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Brianna Spinelli
3
Rivier RIVIER (0-2)
4
Winner Salem St. SALEM ST (1-1)
Rivier RIVIER
(0-2)
3
Final
4
Salem St. SALEM ST
(1-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
Rivier RIVIER 1 1 0 1 0 3
Salem St. SALEM ST 1 1 0 1 1 4

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Falls in Overtime to Salem St., 4-3

SALEM, Mass.- The Rivier field hockey team traveled to Salem, Mass., on Wednesday afternoon for a non-conference matchup against the Salem St. Vikings at Alumni Field. The game was decided in the final two minutes of overtime, with a final score of 4-3.

With the result, the Raiders fell to 0-2-0, and the Vikings improved to 1-1-0. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Sophomore Kelsey Bain opened the scoring 90 seconds into the contest, giving the Raiders an early 1-0 lead. 
  • The Vikings responded just 20 seconds later to level the score, 1-1.
  • Five minutes into the second quarter, senior Reilly Swislosky connected with Brianna Spinelli to put the Raiders up, 2-1.
  • The Vikings found the back of the net late in the second quarter, once again bringing the score even entering half.
  • The score remained the same despite Rivier outshooting Salem St. 11-3 in the quarter
  • The Vikings took their first lead of the game just under three minutes into the fourth quarter. 
  • Spinelli scored her second goal of the afternoon in the 50th minute to tie the game, 3-3.
  • The contest remained tied at the end of regulation despite the late offensive push from the Raiders, forcing overtime. 
  • Sarah Giondriddo found Zoey Radford, who scored the game-winning goal in the final two minutes of the game. 
BOXSCORE BREAKDOWN
  • The Raiders outshot the Vikings, 38-22.
  • Spinelli led the Rivier offense, tallying five shots on goal and scoring twice.
  • Rivier held the slight edge on penalty corner opportunities, 10-6.
UP NEXT

The Raiders return home to Joanne Merrill Field for a non-conference match-up against the Terriers of Thomas (Me.) College, on Sunday, August 7th at 1 p.m.