Mickailey Walsh got the only goal Rivier would need ina 3-0 win at Elms on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Rivier University)

It was a very busy Wednesday for Rivier University athletics, as field hockey reached the .500 mark on the road in Chicopee, Mass., women’s volleyball celebrated Senior Night in the Muldoon Center, but both the men’s and women’s soccer teams fell in their season finales:

FIELD HOCKEY

RIVIER 3, ELMS 0

The Raiders got on the board 15 seconds into the second quarter on a Mickailey Walsh goal.

Newbury’s Abby Nadeau was able to find Jacklyn O’Connor in the third quarter to give Riv (8-8, 7-4 GNAC) a two-goal lead.

To ensure the Raiders win, Madison Bovill scored with five minutes left in the contest.

Berlin’s Olivia Boucher had two saves for the Raiders, earning the win. Kaitlyn Lynes had 14 saves for the Blazers (2-14, 2-9 GNAC).

Rivier now heads to Colby Sawyer Saturday at noon for a GNAC quarterfinal.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

RIVIER 3, JOHNSON & WALES 0

It was a very close contest through and through. The Raiders (22-4, 11-0 GNAC),made the difference off the serve, causing the Wildcats to have 14 reception errors. Sydney Racevicius (Woodbury, CT) led both teams in kills with 15. She ended the match, hitting for a kill percentage of .444. Avery Pollard (Ballston Lake, NY) racked up 26 assists in the win.

Rivier will finish up the regular season against Dean College and Lasell University at 1 and 3 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER

LASELL 2, RIVIER 0

In the first half, the Raiders (6-7-3, 2-7-2 GNAC) took Joanne Merrill field in a hungry manner with valiant efforts from the vocal seniors here on Senior Night. The Raiders continuously ramped up the pressure as the first half went on, although both teams finished the half scoreless.

Coming out of the half, the Raiders had the same intensity they began the match with but found themselves falling just short of a goal on multiple occasions. Fifteen minutes into the second half, Lasell’s Daniel Faynstein was able to put the Lasers on the board with the first goal of the night. With only 4 minutes left in the contest, Faynstein once again broke through coverage in the midfield and delivered a laser to put the Lasers up 2-0.

Dominic Cunha (Peabody, MA) had one save in goal for the Raiders. Gabrielus Bazikas had four saves in goal for the Lasers(6-9-3, 4-5-3 GNAC), taking the win.

The loss likely keeps Rivier out of the GNAC tournament.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

LASELL 7, RIVIER 1

In the first half, the Lasers’ Emily DeHart kicked off the scoring only six minutes into the first half (44:12) with her third goal of the season.

With 20:57 left in the first half, Lasell’s Bobbi O’Guin was able to tag on a second goal for the Lasers. The Raiders were able to get on the board with roughly four minutes left in the half as Pelham’s Maddie Curran snuck one in on a beautiful assist from Loudon’s Kaylee Magoon.

At the start of the second half, the Raiders checked in Concord’s Emily Mikelson as the new goalkeeper, who tallied six saves on the night. The Lasers came out of halftime aggressively, netting two goals in four minutes to extend their lead to 4-1.

Serena Speight continued to apply pressure, capitalizing on a hat trick only 13 minutes into the second half. The scoring continued to pile on in the second half as Lasell’s Michelina D’Agostino was able to convert a laser from Speight. Reana Duran capped the night off with Lasell’s final goal.

Maya Puma (Tyngsborough, MA) had nine saves in goal for the Raiders who wrapped up a tough season (0-15-1, 0-12-1 GNAC).