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Sophia Quinlan Dribbling
Kyle Prudhomme
0
Elms ELMS (0-16, 0-10)
10
Winner Rivier RIVIER (5-12, 3-7)
Elms ELMS
(0-16, 0-10)
0
Final
10
Rivier RIVIER
(5-12, 3-7)
Winner
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Team 1 2 3 4 F
Elms ELMS 0 0 0 0 0
Rivier RIVIER 2 2 4 2 10

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Blanks Elms on Senior Day

NASHUA, N.H. – The Rivier field hockey team secured a playoff spot Saturday afternoon at Joanne Merrill Field with a record-tying 10-0 victory over Elms in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play. This win marks the Raiders' longest winning streak of the season.  

The Raiders 10-0 win tied the program record for the most goals scored in a game and largest margin of victory dating back to 2009.

With the win, Rivier improved to 5-12 (3-7 GNAC), while the Blazers fell to 0-16 (0-10 GNAC). 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • Senior Reilly Swislosky opened the scoring on Senior Day with a goal in the sixth minute. 

  • Just before the end of the first quarter, first-year Mary Kelley converted a penalty stroke to double the Raiders' lead to 2-0. 

  • In the 18th minute, Swislosky netted her second goal of the game off a set penalty corner play from sophomore Kelsey Bain, extending the Raiders' lead to 3-0. With the goal, Swislosky became the program leader with the most points earned in a career with 63.

  • Junior Brianna Spinelli found the back of the net in the 25th minute to bring the score to 4-0 going into the break  

  • Spinelli recorded her second tally of the contest just 20 seconds into the third quarter  

  • Junior Sophia Quinlan recorded her first goal of her collegiate career to begin a scoring spree for Rivier 

  • Spinelli recorded contributed three more points in the opening half of the third quarter, securing her hat-trick in the 35th minute, and fed first-year Kallie Frechette to increase the Raiders' lead to eight 

  • Rivier found twine twice in the fourth quarter as Kelley gave the Raiders a 9-0 advantage, and Bain concluded the scoring in the 56th minute   

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN 

  • As a team, the Raiders outshot the Blazers 2-0 and held an 11-0 advantage in penalty corner opportunities. 

UP NEXT 

The Raiders return to action on Tuesday for their final regular-season game, hosting non-conference opponent Mount Holyoke at Joanne Merrill Field. Start time is set for 6:00 p.m.