WESTON, Mass. – Powered by a five-goal second quarter, the Rivier women's field hockey team earned a dominant 7-1 win over Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponent Regis (Mass.) on Wednesday afternoon at Regis Stadium.
With the win, the Raiders improved to 4-8 (1-4 GNAC), while the Pride fell to 1-6 (0-4 GNAC).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Rivier opened the scoring 2:44 into the first quarter with sophomore Camdyn Despres and first-year Lauren Bailey linking up to find sophomore Lexi Davies for the tally. The Raiders added four more shots in the frame, but were unable to convert, leading 1-0 heading into the second.
- Rivier ramped up its offensive pressure in the second stanza, scoring five goals in 15 minutes and three in a 1:12 span. Davies logged her second of the afternoon 1:40 into the quarter. Despres made it a three-goal game before Bailey connected with senior Shaelyn Burke to make it 4-0. With under minutes remaining in the half, first-years Trista Strickland and Kali Judkins found twine, taking a 6-0 into the break.
- Coming out of the break, first-year Emily Barbosa found sophomore Callie Toupin to score the Raiders seventh and final goal of the contest.
- Regis (Mass.) ended the shutout bid with 5:23 remaining in the game, as Isabella Mendieta found Allyson Lehman.
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
- As a team, Rivier outshot the Pride 18-3 (13-1 shots on goal) and earned eight penalty corners to Regis' (Mass.) one.
- Davies led the team with four points on two goals.
- Bailey and Despres followed close behind with two points each.
- First-year Tatum Flanagan and sophomore Olivia Faro both saw time in the contest, with Faro making one stop.
UP NEXT
The Raiders return to the field Saturday, Oct. 10 for a non-conference contest with Gordon. The game is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. at Joanne Merrill Field.
