<?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>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><item><title>Field Hockey Releases 2026 Schedule</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/4/field-hockey-releases-2026-schedule.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/4/field-hockey-releases-2026-schedule.aspx</guid><category>Field Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="FH Schedule" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Schedule_Release_1_-_Landscape_-_Landscape.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University field hockey team has announced its 2026 schedule Thursday featuring trips to Hofstra, Colgate, Monmouth, Towson, La Salle, Temple, Lock Haven, Bucknell, Columbia, and Delaware, while the Broncs will host Georgetown to go along with the usual NEC slate.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/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/2026/6/4/Schedule_Release_1_-_Landscape_-_Landscape.jpg"><media:title>FH Schedule</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Schedule_Release_1_-_Landscape_-_Landscape.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2026 15:26:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17890</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Basketball Hires Tom Lochner as New Assistant Coach; Glasser-Nehls Promoted to Assistant Coach</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/4/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-hires-tom-lochner-as-new-assistant-coach-glasser-nehls-promoted-to-assistant-coach.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/4/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-hires-tom-lochner-as-new-assistant-coach-glasser-nehls-promoted-to-assistant-coach.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Lockner and Glasser-Nehls" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Scarlett_and_Tom_copy.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Rider University women's basketball head coach Jackie Hartzell announced two additions to her coaching staff on Thursday for the upcoming 2026-27 season, hiring Tom Lochner as a new assistant coach while promoting Scarlett Glasser-Nehls from director of basketball operations to assistant coach.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Scarlett_and_Tom_copy.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Scarlett_and_Tom_copy.jpg"><media:title>Lockner and Glasser-Nehls</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Scarlett_and_Tom_copy.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2026 14:01:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17889</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Soccer Mourns Loss of Katie Craig</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/3/womens-soccer-mourns-loss-of-katie-craig.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/3/womens-soccer-mourns-loss-of-katie-craig.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Craig Obituary" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/3/Craig_Obituary.png" /><br /><br />Katie Craig, a member of Rider's first women's soccer team, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2026. Born on June 5, 1979, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Kathleen A. Watts Craig and the late Thomas Donald Craig.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/Craig_Obituary.png" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/Craig_Obituary.png"><media:title>Craig Obituary</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/Craig_Obituary.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2026 15:36:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17888</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Soccer Unveils Schedule for the Upcoming 2026 Season</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/3/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-unveils-schedule-for-the-upcoming-2026-season.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/3/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-unveils-schedule-for-the-upcoming-2026-season.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Women's Soccer 2026 Schedule " src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/3/Schedule.jpg" /><br /><br />LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The Rider University women's soccer team have announced their schedule for the upcoming 2026 season, playing a slate of 15 matches with non-conference play beginning on Thursday, August 13 with an away fixture against Wagner in Staten Island. The Broncs open their home campaign two weeks later, facing off against Temple on Thursday, August 27 at Ben Cohen Field. Women's Soccer begins their 2026 Metro Conference schedule on Saturday, September 5, with a match against Fairfield in Connecticut.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/Schedule.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/Schedule.jpg"><media:title>Women's Soccer 2026 Schedule </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/Schedule.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2026 14:32:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17887</s:story_id></item><item><title>Craig Named to Gainesville All-Regional Team</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/3/baseball-craig-named-to-gainesville-all-regional-team.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/3/baseball-craig-named-to-gainesville-all-regional-team.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Craig Florida Regional" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/3/IMG_4662.JPG" /><br /><br />GAINESVILLE, FL – The Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team Selections were announced Tuesday and Rider University pitcher PJ Craig was honored for his performance at the regional.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/IMG_4662.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/IMG_4662.JPG"><media:title>Craig Florida Regional</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/3/IMG_4662.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2026 11:31:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17886</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Basketball to Compete in Inaugural America East-Metro Challenge</title><link>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/1/mens-basketball-to-compete-in-inaugural-america-east-metro-challenge.aspx</link><guid>https://gobroncs.com/news/2026/6/1/mens-basketball-to-compete-in-inaugural-america-east-metro-challenge.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Images from the Rider Broncs vs Virginia Cavaliers mens basketball game-Monday, Nov. 03, 2025 at  in Charlottesville, VA.
 
Rider hung close the first half but a revamped Virginia Cavaliers team got rolling in the second half and closed out for an 87-53 opening night victory


(Photo by Sideline Media Productions)" src="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/5/20251103-RB_UVA-MBB-0J7A3064.jpg" /><br /><br />EDISON, NJ– The America East Conference and Metro Conference announced the participating schools and the full schedule of games for the inaugural America East – Metro Basketball Challenge on Monday, set for the start of the 2026 men's and women's basketball seasons.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/20251103-RB_UVA-MBB-0J7A3064.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gobroncs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/20251103-RB_UVA-MBB-0J7A3064.jpg"><media:title>Images from the Rider Broncs vs Virginia Cavaliers mens basketball game-Monday, Nov. 03, 2025 at  in Charlottesville, VA.
 
Rider hung close the first half but a revamped Virginia Cavaliers team got rolling in the second half and closed out for an 87-53 opening night victory


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