Women’s Soccer Hosts Temple for Home Opener on Thursday Night

Women's Soccer Hosts Temple for Home Opener on Thursday Night
Rider Broncs (1-0-1, 0-0-0 Metro) v. Temple Owls (3-1-0, 0-0-0 American)
Lawrenceville, NJ | Ben Cohen Field | 7:00 p.m.
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MATCH FACTS

Women's soccer opens their 2026 home campaign on Thursday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m. against Temple at Ben Cohen Field.
The Broncs have gotten off to their best start since 2024, winning away at Wagner, 1-0 on August 13 while drawing 1-1 away at NJIT on August 16.
Ashley Moore stayed composed in goal across both of her starts for the Broncs, recording 13 saves off of 34 shots faced while only allowing one goal. Moore recorded eight saves against NJIT on August 16 while recording a shutout against Wagner on August 13, completing five saves.
Both goals scored on the young season for the Broncs have come off the boots of defenders. Ella Baumgardt opened Rider's scoring tally, knocking in a shot from outside the box against Wagner in the 16^th minute that made the difference as the Broncs won 1-0 against the Seahawks. Bethie Morgan recorded the goal against NJIT, sneaking in a free kick from way out to beat the Highlanders shot-stopper at the near post in the 38^th minute. Leah Marcell has recorded the only assist for the Broncs so far in 2026, aiding Baumgardt in her goal on Staten Island.
While yet to convert on goal, Tess Ferrie leads the club with seven total shots while also topping the team charts with three shots on goal. Ava DeGeorge is second on the total shots list, with one shot on goal off of two attempts at the mark.
Temple travels to Lawrenceville on Thursday night on the back of a 3-1-0 start to the season. The owls have recorded wins against Hampton, LIU, and Saint Peter's while outscoring their opponents during the victories 5-0. Their only loss came against George Washington, as the Owls fell 4-0 to the Revolutionaries on August 12 in Washington, D.C.
Victoria Pimenta and Maddie Ward lead the Owls with three points each while both recording a goal and an assist to start their seasons. Giovanna Echavarria leads Temple with 10 attempts at goal while logging four shots on goal. Danica Banham leads the Owls with five total shots on goal off of eight attempts at goal.
Ana Zivkovic has made all four starts in goal for the Owls, recording eight saves off of 22 shots faced.
The Broncs have a 3-4-4 record against the Owls dating back to their first meeting in 2004, with their last meeting on August 24, 2023 ending in a goalless draw in Philadelphia. Rider's last win at home came on September 16, 2011, after the Broncs defeated the Owls 5-0 at Ben Cohen Field.