FERREIRA REACHES MAJOR MILESTONE
 
No-3 Rivier College (9-0 GNAC; 24-1 overall) defeated Lasell College in three straight sets to remain undefeated in conference play.  The Raiders had help from everybody as 12 out of a possible 13 attackers scored at least one kill in the match.  Junior Matt Ferreira lead the way with a solid 8 kills and 2 blocks helping RIV to win their 21st straight match.  On his second swing of the night, Ferreira became only the 5th player in Raider history to record 1000 kills.  Sophomore Austin Soucy paced the offense with a team high 12 kills while junior libero Kyle O'Neill played great defense with a team high 14 digs.  Setter Zach Hansen had another outstanding night registering his umpteenth double double with 35 assists and 10 digs.  Hansen  also put in a team high 3 ace serves and helped out with 2 kills and 1 block.  Senior Scottie Wright was big at the net again with 4 blocks and sophomore Chris Deluca laced in 5 kills on just 10 attempts. 
 
#3 Rivier College        3        30  30  30
     Lasell College        0        18  22  22
 
The Raiders will take a break in their regular season schedule for some fun in the sun in Puerto Rico.  It won't be all sand and sun though as the Raiders have two exhibition matches against the Puerto Rico National Team.  RIV's schedule is as follows:
 
Tuesday March 10th at 5:00pm at  Coilseo Guillermo Angulo, Carolina
Thursday March 12th at 5:00pm at Coliseo Mario Jimenez, Guaynabo