Marietta, OH – The Rivier College Raiders advanced to the championship game of the Marietta College Invitational Soccer Tournament today on the heels of a 1-0 victory over the host school. The game winning goal came from freshman Christina Parent (Loudon, NH) who was able to get behind the keeper and capitalize on a misplay by the defense, who missed a crossing pass that scooted past the goalie and onto the foot of Parent.

The Raiders were outshot on the day 10-3, but the stellar play in net by fellow freshman Christine Surber (Langdon, NH), who recorded all 10 saves, helped the Raiders pick up the season opening victory. Freshman Kaitlyn Souza (Wilmington, MA) recorded the only other shots on goal for the Raiders.

The Raiders will play in the Championship match on Sunday, September 5th at 1:00 pm against Adrian College from Adrian, Michigan. Adrian defeated the College of Mt. St. Joseph from Cincinnati, OH 3-0 in the other match of the tournament to advance to the championship game.