Rivier's Jon Tavella (5) had a goal and an assist Saturday in a win over Morrisville at Conway Arena. (Photo courtey of Rivier University)

NASHUA — The Rivier University men’s hockey team scored two third-period goals, including Jack Tos’ game winner, to lift itself over SUNY Morrisville Saturday at Conway Arena.

Saturday’s contest was a back-and-forth battle. Rivier struck first at 7:57 on the power play off a wrist shot from Logan Dapprich. Zach Winslow (St. Pete Beach, FL) and Jon Tavella (E. Longmeadow, MA) were credited with the assists. However, the Mustangs would answer back a little over five minutes later to even the score on a Cameron Clark goal.

The second period saw Morrisville take the 2-1 lead 5:13 in when Andrew Manley got a give-and-go with teammate Trevor Neumann. The Raiders’ second goal to knot it up came 12:00 minutes in on a 5-on-3 power play. Tavella beat the Mustang tender after receiving passes from Avery Arnold (Camp Hill, PA) and Ashton Jones (South Lyon, MI).

The period would come to a close with the Mustangs netting another goal to go up 3-2 off another give-and-go from Curtis Abbott, with the assist going to Richard Hart.

The Raiders would tie the game up just 27 seconds into the third period on a Nicolas Paolucci (Toronto, ON) goal. The game-winner would come 14:41 into the period on Rivier’s third power-play goal of the night. Tos (Burlington, ON) would finish off a pass from Cormac Hayes.

Will Augustine would pick up his second win of the season, improving to 2-0 after saving 30 of the 33 shots he faced. Morrisville’s Grant Linville had 29 save.

Rivier men’s hockey will be back in action next Saturday at Skidmore in Saratoga, N.Y. at 2 p.m.

In other action for Rivier teams on Saturday:

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

RIVIER 2, NICHOLS 2

With 17.4 seconds left on the clock, Nichols’ Grace Melanson scored her second goal of the game with the assist credited to Rebecca Taylor, sending the game into what became a scoreless overtime at Conway Arena.\

In the first period Nichols’ Grace Melanson skated by Riv’s defenders to score an unassisted goal. Briana Paxson found the back of the net on a power play, with the assist credited to Jessica Driscoll with a little over one minute left in the period.

Another Riv power play goal scored by Molly Dukesherer from a pass from Driscoll 10 minutes into the third period.

Rachel Hinkley had 54 saves for the 1-4-2 Raiders. Julia Carroll had 24 saves for the 1-5-1 Bison.

Rivier will travel to Providence, R.I. Tuesday to face Johnson & Wales University at 6 p.m.