CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Rivier field hockey team defeated Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe Elms, 7-0, Wednesday evening at Timothy J. Leary Field.
With the win, the Raiders earn a spot in the GNAC post season and improved to 6-10 (2-6 GNAC), while the Blazers fell to 0-14 (0-8 GNAC).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Rivier opened the scoring 3:47 into the contest as sophomore Lexi Davies found classmate Camdyn Despres. The Raiders doubled and tripled their lead over the next seven minutes of action. Despres earned her third point of the evening assisting on senior Shaelyn Burke's goal, before Rivier took a 3-0 lead on an own goal.
- Rivier increased its advantage to five over a 2:05 stretch in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Davies connected with first-year Emily Barbosa before first-year Trista Strickland found the back of the net on for an unassisted score.
- Coming out of the break, Davies scored her first of the game to take a 6-0 lead. First-year Ava Friberg connected with sophomore Kallie Frechette for her first goal of the season and take a 7-0 edge.
- The Raiders maintained control in the fourth quarter but were unable to convert in the final 15 minutes of play, securing the 7-0 win.
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
- Six different Raiders earned at least one point in the win.
- Davies paced the offense with 13 shots.
- First-year Tatum Flanagan and sophomore Olivia Faro combined for the shutout.
UP NEXT
The Raiders return to action for Senior Day against GNAC opponent Saint Joseph (Conn.) on Saturday, Oct. 24. The contest is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at Joanne Merrill Field.
