Biography
2023:
- Academic All-District selection
- MAAC All-Academic Team honoree
- Only Bronc to start all 50 games, all at shortstop
- Hit .260 with three doubles, 21 runs scored, 10 RBI’s and five RBI’s
- Numbers swelled to a .349 batting average and .388 on-base percentage in 20 league games
- Contributed eight multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit efforts (vs. Monmouth, Apr. 13, at Niagara, May 6)
- Closed out her collegiate career with an eight-game hitting streak, tying Maddie Luedtke, Laneya Wright and Jessie Niegocki for the longest streak on the team
- Reached four times in a 2-for-3 effort with two singles, two walks and three runs scored in a win over Cleveland State (Mar. 10)
- Went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Game 1 at Fairfield (Apr. 3)
- Added a pair of hits, a run and a stolen base in Game 1 at Seton Hall (Apr. 5)
- Singled, walked and scored twice in Game 1 vs. Morgan State (Apr. 11)
- Went 3-for-6 with three singles, a walk and an RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Manhattan (Apr. 16)
- Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in a Game 1 win over Marist (Apr. 22)
- Singled home the go-ahead run in Game 1 and added an RBI double in Game 2 of a sweep of Quinnipiac on Senior Day (May 1)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in a Game 2 win over MAAC Champion Canisius (May 5)
2022:
- MAAC All-Academic Team honoree
- Started all 51 games played at shortstop
- Hit .246 with two doubles, 10 runs scored and 14 RBI’s
- Was successful on her two stolen-base attempts
- Had three multi-hit games, including a 3-for-3 effort at Hampton (Mar. 6)
- Drove in two runs each in wins against Bryant (Mar. 5) and Morehead State (Mar. 13)
- Went 2-for-3 with three RBI’s in a Game 1 win over Lafayette (Mar. 30)
- Went 3-for-5 with a double, a stolen base, a run scored and an RBI in a doubleheader split with Monmouth (May 4)
2021:
- Hit .250 (13-for-52) with seven runs scored over 29 games played, including 23 starts
- Contributed a pair of two-hit games, at Saint Peter’s (Apr. 14) and vs. Saint Peter’s (May 5)
- Also drove in two runs in the Apr. 14 effort at Saint Peter’s
- Hit a double and scored a run vs. Iona (Apr. 17)
- MAAC All-Academic Team honoree
2020:
- Started six games at second base prior to the cancellation of the remainder of the season due to COVID-19
- Collected a pair of hits and a pair of runs, one of each at both Tennessee State (Feb. 23) and Kennesaw State (Feb. 28)
- Her hit at Kennesaw State was a double, while she also added a hit-by-pitch
2019:
- Played in the team’s first 39 games, including 37 starts at second base, before suffering a season-ending injury
- Fifth on the team with 12 runs scored
- Had three multi-hit games
- Drove in the game-winning run in the top of the eighth at UC Davis (March 15)
- Her two-run double in the bottom of the seventh against Niagara (March 30) tied the game, leading to a 6-5 walk-off win
- Drove in two in the Broncs’ 5-2 win over Monmouth (Apr. 7)
- Compiled a season-long five-game hitting streak, March 9-16, and extended to a six-game reached base streak with a walk a game later
Before Rider:
Earned All-State honors at Pottstown High School as a sophomore, took All-Pioneer Athletic Conference in her last three years and All-Area honors in each of her four seasons… Also played club softball for the Rock 18U Gold Waye… An all-around athlete, Epps has also lettered in varsity tennis, playing at the top singles and doubles flights, as well as varsity basketball.
Personal:
The daughter of Regina and the late Angelo Epps… Has two older brothers, Andrew and Michael.
