Rivier 87       Albertus Magnus 71

The Raiders (11-5; 3-1), off to it's best start ever, used 36 minutes of full court pressure to pull out a 16 point win at home. Riv forced the Falcons into 37 turnovers which resulted in 36 transition points. The Raiders also shot 53% from the floor in the final stanza as well as 86% from the charity stripe to help put the game out of reach.
 
Riv was led by the second consecutive double-double from junior Jess Mellen and freshman Allie Parent. Mellen dropped in 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while contributing 5 assists and a game-high 5 steals. Parent chipped in with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Justine Nims played huge for the Blue and Gray as she had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and a game-high 6 assists. Junior Blair Carpenter dropped in a game-high 23 points. Freshman Danielle Stoodley played well off the bench as she chipped in with 4 points, 4 assists and 2 steals.