Nashua, NH - Rivier College stepped on the field for their second game of the season against another young program in the Regis College Pride. Just 2:36 into the first half Rivier's Ashley Ruocco (Fr, E. Kingston, NH) scored her first goal of the season and gave Rivier a 1-0 lead that they would never give up. Regis put forth a valiant effort as they played the game with exactly 11 players and had no subs available, but as the game wore on, the fresher legs of the Raiders were able to prevail and finish with a 4-0 victory.
Freshman Lindsay Rettenmeier (Ashford, CT) led the way for Rivier with a hat trick, scoring three goals in the game and pushing the score to 4-0 with only 11:00 left in the game. Fellow freshman Meghan MacDonald (Dedham, MA) helped out by assisting on the first two goals scored by Rivier. Erin Gatsas (Manchester, NH) assisted on Rettenmeier's second goal while Ruocco assisted on the final goal of the game.
Rivier's goalkeeper Jenna Beadle (Rumney, NH) was nothing less than spectacular in goal, stopping all 7 shots she faced and preserving the shutout for the Raiders. Regis Goalkeeper Sara Ankerud (Groton, MA) stopped 5 of the Raiders 9 shots on goal, but came away with the loss as the Pride offense couldn't get the ball into the goal.
Rivier will be playing again at home on Saturday, September 19th against Husson College at 12:30 PM. Prior to the game Rivier College will officially bless the new artificially turfed field that they will now call home. The Blessing is scheduled for 11:30 AM, then both the Men's and Women's soccer teams will play on the field following the field hockey game.