NASHUA, N.H. – The Rivier women's volleyball team dropped its non-conference match against Gordon, 3-0, Thursday evening at the Muldoon Center.
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 6-7, while the Fighting Scots improved to 10-5.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Rivier and Gordon battled through an even opening set, with the Raiders holding an 8-7 advantage following a kill from first-year Brooke Braswell. The Fighting Scots answered with a 9-1 run to take a 16-9 lead. The Raiders trimmed the deficit to 17-13 after consecutive kills from junior Savannah Dunne and a pair of errors. Gordon rebuilt its advantage and reached set point at 24-15. Rivier fought off three straight set points, including a service ace from senior Sam Driend, before Gordon closed out the frame, 25-18.
- Gordon and Rivier again traded points early in the second set before the Raiders used a 6-2 stretch, highlighted by an ace from sophomore Mia Pento and a pair of kills by Driend, to move ahead 8-5. The Fighting Scots responded with a 9-2 run to push ahead 16-11. The Raiders battled back behind four straight points from Driend to make it a two-point set at 19-17. Kills from senior Kacey Riseborough and junior Lily Seibel kept it close at 21-19, but Gordon answered with two kills of their own to take a 23-19 advantage. The Raiders battled down the stretch cut the deficit to 23-21 and 24-22 with two points from Seibel and a kill from junior Lydia Brakefield, but Gordon capped off the set, 25-22, to take a 2-0 match lead.
- Gordon took an early 6-5 lead in the third set before Rivier responded with kills from Driend, senior Lacey Turner, and first-year Ava Pohopek to move ahead 9-6. The Raiders maintained their advantage through 12-11 advantage, but the Fighting Scots scored 10 of the next 11 points to charge ahead, 21-13. Rivier continued to battle, cutting the deficit to 21-16 before scoring seven of the next eight points to pull within 24-23 on a kill by first-year Ashlee Salafia. Gordon, however, answered on the ensuing point to close out the set, 25-23, and complete the 3-0 sweep.
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
- Driend paced the offense with eight kills and a .241 hitting percentage.
- Seibel contributed 20 assists and a team-high 16 digs.
- Sophomore Mollie Miner and Driend added 12 and 10 digs, respectively.
UP NEXT
The Raiders return to the court Saturday, Oct. 3 for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) road match with Elms. The first serve the scheduled for 12:00 p.m. at Picknelly Arena.
