<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://gobroncs.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Rider University Athletics</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for Rider University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://gobroncs.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Three New Student-Athletes Join Women's Basketball Ahead of the 2026-27 Season</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/18/womens-basketball-three-new-student-athletes-join-womens-basketball-ahead-of-the-2026-27-season.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/18/womens-basketball-three-new-student-athletes-join-womens-basketball-ahead-of-the-2026-27-season.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WBB Huddle 2026" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/18/DSB_6210.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Rider University women's basketball head coach Jackie Hartzell announced the addition of three, transfer student-athletes to the team ahead of the upcoming 2026-27 season. Joining the Broncs for their non-conference and Metro Conference campaign will be Giana Hoddinott (Graduate Student – Littlestown, PA/Delone Catholic/Mount St. Mary's), Julia Karpell (Junior – Holmdel, NJ/Saint John Vianney/Fairfield), and Gabby Sweeney (Redshirt Sophomore – East Fishkill, NY/John Jay East Fishkill/Mercyhurst).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/DSB_6210.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/DSB_6210.jpg"><media:title>WBB Huddle 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/DSB_6210.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:57:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17900</s:story_id></item><item><title>Canastra Hammer Arena Officially Renamed in Honor of Wayne and Jill Canastra '72 and Alan R. Hammer '68</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/11/general-alumni-gym-to-be-renamed-in-honor-of-wayne-and-jill-canastra-72-and-alan-r-hammer-68.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/11/general-alumni-gym-to-be-renamed-in-honor-of-wayne-and-jill-canastra-72-and-alan-r-hammer-68.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Canastra Hammer Arena " src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/18/061726_Canastra_Hammer_44.JPG" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/061726_Canastra_Hammer_44.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/061726_Canastra_Hammer_44.JPG"><media:title>Canastra Hammer Arena </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/061726_Canastra_Hammer_44.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:25:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17894</s:story_id></item><item><title>Pair of Rider Pitchers Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-East Second Team</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/18/baseball-pair-of-rider-pitchers-named-to-abca-rawlings-all-east-second-team.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/18/baseball-pair-of-rider-pitchers-named-to-abca-rawlings-all-east-second-team.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Craig and Aiello ACBA 2026" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/18/Multi-Format_Dual_Player_-_Landscape.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – PJ Craig and Christian Aiello were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association's All-East Second Team by the association's office. The pair of Broncs hurlers combine for a record of 17-6 across 157 innings during Rider's 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship season while collecting a collective 161 strikeouts.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/Multi-Format_Dual_Player_-_Landscape.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/Multi-Format_Dual_Player_-_Landscape.jpg"><media:title>Craig and Aiello ACBA 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/18/Multi-Format_Dual_Player_-_Landscape.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:13:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17899</s:story_id></item><item><title>Five Members of the Field Hockey Team Named to CSC Academic All-District Team</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/16/five-members-of-the-field-hockey-team-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/16/five-members-of-the-field-hockey-team-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</guid><category>Field Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="FH CSC AAT 2026" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Field_Hockey_CSC_2026.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Five members of the Rider University Field Hockey team were named to the College Sports Communicators 2026 Academic All-District® At-Large Team by the association's office on Tuesday. The honorees for the Broncs included were midfielder Ang Borisow (Harleysville, PA/Souderton), forward Semra Said (Mannheim, Germany/Feudenheim Gymnasium Mannheim), forward Valeria Perales (Madrid, Spain/IES Mirasierra), defender Megan Normile (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt), and defender Emma Bonshak (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Field_Hockey_CSC_2026.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Field_Hockey_CSC_2026.jpg"><media:title>FH CSC AAT 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/Field_Hockey_CSC_2026.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:48:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17898</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tyler Klinsky Named to CSC Academic All-District Team</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/16/wrestling-tyler-klinsky-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/16/wrestling-tyler-klinsky-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</guid><category>Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WREST CSC AAT 2026" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/16/MWREST_CSC_2026_.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Rider University wrestler Tyler Klinsky (Middletown, NJ/Middletown North) was named to the College Sports Communicators 2026 Academic All-District® At-Large Team by the association's office on Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/MWREST_CSC_2026_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/MWREST_CSC_2026_.jpg"><media:title>WREST CSC AAT 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/MWREST_CSC_2026_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:43:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17897</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hannah Kozik Named to CSC Academic All-District Team</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/16/womens-lacrosse-hannah-kozik-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/16/womens-lacrosse-hannah-kozik-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</guid><category>Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WLAX CSC AAT 2026 " src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/16/WLAX_CSC_2026.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Rider University women's lacrosse midfielder Hannah Kozik (Ellington, CT/Ellington) was named to the College Sports Communicators 2026 Academic All-District® At-Large Team by the association's office on Tuesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/WLAX_CSC_2026.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/WLAX_CSC_2026.jpg"><media:title>WLAX CSC AAT 2026 </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/16/WLAX_CSC_2026.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:36:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>47</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17896</s:story_id></item><item><title>Volleyball Announces 2026 Schedule</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/11/womens-volleyball-volleyball-announces-2026-schedule.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/11/womens-volleyball-volleyball-announces-2026-schedule.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Team Hofstra" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Rider_WVB_vsHofstra_10-21-25_0006.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University volleyball team has announced its 2026 schedule Thursday featuring three early season tournaments, a midweek contest on the road at Penn, and the traditional 18-match MAAC slate.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Rider_WVB_vsHofstra_10-21-25_0006.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Rider_WVB_vsHofstra_10-21-25_0006.jpg"><media:title>Team Hofstra</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Rider_WVB_vsHofstra_10-21-25_0006.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:29:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17895</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Soccer Adds Nine New Players Ahead of the 2026 Season</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/9/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-adds-nine-new-players-ahead-of-the-2026-season.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/9/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-adds-nine-new-players-ahead-of-the-2026-season.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WSOC Huddle vs Merrimack" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/10/IMG_0277.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Rider University women's soccer head coach Drayson Hounsome has announced his team's incoming recruiting class for the 2026 season. New players include Kar&iacute;tas Gu&eth;mundsd&oacute;ttir, Leila Racines Romero, Elaine Joy, Ella Brennan, Sophie Ibrahim, Macy Laidlaw, Alaina Longmeier, Sophia Barresi, and Cali Friedel will be joining the Broncs for the upcoming 2026 campaign.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/10/IMG_0277.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/10/IMG_0277.jpg"><media:title>WSOC Huddle vs Merrimack</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/10/IMG_0277.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 9 Jun 2026 16:01:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17893</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s Soccer Unveils Schedule for the Upcoming 2026 Season</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/9/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-unveils-schedule-for-the-upcoming-2026-season.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/9/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-unveils-schedule-for-the-upcoming-2026-season.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MSOC Schedule Graphic 2026" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/9/Schedule_Release_1_-_Landscape_-_Landscape.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The Rider University men's soccer team announced their schedule for the upcoming 2026 campaign with a slate of 16 games, with their first match against James Madison University taking place on Thursday, August 20 away in Harrisonburg. The Broncs return a week later to open their 2026 home schedule with a match against Howard at Ben Cohen Field in Lawrenceville on August 28. Rider opens their Metro Conference campaign on Saturday, September 19 with a home match against Quinnipiac.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/9/Schedule_Release_1_-_Landscape_-_Landscape.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/9/Schedule_Release_1_-_Landscape_-_Landscape.jpg"><media:title>MSOC Schedule Graphic 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/9/Schedule_Release_1_-_Landscape_-_Landscape.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 9 Jun 2026 13:55:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17892</s:story_id></item><item><title>Rider Athletics Excels In the Classroom During Spring 2026 Semester</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/8/general-rider-athletics-excels-in-the-classroom-during-spring-2026-semester.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/8/general-rider-athletics-excels-in-the-classroom-during-spring-2026-semester.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Field Hockey, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Campus Quad" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2019/7/24/042018_campus_09_crop.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Rider University Athletics enjoyed a superb Spring 2026 semester academically, with all 21 teams earning team GPAs of 3.000 or better for the term. Rider's female student-athlete population posted a 3.57 GPA, while the male student-athletes compiled a 3.26 GPA for an overall 3.41 department-wide term GPA.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2019/7/24/042018_campus_09_crop.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/7/24/042018_campus_09_crop.jpg"><media:title>Campus Quad</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2019/7/24/042018_campus_09_crop.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2026 11:56:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17891</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>