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A Message from Rider Field Hockey!

Hello RUFH Alumni, Family, and Friends!

We hope this message finds everyone happy and healthy. We thank you all for your continued support throughout our 2023 season!

We enjoyed having our alums back with us on September 10, 2023 to see this year’s team in action. Thank you to all who took the time out of your busy lives to support our team. We appreciated having all of you back home and hope we can get a few more back at our Alumni Game this Spring!

RUFH 2023 has officially wrapped up our fall season. Our team welcomed 9 new faces and 9 amazing returners back to preseason in August and they have been nothing but hardworking, appreciative, and amazing all season long. Our season ended with a record of 7-11 overall, and 4-3 in conference, and we landed 3 players on ALL-NEC teams. There was tremendous growth and improvement throughout the season with a lot of young players gaining experience, learning the RUFH traditions, and being led by a fantastic group of upperclassmen. Although our season may not have gone the way we would have liked it to, it has only fueled us and motivated us to find success as a team in the coming season! 

For the past 23 years our team has relied heavily on our fundraising activities to provide our student-athletes with the little “extras” that make our program special. We’d like to continue being able to do so for our program and need your help. This year inflation has impacted our budget in the worst way. Hotels, bus, and food costs have increased drastically. Our RUFH parents have generously provided tailgates after most every home and away game this year. We feel so lucky to have their support and we are so thankful for their kindness. The “Raise Your Game Challenge” began on June 1, 2023 and ends on May 31st, 2024. We are asking those who are in a position to help to consider supporting our team by donating to our program. This year’s challenge will focus on alumni participation goals and any gifts of $35.00 or more will count in our favor.  However, please know that any amount possible would be welcomed and greatly appreciated.

Due to your generosity last year, we reached our donor goal with the “Raise Your Game Challenge.” We’ve consistently placed amongst the overall leaders in all years prior! You all are amazing and we can’t thank you enough! 

We’d like to thank all of our alumni, family, and friends who have already helped the field hockey program this year. It means so much to us that you continue to show your RUFH pride! Your overwhelming support helps our program significantly and allows us to provide the best equipment, uniforms, and travel accommodations for our student-athletes. We invite all of you to invest in this new generation of student-athletes and help us maintain our strong traditions that make Rider proud. We need your help more than ever as we work to reach our goal and keep our successful streak going with the “Raise Your Game Challenge!”  

Stay safe and healthy! Here’s to another great year!
Go Broncs!

All the Best,

Coach Alicia Govannicci and Team

Thanks To Our Recent Donors!