Nashua, NH - A very physical game was played out tonight at Rivier College as the Raiders needed a win to stay alive in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference playoff hunt.  A tough 1-0 loss to GNAC foe Emerson College dashed their hopes as the Raiders fell to 3-6-2 in conference play and too far back in the standings to make the playoffs.

The first half of play gave little chance for either team to have any good looks at the goal.  Although Emerson led in shots 10-2 in the half, only 3 were on goal, and all saved by Raiders goal keeper Christine Surber (Langdon, NH). 

The break for the Lions came in the 56th minute of play on a corner kick.  The corner came in from the left side and was met by Rivier's Kristi Davis (Byfield, MA), who headed the ball away from the goal, but the ball landed at the foot of Emerson captain Lisa Viccione (Meridan, CT) who made one move left and kicked the ball to the high center of the net.  The ball passed through the outreached hands of Surber and found the back of the net to give the Lions the 1-0 lead and the eventual victory.

Emerson keeps their playoff hopes alive as they improve to 5-6 in GNAC play with one game left to play.  The Lions will take on Mount Ida College this Saturday to determine if they will continue their season.  Meanwhile, the Raider will finish their season against that same Mount Ida squad on Monday, October 25th in a 3:30 pm game.