Manchester, NH - Rivier College (3-5 overall; 0-0 GNAC) fell to Division II Southern New Hampshire University in three straight sets on Monday night.  The Raiders started off with another slow start, falling behind the Penmen by as many as 14 points, but battled back and trimmed the deficit to just 3 points before losing the set 21-25.  RIV used the momentum of the first set to draw some confidence and go toe to toe with SNHU through most of the second set only to fall short late in the game.  In set three the Penmen's block proved to be too much forcing RIV into a series of hitting errors to win the match.

Middle hitter Nicole Rodriguez and Lindsay Chace paced the Raider offense with 7 and 6 kills respectively while Chace also picked up 2 blocks.  Kenna Finlayson chipped in with 5 kills and 2 blocks.  Defensive specialist Becky Gautreau played well with 5 digs while fellow backcourt mates Danielle Stoodley and Emeleigh Cenedella tallied 4 digs apiece.  Setter Lauren Saccoccio dished out 23 assists. 

Rivier will host Colby-Sawyer College on Thursday 9/17 for their first home match of the season.  RIV will unveil their 2008 GNAC championship banner prior to the match.  All the festivities start at 7:00pm sharp.