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