Women's Basketball: Kacavas drops 34 in opening loss to Fitchburg State

(Nashua, N.H.) Senior Kaylee Kacavas (Dracut, Mass.) led all scorers with 34 points but the Rivier University Women's Basketball team dropped their 2018-19 season opener, 85-71 to visiting Fitchburg State University inside the Muldoon Gymnasium on Thursday evening.

Kacavas shot 10-23 from the field to pace the offensive attack for Rivier (0-1) while connecting on 13-of-15 from the line. Junior Elizabeth Meehan (Nashua, N.H.) notched a double-double as she netted 12 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. Senior Megan Hamel (Colebrook, N.H.) recorded the game-high with 14 rebounds and scored seven points in the loss.

Junior Catherine Coppinger (Boston, Mass.) hit double figures as she guided the Falcons (1-0) with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Fellow junior Emma Thomson (York, Maine) was the overall point leader with 22 on 8-of-13 from the floor while classmate Angelina Marazzi finished with 15 points and six rebounds. Sophomore Payton Holmes (Carver, Mass.) registered seven points in a reserve effort in the win for Fitchburg State.

Rivier will remain on the Muldoon hardwood as they host the University of Maine-Presque Isle on Saturday evening at 5:30pm in their next scheduled contest. The Falcons, meanwhile, will travel to Clark University on Wednesday, November 14th for a 6pm contest.