Rivier Picks Up Win #20

Boston, MA - #6 Rivier College (9-1 GNAC; 20-5 overall) defeated Emerson College 3-0 to win their 20th match of the year.  Freshmen Josh Baker and Francis Dallatore led the Raiders with stellar play.  Baker put down 8 kills with 2 blocks in just 2 sets while Dallatore scored 7 kills and 3 blocks in 3 sets.  Classmate Jamison Chue stuffed the stat sheet with 26 assists, 5 digs, 2 kills, 1 ace, and 1 block.  Not to be outdone, the sophomore class of Tajh Stokes, Alex Xenidis, Chris Convertito, and Andrew Paine had major contributions as well.  Stokes bombed in 7 kills while Xenidis had 6 of his own as well as 3 blocks.  Convertito scooped up a team high 10 digs and Paine chipped in with 4 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks, and 1 ace serve. 

#6 Rivier College        3        30  30  30
Emerson College        0        15  17  14

Rivier will travel to Rochester New York for an 8:00pm match against Nazareth College on Friday 3/5 followed by a trip to Buffalo New York on Saturday 3/6 with games against Newbury College at 2:00pm and Medaille College at 4:00pm. Medaille College will be the site for the matches on 3/6.