Friday, August 28, 2026 / Sunday, August 30, 2026
Cherry and White Invitational
Rider Broncs (0-0) vs. Fordham Rams (0-0) / Temple Owls (0-0)
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Time: 5:30 p.m. / 12:00 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+ (Sunday Only)
Live Stats – OwlSports.com – Friday/Sunday
 
What You Need To Know
- Friday's match will not be video streamed, while Sunday's match is available on ESPN+.
- The Broncs were selected third by the league's coaches in the Metro Preseason Poll, including a first-place vote. Rider finished third in the regular season in 2025 before reaching the MAAC Tournament Finals with wins over Siena and Quinnipiac. The Broncs ultimately fell in the finals to top-seeded Fairfield.
- Rider returns four starters from a season ago led by 2025 Second-Team All-MAAC honoree Makenna Mason (Hilton Head, SC/Hilton Head Island). Mason was also named to the preseason All-Metro Team in 2026 after finishing third in the MAAC with 1,031 assists a season ago while also adding 245 digs, 39 blocks, and 19 aces.
- Other returning starters include 2024 Second-Team All-MAAC honoree Molly Rohde (Hortonville, WI/Hortonville), outside hitter Rylah Robinson (Fairfax, VA/Robinson), and defensive specialist Tyler Adams (Wilmington, DE/Ursuline Academy). Rohde was second in the MAAC in 2025 with 121 blocks, and already ranks seventh in program history with 338 career blocks in her three seasons as a Bronc. Robinson is the top returning Bronc with 244 kills a season ago, including nine matches with double digits. Adams finished the season with 21 aces and 78 digs.
- Defensive Specialists Simone Langford (Hollywood, FL/Flanagan) and Carly Allen (Buffalo, NY/Sacred Heart Academy) return on the back line. Langford finished second on the team with 28 aces and was fourth on the squad with 176 digs. Allen was fourth on the team with 23 aces last season and totaled 73 digs on the year.
- Other reserves returning for the Broncs include outside hitters Erynn Gotsch (Deland, FL/Deland) and Cecilia DeCaro (Wilmington, DE/Ursuline Academy), right sides Anja Kelly (Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley) and Madison Daley (Appleton, WI/Xavier HS), setter Katie Cook (Stanley, NC/East Lincoln [Robert Morris]), and middle blocker Annabell Zachritz (Gainesville, FL/The Rock School).
- Rider leads the all-time series against Fordham 9-8, but the teams have not met since 2019. Fordham has won three straight in the series and six of the last seven matchups. In the most recent meeting, Morgan Romano had 14 kills as Rider won the third set of the four-set match.
- Temple leads the all-time series over the Broncs 13-0. The Broncs and Owls last met during the 2024 season, when an Alumni Gym record crowd for a volleyball match saw the Broncs force extra points in the opening two sets, before Rider claimed the third in the four-set Temple victory. Robinson led Rider with 12 kills in that match.