Nashua, NH - In the last regular season game of the year, and
the last game of six Rivier senior respective careers, ended in a
6-0 victory over Southern Vermont College tonight in Nashua, NH on
the Rivier College campus.
All six senior, Emily Ingram (Litchfield, NH), Kathleen
Moran (Pembroke, NH), Heather Brown (Ashburnham, MA), Sabrina
Carvalho (Tyngsboro, MA), Lauren Bradshaw (Nashua, NH) and Brittany
Puleo (Hudson, NH), were recognized at the start of the
game for their commitment to the team and outstanding efforts over
their respective careers. All six got the start for the
Raiders in their final game.
It didn't take Rivier long as junior Nina Seher (Nashua,
NH) got the Raiders on the board early. Just 1:19
into the game Seher scored unassisted to get Rivier out to a 1-0
lead. The Goal wound up being the game winner as the Raiders
didn't allow a single shot by the Mountaineers. Ingram
would add to the lead quickly when just 22 seconds later she would
add Rivier's second goal. Freshman Melissa Buccheri
(Valley Stream, NY) would make the score 3-0 on her
unassisted goal at the 31:00 mark. Carvalho would round off
the first half scoring, her first of two goals, getting a pass from
sophomore Meghan Hickey (Hampstead, NH) and beating Mountaineer
goalkeeper Amber Mulhern (Bennington, VT).
The second half saw Rivier make some substitutions, getting 21
of the 24 players on the roster into the game. The subs
wouldn't affect the game as the mountaineers still couldn't muster
an attack. Carvalho would score her second goal of the game
from an assist by freshman Jillian Pilotte (Londonderry,
NH) followed by Meagan Fitzgerald (St. Albans,
VT)scoring on a centering pass from Ingram.
Rivier keeper Britt Puleo would not be tested all night and
would be replaced late in the game by Heather Lefebvre
(Haverhill, MA), who also did not see any shots either as
the game finished with the Raiders on top 6-0. This marks the
end of the season for both teams as neither qualified for their
respective conference tournament.
