Friday, October 9, 2026/Sunday, October 11, 2026
Rider Broncs (3-9, 3-1 NEC) vs. Mercyhurst Lakers (2-9, 0-4 NEC)/Davidson Wildcats (7-5, 0-2 A-10)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Time: 7:00 PM/12:00 PM
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com 
Broadcast: ESPN+ (Friday/Sunday)
 
What You Need To Know
- Friday's game will be on ESPN+, while Sunday's game will be on BroncVision.
- Prior to Friday's game, the team will honor its five outgoing seniors, Sarah Fitzpatrick (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty), Ang Borisow (Harleysville, PA/Souderton), Liv Cox (Conestoga, PA/Penn Manor), Kate Mahmud (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West), and Emma Bonshak (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall).
- 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 tied for second in the NEC standings at 3-1 with Sacred Heart.
- Rider's top returner is Bonshak, 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 assists and points.
- Other key returners in the field include Borisow, Mahmud, 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]), Cox, Hailey Hoffman (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills), and Sam Connolly (Havertown, PA/Cardinal O'Hara). 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 350 of the team's 365 minutes this year. Regnart enters the weekend ranked eighth in the country, averaging 8.67 saves per game. Her .765 save percentage is third in the NEC and ranks 18^th nationally.
- 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, tied for the team lead with three assists this season, including a pair in Rider's conference win over LIU.
- Rider leads the all-time series over the Lakers, 2-0.  Rider has outscored Mercyhurst 12-1 across the two games in the series. The Broncs lead the all-time series over the Wildcats, 3-2.
- The Lakers are 2-9 overall and 0-4 in NEC play. Finja Wunner leads the Lakers with two goals and nine points on the season. The Wildcats are 7-5 overall and 0-2 in A-10 play. Lourdes Wolf has eight goals and Matilda Collins has added seven goals and an assist on the year for Davidson.