NASHUA, N.H. – The Rivier women's volleyball team bowed out of the GNAC Postseason Tournament after falling to No. 5 Regis (Mass.), 3-2, in the GNAC Quarterfinals Tuesday evening at the Muldoon Center.
With the result the Raiders end the 2025 campaign with a record of 16-14, while the Pride improved to 18-13.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Regis (Mass.) took a commanding 16-4 lead to open the contest.
- Rivier chipped away at the Pride's lead late in the frame but were unable to close the gap giving Regis (Mass.) a 1-0 match lead.
- The Raiders held a 11-9 lead through the first 20 points of the second set.
- The Pride went on a six-point run to take a 15-11 lead midway through the set.
- Rivier countered with a seven-point stretch to regain the lead.
- Regis (Mass.) battled back to set point, however four different Raiders recorded kills down the stretch to close out the set 30-28 and even the score.
- Both teams swapped scoring runs in the third set with the Pride taking a lead midway through the frame. A kill by Lydia Brakefield sparked a rally that ended with senior Ali Rivera tallying a kill to make the score 8-7
- Rivier controlled the tempo for the remainder of the stanza, with Rivera, Brakefield, and sophomores Lily Seibel and Savannah Dunne, and junior Sam Driend all notching kills to help put the Raiders ahead 2-1 in the match.
- Each team traded scores throughout the opening stages of the fourth set.
- Senior Kaitlyn Miller recorded a three-point service run, putting Rivier ahead 14-12.
- Regis (Mass.) embarked on an 13-7 run in the late stages of the fourth set, knotting the match at two sets apiece.
- The fifth set saw five tied scores, with the Pride holding a one-point lead at the switch leading 8-7.
- A kill from Driend put the Raiders ahead 10-9, but a 6-2 run secured the match for Regis (Mass.).
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
- Rivera paced the offense with 16 kills and a .180 hitting percentage, adding 11 digs
- Brakefield contributed eight kills at a .238 clip
- Seibel recorded a team-high 35 assists and seven digs
- Defensively, Miller recorded a team-high 19 digs
