NEWARK, NJ – The Rider University women's soccer team ended their trip to Newark on Sunday afternoon with a 1-1 tie. With the draw, the Broncs improve to a record of 1-0-1 while ending their non-conference road trip.
Ashley Moore continued her solid start to the season in goal, preventing NJIT from scoring early from a corner in the 17
th minute.
Tess Ferrie sent in a tester early, having her shot on goal saved by the Highlander goalkeeper in the 31
st minute.
But the deadlock was broken as defender
Bethie Morgan sent in a shot from the free kick, fooling the opposition at the near post for the Bronc's second goal on the young season in the 37
th minute of the match. Morgan also capitalized from the free possession, scoring the first goal from a set piece for the Broncs in 2026.
NJIT went into the halftime break with a 9-3 shot ratio, but Moore and the Bronc's defense remained solid, as the sophomore goalkeeper completed five saves in the first half alone.
The Highlander's struck early in the second half, scoring in the 58
th minute to deny the shutout. The goal from NJIT ended the Bronc's shutout streak of 296 days, dating back to their 1-0 win against Marist on October 29, 2025.
Besides a shot on target by NJIT in the 79
th minute, which was promptly saved by Moore, both team's rounded out the 1-1 tie, with the Bronc's nearly snatching the winner in the final minute of the game on a cross into the box, with no one on the other end of the ball.
Quotes and Notes
"The short turnaround from Thursday was a challenge and playing a team with more recovery time is a challenge. We had to adopt a different formation which is a challenge, so it was a big challenge today and the team stepped up to it. Overall the result is even but the nature of our opportunities means the team is disappointed for not winning. There is lots of learning moments that we will take from the video and work on this week in training." – head coach
Drayson Hounsome.
- The Broncs were out shot by the Highlanders 19-6, with NJIT recording nine shots on goal to the Broncs three.
- Ashley Moore completed eight saves against the Highlanders in goal, notching five saves in the first while recording three saves in the second. Her eight saves comes as a season high and her most since October 15, 2025 when she recorded nine saves in Rider's 6-0 loss to Fairfield.
- Bethie Morgan scored her second ever collegiate goal in the first half, the first time the defender has gotten on the scoresheet since the Bronc's 2-2 draw with Iona on October 8, 2025.
- Karítas Guðmundsdóttir, Sophie Ibrahim, and Elaine Joy all made their collegiate debut for the Broncs against the Highlander's.
Up Next
The Broncs return to Lawrenceville to open their 2026 home schedule on Thursday, August 27, facing off against Temple at 7:00 p.m. at Ben Cohen Field.
