WESTON, Mass. – The Rivier men's basketball team fell to Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponents Regis (Mass.), 77-71, Saturday afternoon at Higgins Court.

With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 9-9 (2-3 GNAC), while the Pride improved to 10-8 (1-4 GNAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Regis struck first, knocking down a three in the opening minute to take an early 3-0 lead before senior Izaiah Shaw-Glen answered with a layup on Rivier's first made field goal
• The Pride played into a rhythm following their opening basket, capitalizing on more three-point shooting to build a 25-14 advantage just past the midway point of the first half.
• Regis (Mass.) continued its consistent shooting, stretching the lead to as many as 14 in the opening frame. The Pride shot 47% from beyond the arc to help propel them to a 43-33 halftime lead.
• Rivier came out strong in the second half, as sophomore Matt Youngquist and Shaw-Glen knocked down early baskets to trim the deficit to 45-37.
• The Raiders put together a push midway through the half, highlighted by back-to-back scores from Youngquist and junior Theo Briscoe IV to make it 62-57 with 7:14 to play.
• Rivier continued to battle, cutting the deficit to four in the final minutes after a layup from senior Robenson Baguiddy made it 71-67 with 1:17 remaining.
• Despite the late surge, Regis (Mass.) hit crucial free throws in the closing second and held on for the 77-71 victory.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

• Shaw-Glen paced the scoring with 27 points, followed by Yougquist with 16 and Baguidy with 14.
• Youngquist added a team-high eight rebounds with Baguidy close behind with seven.

UP NEXT
The Raiders return to the court Wednesday, Jan. 28 to face off against No. 17 MIT. First serve is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at the Muldoon Center.