It was a double downer Friday night for Rivier hockey, as both the Raider men’s and women’s ice hockey teams lost close games:

MEN’S HOCKEY

MORRISVILLE 3, RIVIER 1

Five minutes into the first period, Morrisville’s Jonas Leas passed to Cameron Clark to score the first goal of the game as the Raiders fell to 3-3-1 in a contest at Nashua’s Conway Arena.

Jame Farmer-Valente was able to score a shorthanded goal for Morrisville with assists credited to Jake Kaplan and Cameron Clark. Raiders’ Cormac Hayes (East Longmeadow, MA) flew by the defenders to score an unassisted goal with less than three minutes left in the period.

Jonas Leas tacked on the final Mustang goal in the third period.

Luke Newell (Littleton, CO) had 18 saves for the Raiders tonight. Ryan Creenan had 30 saves for the 3-3 Mustangs, gaining the win.

The two teams will meet again today at 4:40 p.m. at Conway Arena.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

NICHOLS 3, RIVIER 2 (OT)

Megan Buxton scored two goals for the Bison (1-5), including the game-winner in overtime, as the Raiders fell to 1-4-1 on the young season in Dudley, Mass.

In the first period, Nichols scored first with a goal from Megan Buxton on a power play. Ellie Grady responded with a Raider goal with assists from Angeline Rasby and Molly Dukesherer (Richland, MI). 10 minutes later, Dukesherer found the back of the net with assists from Gabriella DeSouza and Berlin’ Jillian Hallee.

Avery Moriarty kept the Bison in the game with on a power play goal with assists credited to Taylor Breen and Jessica Gossas-Moberg in the second period.

Madelyn Morgan (Riverside, CA) had 51 saves for the Raiders. McKenzie Muir had 19 saves for the Bison.

The two teams meet again tonight, this time in Nashua at Conway Arena at 7.