sense of urgency. We knew we had to play well and we're just making the journey a little harder now. When we came back after the second goal, we felt the energy and then it kind of dropped off. We are going to fix it and we have to play will at Stonehill on Friday". – Head Coach Gina Carey-Smith

Broncs By The Numbers
  • Sacred Heart outshot Rider, 20-7, including a 16-4 advantage in shots on goal.
  • The Pioneers held a 15-7 advantage in penalty corners.
  • Rider committed 48 fouls compared to Sacred Heart's 52.
  • Jade Regnart finished the game with 11 saves in goal for the Broncs.
 
Up Next
Rider will travel to Easton, MA, on Friday October 23rd to take on Stonehill at 3 p.m.
 
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