Milwaukee, WI
#10 Rivier College (3-1 overall; 0-0 NECVA) kicked off the 2009 season with a near dominating four match weekend at the Wisconsin Classic.  Over the two day event, Rivier swept both #12 Baruch College and Milwaukee School of Engineering 3-0 while also defeating #15 Medaille College 3-1.  The Raiders lone setback came at the hands of Carthage College, then ranked 6th in the nation, who defeated Rivier in a tight 5 set match.  Junior Zach Hansen (Shelton, CT) led the Raiders with a great effort on both sides of the court.  The 6'1 setter directed the Raiders offense to a .297 hitting percentage while dishing out 194 assists and also led the defense with a team high 37 digs.  Sophomore outside hitter Jared Andreozzi (Barrington, RI) led all Raiders with 63 kills and a 4.20 kill/game average while junior middle hitter Matt Ferreira (Lincoln, RI) was impressive out of the middle with a team high .481 hitting percentage and 1.33 blocks/game average.  Sophomore outside hitter Austin Soucy (Tolland, CT) returned to the hard court with a 45 kill and 3.00 kill/game performance while senior middle hitter Scott Wright (Salem, NH) chipped in with 33 kills and 13 blocks.  Junior libero Kyle O'Neill (Long Beach, NY) tallied a team high 2.38 digs/game while first year player Drew Corwin (Sudbury, MA) laced in a team high 12 service aces.  First year players Chris Convertito and Alex Xenidis played well off the bench for the Raiders.
 
#10 Rivier College        3        31  30  30  30
#15 Medaille College    1        33  24  22  28
 
#10 Rivier College        3        32  33  30
      MSOE                    0        30  31  23
 
#10 Rivier College        3        30  30  30
#12 Baruch College      0        20  25  23
 
#10 Rivier College        2        30  31  22  40  13
#6  Carthage College   3        28  33  30  38  15