The NJIT women's soccer team will hit the road for the second time this season as the Highlanders travel to Lawrenceville, NJ, to take on Rider Sunday at Ben Cohen Field. Kickoff is slated for 5pm.
Bronc Vision
The match can be seen live on Bronc Vision for free.
A simple way to find Bronc Vision is on NJIT's official athletics website, http://www.njithighlanders.com. Near the middle of the home page, click Upcoming Events for a list of scheduled NJIT contests. After finding the event, click the camera icon to the left next to the live stats icon in the red box. That brings you to the Bronc Vision portal where you can access the desired program.
Last Time Out
Sophomore
Jennifer Callaghan scored the lone goal in the Highlanders 1-0 win over visiting UMass Lowell Friday afternoon.
Callaghan tallied the game-winning goal for the Highlanders in the seventh minute, a blast from the top of the box past River Hawk keeper. The goal for the Highlander midfielder is her second on the season. Senior
Arianna Gerber was credited with her first assist of the season on the play.
All-Time Series
Rider leads the all-time series with NJIT, 6-3. The Highlanders took a 3-1 win last season.
Scouting the Highlanders
The Highlanders picked up its third straight win over UMass Lowell Friday afternoon, improving to 3-1-1 on the young season. Through five matches, this is the best start for NJIT since 2016 when the Highlanders went 4-0-1.
After opening the season with a 1-0 loss at Monmouth and a scoreless draw with LIU Brooklyn, NJIT defeated Iona, 1-0, Fairfield, 4-1, and UMass Lowell, 1-0.
Freshman
Fiona Wright leads NJIT with three goals, while
Jennifer Callaghan has a pair of goals. Sophomore transfer
Tara Walenczyk has also scored once and sophomore
Katrina Nguyen-DeMary has a team-high three assists.
Graduate student goalkeeper
Amelia Sapirman has combined for a 0.38 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage.
Scouting the Broncs
The Broncs stand at 2-0-1, marking the first time since 2012 that they've started the season undefeated through three games. All three of the Broncs' games so far this season have gone to overtime.
Graduate student Emily Curteis scored the equalizer in the 90th minute and senior Sam Picinich added the game-winning goal from beyond the midfield stripe in overtime as the Rider University women's soccer team stunned Fairleigh Dickinson, 2-1.
Kourtney Cunningham and Sam Picinich pace the Broncs with two goals and one assist, good for five points.
The Broncs return seven players who started at least 11 games last season. Valeria Pascuet was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team after consecutive all-league selections.
