NASHUA, N.H. – The Rivier women's ice hockey team defeated Potsdam 3-2 in a non-conference overtime thriller Saturday afternoon at Conway Arena. This marks the Raiders' first victory over the Bears in program history.

With the result, the Raiders improved to 6-4, while the Bears dropped to 4-5-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After the opening 20 minutes, Potsdam held a 12–5 shot advantage but went into the first intermission scoreless.
• Potsdam took the 1-0 lead 4:41 into the second frame.
• The Raiders tied it up about eight minutes later as junior Kayley Young found twine for the first time in her career.
• 34 seconds later, sophomore Lillian Wojcicki gave the Raiders their first lead of the weekend with her first career goal, tipping in a pass from first-year Mary Kelley.
• With the Raiders ahead one with 1:27 to play in regulation, Potsdam leveled the contest on an even-strength opportunity.
• In overtime, the Bears fired eight shots to the Raiders' three, but it was senior Jessica Driscoll who knocked home a rebound off a shot from senior Olivia Schultz to seal the 3-2 victory.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

• Junior goalkeeper Taylor Bruno recorded 28 saves in the win.
• Rivier slightly outshot Potsdam 38-30.
• The Raiders controlled 31 of the 57 faceoffs.
• Senior Jillian Hallee led the team with five blocked shots.
• First-year Lexi Davies went 5-8 from the dot.

UP NEXT
The Raiders return to action after winter break with a road trip to King's for a back-to-back non-conference matchup on Friday, January 2, at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, January 3, at 3:00 p.m. at Revolution Ice Center.