Raiders Win Senior Game in OT, 3-2

Nashua, NH - You couldn't have written a better script on senior day for the Rivier College men's soccer program.  A 3-2 overtime win against conference foe Mount Ida College for what was the final home game in the careers of 5 seniors.  Of course, to top it off, all 5 seniors had a hand in winning the game for the Raiders.

The Contest was no sleeper, as both teams battled until the very end.  Mount Ida started the scoring in the 34th minute of play when Dave Miller (Randolph, MA) drilled home a shot to put the Mustangs up 1-0.  Senior Chris Nugent* (Camberley, UK) answered for the Raiders 10 minutes later as he scored an unassisted goal to knot the game at 1-1 heading into halftime.

The second half scoring once again saw the visiting Mustangs pull ahead when Steve MacDonald (Medford, MA) put one in the back of the net in the 49th minute.  Again, the Raiders would fight and claw their way to a tie as senior Andrew McCarn (Laconia, NH) took a pass from fellow senior Brian Joaquim (Mont Vernon, NH) to make the score 2-2 and eventually send the game to overtime.

The overtime period lasted just over 5 minutes, with both teams getting shots on goal, but it was Rivier senior Sean Auclair (Ludlow, MA) who was able to get the ball past a diving Mustang goal keeper for the win. 

Rivier's senior goal keeper John Jarvis (Henniker, NH) picked up the win for the Raiders, giving up 2 goals and recording 8 saves while Mount Ida's keeper, Steve Enright (Merrimack, MA), took the loss, making 7 saves and giving up 3 goal.

Both teams had an identical 10 shots on goal, with the Mustangs edging the total shot count 22-18.  The Raiders improve to 3-14 overall and 1-8 in GNAC play while the Mustangs fall to 1-14-1 overall and 1-7-1 in the GNAC.

The Raiders will travel to Fitchburg State on Thursday, October 28th for their final game of the 2010 season.