Rivier's Caitlin Newell helped spark the Raiders' comeback win Saturday over Regis after two lightning delays. (File photo courtesy of Rivier University)

WESTON, Mass. — In a match that featured two lightning delays totaling over 90 minutes, Rivier University rallied to defeat Regis College, 14-11, Saturday afternoon in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse action at Regis Stadium.

Litchfield’s Caitlin Newell earned her third goal of the match off an assist by Rachel Hinkley to bring the Raiders back into a tie at 11-11, where the match stood when the second lightning delay commenced late in the third quarter.

Rivier seemed to gain the momentum upon resumption of play, as Sarah Lachance set up Newbury’s Abby Nadeau for a goal with 24 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Raiders scored twice in the fourth quarter, while the Pride could not convert on any scoring chances the rest of the afternoon.

Hinkley finished with four goals and two assists while Newell also scored four goals and Lachance earned four assists for the Raiders.

Kylee Marley scored a season-high six goals to lead the Pride, plus she led all players with nine draw controls.

Newell scored the first goal of the match to give Rivier an early lead before Marley tied the contest 33 seconds later and started a 4-1 Pride scoring run to give them a 4-2 advantage. After Newell scored again late in the first quarter to bring the Raiders within one, Marley answered again 22 seconds later, and then Madeline Conover and Marley scored just 21 seconds apart early in the second quarter to extend the Regis lead to 7-3.

Rivier tallied four unanswered goals midway through the second period, with

Lachance and Nashua’s Tara Saliany scoring just eight seconds apart to tie the match at 7-7. After the first lightning delay with 3:33 remaining in the first half, Regis retook the lead on goals by Mia Rogers and Marley 10 seconds apart right before halftime.

After Marley scored 65 seconds into the third period, Rivier rattled off three straight goals, with Hinkley’s tally tying the match at 10-10. Marley converted a free position attempt 18 seconds later to put the Pride back on top, but Chiara Skeels caused six turnovers to lead the Rivier defense, and goalie Lindsey Kruger made 14 saves, including five saves in both the second and third periods to keep her team close before it put together its comeback.

Rivier (3-8, 2-7 GNAC) hosts NVU Lyndon Tuesday at 4 p.m.

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RIVIER 18, ALBERTUS MAGNUS 4

After the host Falcons got on the board first on an Andrew Ten goal, the Raiders (9-2, 4-1 GNAC) would go on an 8-0 with six coming in the first quarter in New Haven, Conn. The first was highlighted by Salem’s Michael Ference, scoring two of the Raiders six goals.

The second quarter was again all Rivier, who outscored Albertus 4-1 to make the score 10-2 going into the break. Ference again netted two more for Riv, giving him an even four goals before the half. Andrew Luzzi would score the Falcons lone goal in the quarter.

The third saw the Raiders put up five more goals to Albertus’ one.

Boscawen’s Coby Mercier netted his third goal of the day. Nashua’s Chris Heitmiller and Nicholas Tavares both scored their second goals.

Heitmiller and Windham’s Sawyer Hall opened up the fourth quarter putting the score at 17-3 Riv. Rivier would close out the game with one more from Connor McGuire.

Ference led all scorers with 4 goals and 3 assists. Hall and Heitmiller both had three goals. Hall added two assists to his stat line. The Raiders defense forced 32 turnovers by the falcons compared to just 18 for themselves.

Rivier will be back in action Wednesday against Norwich University at Joanne Merrill Field at 7 p.m.

BASEBALL, SOFTBALL PPD

Both the Rivier baseball games at Albertus Magnus and softball hosting Emmanuel were rained out. Softball got into the second inning before the storms came and ended the day.