Saturday, February 14, 2026
Rider Broncs (1-0) vs. Rhode Island Rams (0-2)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Time: 4:00 PM
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com
Broadcast: BroncVision
 
What You Need To Know
- Saturday's game will be broadcast live on BroncVision.
- Paige Frye made her coaching debut Feb. 6 against FDU, earning the 12-8 win marking the second time in as many chances that a Rider coach earned the win in their debut, joing Evan Mager, who also defeated FDU in the program's first-ever game in 2024. The Broncs won their season opener for the third-straight season.
- The Broncs went 8-10 in 2025, reaching the MAAC Tournament for the first time in program history, defeating Niagara in a first-round game, 16-11. The Broncs were strong on the draw circle, where Rider led the MAAC ranked 11^th in the country in draw controls per game with 16.78 and 10^th in draw control percentage at 59.2%.
- The Broncs were picked to finish 10^th this season in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
- Draw specialist Marissa Ross (Reisterstown, MD/Beth Tfiloh[FDU-Florham) earned Second-Team All-MAAC honors last season after finishing second on the team and fourth in the MAAC with 82 draw controls. She had seven draw controls in the season opener.
- Erin Collins (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan), Danika Sedivy (Centennial, CO/Heritage[St. Bonaventure]), Hannah Kozik (Ellington, CT/Ellington), and Marybeth Smith (Macungie, PA/Emmaus), lead a veteran defensive group with the quartet combining for 88 ground balls and 42 caused turnovers last year. Goalie Jamie Kubach (Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter[FDU-Florham]) led Rider with 30 ground balls last season.
- In goal, Kubach and Avery May (Auroa, CO/Grandview) split time last year with Kubach getting 16 starts. May produced a 12.49 goals against average with a .349 save percentage, and Kubach posted a 13.06 goals against average with a .406 save percentage.
- Rider's offense returns just four of its 218 goals from a season ago. Kayleigh Colleary (Buffalo, NY/Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart[Butler]) is the Broncs' top returner on offense after scoring three goals and adding eight assists a season ago.
- Kozik, playing as a true midfielder in the season opener, scored six goals, tying a Rider program record. Colleary added her first hat trick as a Bronc, tying her goal output from all of last season in game one.
- The Broncs were effective earning free-position attempts in 2025, scoring 61 goals on 131 attempts and limiting opponents to just 40 goals on 76 attempts.
- Rider's roster features players from 10 different states, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
- The Broncs won the only ever meeting between the programs last season, the Rams first season as a program, winning 13-12 in Kingston. The Broncs trailed 10-8 entering the fourth quarter when Anna Devlin, Katie Walsh and Selena Carrington gave Rider the lead. Tied 11-11, Devlin and Colleary would find the back of the net to secure the win for the Broncs.
- The Rams are off to an 0-2 start this season, including a 13-6 setback against MAAC favorite Fairfield. Caralie Basuel leads the Rams offense with seven goals this season after scoring twice in the meeting last year.