Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Rider Broncs (1-1) vs. Temple Owls (3-0)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Time: 3:00 PM
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com
Broadcast: BroncVision
 
What You Need To Know
- Wednesday'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, joining 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 leads the team with 16 draw controls this season.
- 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. Kozik leads the Broncs with six ground balls and three caused turnovers this 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. Both goalies have played 60 minutes with Kubach playing both first halves this year. She leads the Broncs with a .455 save percentage, while May leads Rider with a 10.00 goals against average in both second halves.
- 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. She leads Rider with seven goals this season. Colleary added her first hat trick as a Bronc, tying her goal output from all of last season in game one.
- Maggie Hance (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) scored a career-high five goals last time out against Rhode Island.
- 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.
- Temple defeated the Broncs, 15-12, last season in the only ever meeting between the programs. Selena Carrington scored a team-high five goals in the contest, and the Broncs outshot the Owls in the game.
- The Owls are off to a 3-0 start to the season, winning the three games by a total of nine goals. Lexi Culp leads the Owls offense with 10 goals and 16 points, and Riley Horoshko has been lights out in goal, producing a .571 save percentage and 8.25 goals against average.