Nashua's Hannah Muchemore, shown in a tourney game last year, had 18 points to help the Rivier women's basketball team to a season-opening win over Fisher College on Tuesday night, (Telegraph file photo by TOM KING

BOSTON — Rivier women’s basketball opened their season this evening by taking down Fisher College in non-conference action.

That was the upside for the Raider hoop teams; the downside is the men lost a

close one to Rhode Island College in their season opener. Here’s a look:

RIIER WOMEN 85, FISHER 52

After a 29-22 first half, the Raiders extended their lead drastically in the third quarter after dropping an impressive 38 points. Rivier had five score double digits this evening, led by Manchester’s Lyric Grumblatt and Nashua’s Hannah Muchemore. Grumblatt had a game-high 19 points, followed by Muchemore with 18, along with five assists and five steals. Rachel Quinn added 15 points as well for the Raiders.

The Falcons struggled to possess the ball as they accumulated 36 turnovers to the Raiders 14.

They did, however, have a better shooting percentage from the floor, shooting 42% compared to Rivier’s 41%. Ladaeja Robinson and Madison Kelley match each other for the team-high with 15 points each. Kelley did finish with a double-double, pulling down 16 boards.

The Raiders will be back in action Thursday at the Muldoon Center for their home opener against Nichols College at 7 p.m.

RIC 73, RIVIER MEN 69

The Raiders kept the games close throughout the entirety of the contest. Nikolas Pignone, Colin Boucher, Josep Buford, and Pharoah Davis all contributed heavily in the effort.

Pignone led the way for the Raiders offense with a team-high 17 points and six rebounds. Boucher had a solid 16 points off the bench, followed by Buford with 15 and Davis with 14 points.

The difference makers for the Anchorman were Shion Darby and Ousmane Kourouma. Darby had a game-high 24 points for RIC.

Kourouma added 13 points of his own, but he demolished the Raiders on the boards with 11 offensive and 13 defensive rebounds for a total of 24. Xavier Landers added 18 more rebounds, along with 16 points.

Rivier will be back in action Friday at the University of New England for the Jim Beaudry Classic. The Raiders will take on UNE at 5 p.m.