Rivier's Payton Kender (71) had a goal for the Raiders in a loss at Albertus Magnus on Saturday. (Courtesy photo by Corinne Coomas/Rivier Athletics)

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The men’s ice hockey team fell 6-2 to Albertus Magnus on Saturday evening at Ralph Walker Skating Rink.

With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 0-3, while the Falcons moved to 3-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Albertus Magnus opened the scoring 9:29 into the first period.

In the second frame, the Falcons found the back of the net four times, once on a power play to claim a 5-0 lead.

The Falcons tallied one more at the 6:50-minute mark on the third frame

First-year Payton Kender put the Raiders on the board off a feed from sophomore Brady Bomal, on a power play. Sophomore Damon Kiyawasew closed out the scoring with a power play goal three minutes left to play.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

The Falcons outshot the Raiders 50-22.

First-year Matt Dore recorded 44 Saves in his collegiate debut.

UP NEXT

The Raiders remain on the road Tuesday, November 11, for a non-conference matchup at Salve Regina. Puck drop is set for 5 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

RIVIER SWEEPS REGIS

The Rivier women’s volleyball team defeated Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponents Regis (Mass.) in straight-sets to wrap up the regular season Saturday morning in the Muldoon Center.

With the Senior Day victory, the Raiders improved to 16-13 (10-3 GNAC), while the Pride fell to 17-13 (9-4).

Rivier opened the contest with a 5-0 with junior Sam Driend and sophomore Lydia Brakefield each recording a kill, forcing Regis (Mass.) into an early timeou, The Pride rallied back to cut the Raiders’ lead to two, 8-6

Both squads traded scores halfway through the set with Rivier holding a slight advantage.

Driend and Brakefield combined for three kills to pull ahead and force Regis (Mass.) to use its second timeout of the set. The Pride rallied once more out of timeout, this time leveling the contest 19-19. Senior Ali Rivera kicked off the 3-0 set sealing run for Rivier with a kill, claiming the set 25-21

Regis (Mass.) held a one-point lead through the first nine scores of the second set

After knotting the set up 5-5, senior Callie Nanos tallied back-to-back services aces to put the Raiders in front for the first time in the frame

The Pride took the lead right back however, Rivier found its stride just past the midway point and closed out the set on a 17-8 run to take a 2-0 match lead.

Regis (Mass.) started the third set jumping out to a 3-0 lead, but Rivier responded immediately with a 10-0 that began with a pair of kills from Dirend and ended with a kill from sophomore Savannah Dunne.

The Pride chipped away at the lead eventually tying the set 13-13. From that point onward, both teams traded scores until the very end, but the duo of Brakefield and Driend seal the match for the Raiders, 29-27

Rivera recorded a team-high nine kills, followed by Brakefield with seven and Driend with 7; sophomore Lily Seibel recorded a double-double with 24 assists and a game-high 13 digs. Senior Kaitlyn Miller added 10 digs on the back line for Rivier

The Raiders await their opponent for the GNAC Quarterfinals on Tuesday, Nov. 11.