Nashua, NH - Rivier College Women Soccer team played host to Emmanuel College today in a GNAC battle. Rivier having had their game postponed this past Saturday had been inactive for a week and it showed today against Emmanuel College from Boston.

The young Raiders never really took their warm ups off tonight and Emmanuel College took it to them. The Raiders never got into their high pressure style and as a result watched as the Saints just moved the ball all over the field creating chance after chance and leaving goal keeper Britt Puleo (Hudson NH) left out to dry. Freshmen Goal Keeper Karina Arnold of New London, NH would come in for the final 25 minutes of the game for Puleo and do a nice job after Puleo got a little nicked up.

The Raiders also got some good play and a spark from back up defender Tasha Lambert  from Milton NH. The Raiders had a few chances tonight, one when Lauren Bradshaw (Nashua , NH) hit the cross bar late in the first half and if it had gone in, would have tied the game and one can only speculate what would have happened from there. But it did not and Emmanuel scored 4 more unanswered goals over the rest of the game. 

Emmanuel moves to 5-2-1 in the conference and 7-5-1 overall.  With the loss , Rivier fall to 1-4-1 in the conference and 3-5-1 overall and will be home on Saturday at 2:30pm against another Conference Rival, St. Joseph's of CT and a chance to put this loss in the review mirror.