Nashua, NH - Rivier College (8-8 overall; 1-1 GNAC) won their 4th straight match and reached the .500 mark for the first time this season. 

The Raiders started out with solid defense and offense in set 1 to easily handle the visiting Fighting Scots.  RIV let off the gas in set 2 however and quickly went down 7-0 to start out the game forcing themselves to fight hard just to tie the set at 20.  Their come back went for not however as unforced errors popped up at inopportune times causing set 2 to go to Gordon College.  In set 3 RIV clawed their way to the win and rode that momentum through set 4 for the match victory. 

First year player Kenna Finlayson led the Raiders charge with 12 kills in just 3 sets while juniors Nicole Rodriguez and Danielle Jacques followed with 12 and 10 kills respectively in the 4 sets.  Rodriguez hit .391 on the match while Jacques pounded out a robust .563 hitting percentage.  Setter/hitter Lauren Saccoccio played well all the way around with 24 assists, 8 digs, 4 kills, and 1 service ace while counterpart Caitie Callahan dished out 22 assists.  Senior libero Becky Gautreau had a team high 17 digs while sophomore Danielle Stoodley scooped up 11 of her own.  Emileigh Cenedella passed a perfect 11 for 11 on receive to lead the Blue and White. 

Rivier College    3    25  21  25  25
Gordon College  1    16  25  23  15

Rivier will travel to Bowdoin College on Friday 10/2 to take on Mount Holyoke College at 8:00pm.  On Saturday 10/3 Rivier will challenge Worcester State College at 11:00am and Bowdoin College at 1:30pm.