By: centraljersey.com
Students at Rider are ready to embrace the night, because the university’s new FieldTurf synthetic grass field for soccer, field hockey, intramural and club sports will also offer Rider competitors of all stripes an experience never before known on the Lawrenceville campus: playing under the lights.
The turf field will make its eagerly anticipated nighttime debut on Friday when the women’s soccer team hosts Fairleigh Dickinson University. The contest, part of a grand opening celebration for the new facility, will mark the first-ever night game on Rider’s Lawrenceville campus.
The festivities begin at 7:15 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by the game, which kicks off at 7:30. Snacks and drinks will be available throughout the game, and alumni of the women’s soccer program will be recognized at halftime. Contests and giveaways will also take place.

