Nashua, NH - Against cross town rival Daniel Webster College, the Raiders of Rivier College wasted no time in taking advantage of their first ECAC tournament appearance in school history.  Just 3 minutes into the game Rivier took an 8-6 lead on a 3-pointer by sophomore Nick Bean and never looked back as the Raiders cruised on to a 75-70 victory.

It was a packed house as both teams brought their fans to the ECAC semifinal match-up between the #6 seeded Daniel Webster College Eagles and the #7 seeded Rivier College Raiders.  The Raider fans had much to cheer about as Rivier never trailed after the 3-pointer by Bean with 17 minutes left in the first half.  The Raiders extended their lead to as much as 12 points in the first half on a layup by senior Kevin Harrington with 8:30 left in the half, but the Eagles were able to go on a run and bring that lead down to only 4 with less than a minute left in the half.  A 3-pointer by senior Felipe Lima extended that lead to 7 as the Raiders took a 38-31 advantage into the locker room.

The beginning of the second half saw the Eagles come out with lots of energy as they were able to cut the lead to only 1 point at 51-50 with 11:00 left in the game.  However, Rivier once again had a response as they went on a 12-0 run to extend the lead to 63-50 and stuck a dagger in the heart of Eagle fans.  The Eagles tried to play catch-up the rest of the game, but could never manage to get the lead below 7 points until the last shot of the game when Brian Inge hit a 3 pointer that finished the game with a Rivier win 75-70.

Kevin Harrington led the Raider's with 17 points followed by Nick Bean and Lance Bisson who each scored 15.  Lima added 12 points while Donald Poitras had 9 points and 9 rebounds in the Raider win.

The #7 Raider's will play at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 8 against #4 Becker College.  Please visit http://www.ecacsports.com/sports/winter/mbkb/index for up to date information regarding the championship game.