With Ippolite providing the difference on the offensive end, Rider managed to accomplish something it had failed to do in each of the past two seasons - beat Hofstra. Ippolite scored one goal and assisted on another in Rider’s 2-0 shutout of the CAA member. Facing an opponent whose lone loss was to nationally-ranked Albany, the Broncs broke a scoreless deadlock just 12 seconds before halftime when Ippolite fired a shot toward the right post that was tipped in by senior forward Gabby Burgo. After assisting on the first marker, Ippolite scored one of her own in the game’s 50th minute. The rookie midfielder put the ball past the keeper during a scramble that ensued off a penalty corner. Ippolite’s contributions helped Rider to its first win over a CAA member in its last five meetings with one. The Broncs posted a combined 35-6 record over the past two seasons with two of the six losses coming to Hofstra and another at the hand of Delaware.