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The Niagara women's soccer team continues its homestand by welcoming the Rider Broncs to Niagara Field on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 4:00 p.m.

Purple Eagles 101
-               Following the 1-0 win over Saint Peter's, the Purple Eagles are all alone in third place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with 11 points.
-               Niagara had a season-high 34 shots in the win over the Peacocks.
-               Senior Haillie Price leads the team with four goals on the year, with three of those being game winners.
-               Junior Hayley Besaw leads the Purple Eagles with six assists on the season. The Youngstown, N.Y. native is also second on the team with 8 points on the year.
-               Freshman Eva Bachmann is second on the team with three goals on the year, while Besaw, seniors Catherine Meyer, Courtney Pierce and Kiley Titus, junior Bianca Marrara, sophomore Naomi Giovino and freshman Laura Ortiz have all contributed a goal on the year.
-               Junior goalkeeper Claire Feiertag has logged a career-high seven solo shutouts on the year, coming against Drexel, Duquesne, Cleveland State, Robert Morris, Canisius, Siena, and St. Peter's.
-               Also contributing to the team's success on the year, is the defensive presence of redshirt senior Danielle Kennedy, senior Maureen Papaconstantinou and sophomore Amanda Gallo.
-               The starting defensive trio, along with graduate student Chelsea Doughty, has shutdown opposing team's shooting opportunities; allowing an average of 3.85 shots per game, which is the second fewest in the conference.
 
Entering the Record Books
-               Feiertag is climbing up the Niagara record books with every game she plays.
-               The junior is tied for fourth place with her seven solo shutouts on the year. The record is 9, which was set by Katy Owings in 2002.
-               She is also third all-time with 10 career shutouts, four shy of the record set by Ashleigh Bowers from 2007-10.
-               Her 0.64 goals against average on the year is currently second in Niagara women's soccer history. Ashleigh Bowers currently holds the record with 0.63 goals against, which was set in 2010.
 
In the Conference
-               Besaw is tops in the conference in assists (6) and assists per game (0.46).
-               Price's three game-winning goals are good for a tie for second in the MAAC. The Ancaster, Ont. native's game-winning goals came in the team's season-opening 3-1 victory at St. Bonaventure on Aug. 27, the 2-1 win over Binghamton on Sept. 12 and the 1-0 triumph over Robert Morris on Sept. 18.
-               Feiertag leads the MAAC with seven shutouts on the year. The Ridgeway, Ont. native is also first in the conference with a 0.64 goals against average.

On the Pitch: Rider Broncs (8-3-1, 3-1-1 MAAC)
-               The Purple Eagles lead the Broncs 10-6-1 in the all-time series between the two schools.
-               The most recent contest between the two programs saw Niagara draw with Rider 1-1 in double overtime on Oct. 23, 2013 in Lawrenceville, N.J.
-               Rider's most recent outing saw them defeat the Quinnipiac Bobcats 2-1 on Saturday, Oct. 11.
-               On the year, the Broncs are 4-1 on the road. The Purple Eagles sport an impressive home record on the year at 5-1-1.

Up Next for Niagara
-               Following Rider, the Purple Eagles play their last road game of the year with a trip to New Rochelle, N.Y. to face the Iona Gaels on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 1:00 p.m.