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Clough In Net
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Emmanuel (MA) EMC (7-4-7, 5-4-4)
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Rivier RIV (8-4-7, 8-2-3)
Emmanuel (MA) EMC
(7-4-7, 5-4-4)
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Final
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Rivier RIV
(8-4-7, 8-2-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 OT 3 F
Emmanuel (MA) EMC 0 1 0 0 0 1
Rivier RIV 1 0 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Ferreira and Clough Come Up Big in Penalty Shootout to Send Men's Soccer to the GNAC Semifinals

NASHUA, N.H. – With a chance to clinch the match, sophomore Luiggi Ferreira buried the fourth and final penalty kick to lift No. 2 Rivier past No. 7 Emmanuel (Mass.) in Saturday's Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) quarterfinal match at Joanne Merrill Field.

With the win, the Raiders move to 8-4-7 overall and 8-2-2 in GNAC play, while the Saints finish their season at 7-4-7 (5-4-3 GNAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Raiders broke through in the 20th minute when first-year Vincent Arsenov sent a ball into the box, to classmate Tanner Keenan redirected it to sophomore Kamar Matthew-Murray for the opening goal.
  • The Saints leveled the score mid-way through the second half.
  • The score remained knotted at 1-1 at the end of regulation, forcing overtime.
  • After two 10-minute overtime periods with no goals, the contest entered a penalty shootout
  • First-year David Pereira found the back of the net, followed by junior Logan Clough coming up with a big stop to give Rivier the advantage
  • Sophomore Alejandro Quezada netted his try, but Joe Anderson for Emmanuel (Mass.) converted to keep the game close
  • Arsenov put the Raiders up 3-1 in the penalty shootout, with Clough making a massive save against the oppositions
  • The Saints flipped the script on the fourth try, converting their kick and denying Rivier their game sealing opportunity
  • Luiggi Ferreira stepped up to the dot and found twine to seal the contest and send the Raiders to the GNAC Semifinals for the first time since 2001
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
  • As a team, Rivier outshot Emmanuel (Mass.) 14-8
  • The Raiders dominated the corners battle 10-0 
  • Clough recorded three saves in net 
  • Quezada led the offense with four total shots, two on target
UP NEXT
The Raiders will square off against No.6 Norwich Tuesday, Nov. 4 in the GNAC Semifinal game. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Joanne Merrill Field.