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2016 Women's Soccer Roster

1 Bethany-May Howard

  • Position Goalkeeper
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bridgwater College
  • Hometown Glastonbury, England

Biography

At Rider:
History major...Team captain. MAAC All-Academic Team.

2016:

  • Finishes career as all-time leader in wins (34) and shutouts (20), second in saves (378), and third in goalkeeper minutes (6,129).
  • 2016 MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year.
  • 2016 All-MAAC 1st Team.
  • Started all eighteen games and had six shutouts with a 1.01 goals against average.
  • Registered a 108 minute shutout against NJIT.
  • Had season-high 12 saves in tie against Saint Joseph's.
  • Ranked 28th in the nation in saves (100) and 43rd in save percentage (.840).
  • 2016 Preseason All-MAAC.

2015:

  • Named to NSCAA All-Northeast Region third team in 2015.
  • Ranked 14th in the nation in save percentage and 21st in saves.
  • Named Second Team All-MAAC in 2015.
  • Ranked second in the MAAC in saves (113, 6.28 per game), save percentage (.862) and shutouts (Rider-record eight) and was third in the MAAC in goals against average (0.98).
  • Did not allow a goal at home during the six regular season home games and was 7-0 at home last year.
  • Played all but 11 minutes the entire season.
  • Made 15 saves at FDU, 10 saves in shutout win at Quinnipiac.
  • Compiled eight shutouts last season, not counting the 105 minutes played in the 0-0 tie at Manhattan that she could not finish after being knocked out of the game by a Manhattan player.
  • Made nine saves in shutout at NJIT, eight save win shutout vs. Saint Peter’s.
  • Member of the 2015 Preseason All-MAAC team.

2014:

  • 2014 MAAC Championship Tournament MVP.
  • Second Team All-MAAC as a sophomore.
  • Named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic team the last two years.
  • Was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week three times in 2014 and three more times in 2015.
  • Also the ECAC Defensive Player of the Week last year.
  • Was credited with five saves in the 2014 MAAC Title Game, but her sixth was the biggest, on a PK in the tie-breaking shootout.
  • Led the MAAC in save percentage as a sophomore.
  • Had six shutouts in 2015 and now has 14 in two years.
  • Held Washington Huskies to one goal in 2014 NCAA tournament game, making eight saves.
  • Made 11 saves in regular season game with Monmouth as a sophomore.
  • Made 10 saves in 2014 game at FDU.
  • Made 10 saves at Niagara.
  • Made nine saves in shutout at Bucknell.
  • Made eight saves in shutout at Seton Hall.
  • 110 shutout minutes at Siena.
  • Played all but 19 minutes the entire 2014 season.

2013:

  • Named to the 2013 MAAC All-Rookie team.
  • Played in all 18 games as a freshman, starting nine in the Rider nets.
  • As a freshman was credited with the wins over Mount St. Mary’s and Iona during the regular season and Marist in the MAAC quarterfinals.

At Bridgewater College:
Two-time England Colleges National Team goalkeeper who was a two-time Player of the Year for Somerset and the 2012 Bridgewater College Player of the Year. She currently plays for Yeovil Town Ladies and was recently selected to the 2013 English Colleges National Team.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2013Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    5'7"
    1
  • 1

    2014Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    5'7"
    1
  • 1

    2015Junior

    Goalkeeper
    5'7"
    1
  • 1

    2016Senior

    Goalkeeper
    5'7"
    1