The Raiders had many celebrations like this in the win over Nichols on Tuesday. (Courtesy photo by Rich Tierney/Rivier Athletics)

DUDLEY, Mass. – The Rivier women’s soccer team scored six unanswered goals to rout Nichols, 7-2, in a non-conference matchup at the Nichols Soccer Field Tuesday afternoon.

With the win, the Raiders improved to 3-3-1, while the Bison fell to 1-6-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Nichols were the first on the board, finding twine just 1:58 into the game

Rivier responded just 1:07 later as junior Cadance Ryan connected with sophomore Leah Morrier, who put home the game-tying shot from outside the 18-yard box.

The Bison once again gained a one-goal advantage in the seventh minute

The Raiders brought the game level in the 17th minute, this time with Ryan striking the blow on a pass from sophomore Julia Acampora for her first goal of the 2025 campaign. Just over four minutes later, first-years Hayleigh Young and Bailey Gatchell connected to give Rivier a 3-2 advantage.

After scoring their third goal, the Raiders dominated offensively, outshooting Nichols 5-0, but were unable to capitalize and carried their 3-2 lead into halftime.

Rivier continued to build off its offensive momentum to start the second half, logging two early shots. Graduate student Samantha Franks logged her second goal of the 2025 campaign from just outside the six-yard box on a feed from Morrier, giving the Raiders a 4-2 lead

Four minutes later, Gatchell broke through the Bison’s defense for the second time in the afternoon off a pass from Morrier, extending Rivier’s lead to three.

In the final 12 minutes of the contest, both first-year Bianca Casna and junior Drea Dwyer found the back of the net, sealing the contest, 7-2.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

As a team, the Raiders held the slight edge in corners, 4-2, and outshot Nichols 25-9 (15-6 on target)… Gatchell was the team’s offensive leader, logging two goals, with Morrier recording a goal and two assists

UP NEXT

The Raiders return to the field for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference road matchup with Lasell on Saturday at noon at Taylor Field.