Rivier's Kayla Miles (14), shown earlier in the season, broke the school's field hockey career points record in Saturday's win over Anna Maria. (Courtesy photo by Frank Fichera/Rivier Athleteics)

PAXTON, Mass. – The Rivier field hockey team soundly defeated Anna Maria in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) road contest, 8-0, on Saturday afternoon at Caparso Field.

Graduate student Kayla Miles broke the program’s all-time career points record with a one-goal, one-assist output to now sit at 56 at Caparso Field in Paxton, Mass. The previous record of 52 was held by Linsey Roth ’19.

The win propelled the Raiders to a record of 5-8 (3-5 GNAC) while the AMCATS remained winless through 11 contests.

Miles broke the scoring open 5:38 into the contest on a feed from sophomore Brianna Spinelli. Spinelli would score with help from Miles over six minutes later to double the Raiders’ lead before the end of the first quarter.

Senior Jacklyn O’Connor added an unassisted goal 7:40 into the second half to make it a three-goal lead. Rivier would add two more goals in the third frame, with seniors Hailey Morse and Madison Bovill striking to make it 5-0 in favor of the Raiders.

Junior Reilly Swislosky scored early in the fourth before Bovill tallied the final two goals of her hat trick to secure the 8-0 victory.

Senior keeper Kylie Coupal made two saves in goal over the opening 45 minutes to earn her fourth win of the campaign. Junior Lily Gifford made three stops in the fourth quarter to secure the combined shutout.

Rivier outshot Anna Maria, 46-9, with 36 shots landing on target. The Raiders earned 12 penalty corners to the AMCATS’ one.

The Raiders will return home to Merrill Field for a GNAC matchup against New England Col. on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER

RIVIER 3, DEAN 1

This GNAC victory on Senior Day at Merrill Field marked Rivier’s first win over Dean in program history, ending a four-game losing streak against the Bulldogs. With the win, Rivier improved to 5-4-4 overall (3-3-3 GNAC), while Dean dropped to 3-8-1 (2-6-1 GNAC).

The Raiders struck early, with senior Jason Harlow scoring in the second minute from a deflected shot from classmate Hayden Bilodeau, who was set up by fellow senior Jose Ochoa’s cross.

Dean responded in the 25th minute, netting an equalizing goal to level the score.

Rivier regained the lead just before halftime as sophomore Jayden Medlin won the ball, then rifled a shot from outside the box that sailed into the top right corner, giving the Raiders a 2-1 advantage at the break.

The Raiders added to their lead in the 77th minute when senior Jonathan Rudy powered through the Dean defense and finished a pass from graduate student Thomas Hennessey to seal the 3-1 victory.

The Raiders outshot the Bulldogs, 22-11, with six shots landing on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Logan Clough recorded five saves in the contest for Rivier.

The Raiders look to build on the momentum in a conference matchup against Elms on Tuesday at Leary Field at 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

RIVIER 0, ALBERTUS MAGNUS 0

In an afternoon honoring 12 student-athletes graduating at the end of this academic year, the Rivier women’s soccer team played to a scoreless draw in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play at Merrill Field.

With the draw, the Raiders now post a record of 7-4-4 (7-1-2 GNAC) while the Falcons hold a 7-3-3 (5-3-2 GNAC) record.

Albertus Magnus opened the match applying heavy offensive pressure. The Falcons recorded five shots, two on net, in the first 13 minutes of action. Albertus Magnus would outshoot the Raiders nine to two in the opening frame, but neither team was able to score before the break.

The second half began much like the first as the Falcons continued to apply pressure. Albertus Magnus added four more shots to their total in the opening five minutes of the half.

Heading into the final minutes, senior Kaylee Magoon and graduate student Darcy Wright gave the Raiders their best looks of the day but would be denied in the end.

Senior Maya Puma and junior Bri Nugent both appeared in today’s contest, tallying 10 saves in the combined shutout.

The Raiders are back in action on Wednesday as they travel to Weston, Mass. to take on Regis (Mass.) in a GNAC matchup at Regis Stadium at 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL DROPS TWO

The Raiders fell in straight sets to Babson and Nichols on Saturday in a non-conference tri-match at the Muldoon Center.

The Raiders fell to 10-9 overall with the results.

Prior to the final matchup of the day, Rivier celebrated its three senior captains, Ryan Hicks, Brynn Roche, and Lily Sills for their four years of dedication to the program.

Babson 3, Rivier 0

Despite hitting at a .317 team percentage, Rivier was handed a 3-0 (16-25, 19-25, 12-25) loss by the Beavers who entered the day just outside the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III National Poll. Babson improved to 17-1 overall with the win and later added to their winning percentage with an afternoon victory over Nichols.

Babson hit at a .480 team percentage in the win, with Lauren Gips leading the way with 16 kills on 24 errorless attempts.

Rivier was led by junior right side Callie Nanos who produced four kills at a .444 clip and sophomore outside Sam Driend who registered a .400 hitting percentage with six kills. Junior outside Ali Rivera recorded a team-best 10 kills at a .370 clip. Senior setter Ryan Hicks notched 22 assists in the setback. Sophomore libero Hannah Raab contributed with 12 digs on the defensive end.

Nichols 3, Rivier 0

Coming off a loss to Babson in straight sets, Nichols snapped its five-game skid with a sweep over the Raiders. Rivier fell by set scores of 29-31, 19-25, 17-25.

Luna Colozzo and Haylee Granato of the Bison led the offensive charge with 11 and eight kills, respectively.

Riv’s junior outside Ali Rivera posted a 10 kill, 10 dig double-double in the loss.