NASHUA, N.H. – The Rivier women's ice hockey team held off Framingham State for a 3–2 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Confernce (MASCAC) win Friday night at Conway Arena on Mental Health Awareness Night, as the 2025–26 Raiders etched their name into the record book with a program-best regular-season win total.
With the result, the Raiders moved to 14-8-0 (9-3-0 MASCAC), while the Rams moved to 3-17-1 (3-8 MASCAC).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- First-year Chloe Bryda fired home the first goal of the night 14:29 into the opening frame, giving the Raiders a 1-0 lead going into the first break.
- At the 9:06 mark of the second, junior Rebecca McKelvey doubled the Raiders' lead, connecting with first-year Maeve Kelly and sophomore Lillian Wojcicki.
- Behind 21 saves from junior Taylor Bruno, the Rams were held scoreless going into the third.
- Framingham St. got on the board 10:58 into the third frame to cut the deficit in half.
- Bryda went top shelf to extend the lead back to two on a power play opportunity at 13:49.
- The Rams knocked in one more at 16:09 in a final push to bring the final to 3-2.
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
- Bruno recorded 32 saves in the outing
- Bryda led in points with two points on two goals.
- McKelvey paced the Raiders with seven shots on goal, finding the back of the net once.
UP NEXT
The Raiders are back in action on Saturday, February 14, taking on the Rams on the road at Loring Arena. Puckdrop is set for 8:40 p.m.
