Nashua, NH - Rivier College and Colby-Sawyer College will face off in the championship game of the All Metals Inustries/Rivier Tip-Off Tournament for the second year in a row.  Rivier defeated Anna Maria in the first game 65-60, while Colby-Sawyer defeated Daniel Webster 71-68 in the night cap.

In game one Rivier came back from a 38-30 half time deficit to beat the AMCATS of Anna Maria College.  Rivier dominated the second half of play by shooting 47% from three point range to close the gap and take the lead.  The Raiders defense held the AMCATS to just 17% shooting in the second half.  The Raiders were lead by junior captain Nick Bean (East Longmeadow, MA) with 17 points and 5 rebounds.  John Doherty (Chelmsford, MA) sparked the Raiders from the bench with 16 points.  The Amcats were lead by  Ryan Joyal with 14 point and 8 rebounds.

In the second game the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer held on to beat the Daniel Webster Eagles with a three point shot by Will Bardaglio with 8 seconds to go in the game.  Colby-Sawyer ha a half time lead of 39-29, but the Eagles came back in the second half to tie the game and even momentarily take the lead.  The score was tied at 68 apiece when Bardaglio shot the off balance three pointer to take the lead and eventually win the game.  The Chargers were lead by freshman Jason Chevrefils with 17 point and 14 rebounds.  The Eagles were lead by Junior Chris Hanson with 21 points.

The Amcats and Eagles will face off on Saturday November 21^st in the conciliation game at 12:00 PM followed by Rivier and Colby-Sawyer at 2:00 PM at the Muldoon Health and Fitness Center.