Rivier's Sebastien Reis had three hits and two RBIs in a win Thursday over Gordon. (Photo courtesy of Rivier Athletics)

WENHAM, Mass. – Seventh-inning scoring lifted the baseball team past Gordon, 3-1, in non-conference action Thursday afternoon at J. Tec White Field.

With the result, the Raiders improved to 6-8, while the Fighting Scots dropped to 4-11.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Fighting Scots took a 1-0 lead after the first inning.

Sophomore Colton Colleran sparked the third with a single down the third-base line, and junior Sebastien Reis ripped a double to left-center, bringing Colleran home to knot things up at 1-1.

In the seventh, first-year Shay Collins sparked the rally with a leadoff single, and senior Owen Medlock followed by reaching on an error. Colleran lifted a sacrifice fly to bring Collins home, and Reis ripped a double to right-center to score Medlock, giving the Raiders a 3-1 edge.

Junior Sean Kuhlhof got the start, throwing six innings, striking out four, before senior Anthony Morro took over in the bottom of the seventh and fanned two to hold the lead.

Junior Chris Volino worked the eighth with one strikeout, and senior Ty Baker closed it out in the ninth to secure the 3-1 victory.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

Reis fueled the offense, going 3-of-4 with two RBI and two doubles

Collins went 2-of-3, scoring once and drawing a walk.

Colleran scored and recorded an RBI

UP NEXT

The Raiders return to action Sunday for a non-conference contest at Western New England. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Trelease Park.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

RIVIER 14, VISU-CASTLETON 5

The Rivier women’s lacrosse team bested non-conference opponent VTSU-Castleton at Joanne Merrill Field.

With the win, the Raiders improved to 4-5, while the Spartans fell to 1-4.

Rivier held Castleton scoreless for the opening 12:57 of the first quarter. Sophomore Ashlynn Ledoux and junior Sofia Cebrero connected for the game’s first goal just 30 seconds into the opening frame. Ledoux added her first of the game at 10:23 off a feed from first-year Olivia Wheeler before completing the hat trick with an assist from sophomore Keegan McGaheran. First-year Hayleigh Young later found McGaheran to push the Raiders’ lead to 4-0, and McGaheran followed with an unassisted tally at 3:46. Castleton finally found the back of the net late in the quarter to get on the board.

Wheeler opened the second quarter with an unassisted goal before Renny Cota converted a free-position attempt to cut Castleton’s deficit to 6-2. Sophomore Brooke Carter restored Rivier’s five-goal advantage after netting a women-down goal at 8:52 of the second quarter. The Spartans scored with three seconds remaining in the half, trimming the Raiders’ lead heading into halftime.

After nearly eight minutes of scoreless action to begin the third quarter, Rivier found the back of the net on consecutive possessions with first-year Chloe Waldron finding twine a woman-down at 7:33 and Ledoux following close behind with a women-up goal at 6:49. Neither side recorded a goal down the stretch, leaving the Raiders ahead 9-3 with 15 minutes remaining.

Ledoux completed her hattrick off a feed from junior Shaelyn Burke to open the fourth quarter. Waldron registered her second goal just 55 seconds later, giving Rivier a 11-3 edge. Wheeler increased the Raiders’ lead to nine following an unassisted goal 12:34. Castleton added their fourth of the evening at 8:16 however, first-year Kaycie Hudon scored on an assist from Cebrero to regain a nine-goal advantage. Each squad recorded a goal each down the stretch, with Waldron completing her hattrick to seal the 14-5 victory.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

First-year goalkeeper Arrianna Imbriano stopped six shots in the contest.

Ledoux paced the offense with five points (4-1-5).

Wheeler and McGaheran followed close behind with four points (2-2-4).

Burke recorded a team-high three ground balls and caused three turnovers.

Young dominated the draw, registering seven draw controls.

The Raiders return to action Saturday for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) matchup with Elms at 5 p.m. at Joanne Merrill Field.