Rivier University

NASHUA, N.H. - The Rivier men's soccer team hosted the Lasers of Lasell University on Wednesday evening for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) matchup. Despite Lasell capitalizing early, the Raiders paced the game to walk away with a 4-1 victory.  

With the result, Rivier improved to a 2-3-2 record (1-1-1 GNAC) while Lasell fell to 0-5-2 (0-2-2 GNAC). 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Lasers struck early, finding the back of the net less than four minutes into the match to take a 1-0 lead. 

• The Raiders responded quickly as senior Kyle Clairmont connected with sophomore Vincent Arsenov, who slipped behind the defense and finished to level the score at 1-1.  

• In the 25th minute, sophomore David Pereira one-timed a pass from sophomore Andrew Hopen into the back of the net to put Rivier ahead 2-1.  

• Lasell nearly found an equalizer just moments later, but graduate student goalkeeper AJ Deyarmin came up with a key save to preserve the lead. 

• Rivier carried its 2-1 advantage into halftime after controlling much of the remainder of the opening half.  

• The score remained unchanged until the 58th minute when Pereira created space off a pass from Clairmont and buried his second goal of the night to extend the Raiders' lead to 3-1.  

• Rivier continued to dictate play throughout the second half, outshooting Lasell 11-1 over the final 45 minutes. 

• With just 33 seconds remaining, Clairmont struck a shot off the post that rebounded to sophomore Andrew Velasquez, who finished the chance to seal the 4-1 GNAC victory. 

BOXSCORE BREAKDOWN 

• Rivier took the 21-5 edge in shooting (8-2 SOG). 

• The Raiders earned four corner kicks while the Lasers earned two.  

• Pereira led the offense with two goals on five shots, including three shots on target. 

• Clairmont finished with three assists and was involved in three of Rivier's four goals. 

UP  NEXT 

Rivier men's soccer remains at home for another GNAC tilt on Saturday, September 26th, to take on the Saints of Emmanuel College. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. at Joanne Merrill Field.