Month: November 2025

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025

Rivier comes up short vs. Colby

By: KJ Cardinal

NASHUA, N.H. – Rivier dropped a non-conference matchup on Saturday afternoon, falling to Colby College, 77–67, at the Muldoon Center. The loss moves the Raiders to 2–2 on the season, while Colby opened its slate at 1–0.

Colby opened the game on a 7–0 run, but Rivier responded with early scoring from senior Rob Baguidy (Goffstown, NH/Goffstown HS), sophomore Steph Barnes, and first-year Daylen Dalcour to steady the offense and close the gap to 13–9. Baguidy continued to attack the lane midway through the first half, helping the Raiders briefly take their first lead of the afternoon.

Rivier trailed just 33–31 at halftime after holding the Mules to three made three-pointers in the opening 20 minutes.

The Raiders maintained momentum early in the second half behind drives from sophomore Matt Youngquist and senior Izaiah Shaw-Glen, and a fast-break finish from junior Theo Briscoe IV gave Rivier a 45–44 advantage. The teams traded baskets over the next several minutes, with Shaw-Glen pacing the offense with eight second-half points to keep Rivier within 65–62.

Colby responded with a decisive 12–3 run late in the half, converting a three-pointer and three inside scores to pull ahead 77–65 before closing out the win at the free-throw line.

Baguidy led Rivier with 20 points, adding eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Shaw-Glen followed with 16 points to go along with seven boards and four assists, while Dalcour added 12 points from the frontcourt.

Rivier returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 18, traveling to take on the University of New England at 7 p.m.

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Rivier Men vs. Colby (11.15.25) – KJ CARDINAL

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November 15, 2025November 15, 2025

Riv’s comeback bid comes up short

By: KJ Cardinal

NASHUA, NH – Rivier overcame a 19-point first quarter deficit to force overtime, but the Raiders came up short versus visiting Wheaton, 84-81, on Saturday afternoon in the Muldoon Center.

Gianna Donato had a career day as the sophomore poured in a career- and game-high 30 points for Riv. Fellow sophomore Sydney Perry also had a big afternoon with 24 points and 16 rebounds, while JuJu Nealy added 12 points before leaving the game with an injury.

Prior to the start of the game, Rivier was issued an administrative technical foul as one of the shot clocks was not functioning. Wheaton went to the line and connected on two freebies before tip off and started the game with a 2-0 lead. In a game that would go to overtime, this would loom large.

Following the technical, the Raiders started the game extremely slow as they were just 4-14 from the field, including 0-5 from three, in the opening quarter with eight turnovers. Rivier dug themselves into a 26-7 hole with less than 30 seconds left in the first.

The second quarter, however, was a different story. Riv outscored the Lyons, 23-17, and had cut the lead to seven before trailing 43-32 at the break. Once again, the Raiders were able to trim the Wheaton lead to seven, but the Lyons would take a 63-48 lead to the final stanza.

Halfway through the fourth, Nealy suffered an injury and would not return. The Raiders trailed by nine, 68-59, at the time of the point guards’ exit. Ball handling duties would be given to Donato and she took over on the offensive end of the floor. Donato pumped in nine points over the next three minutes and got Riv within striking distance, 72-69, with 1:55 left.

Trailing by two on the final Rivier possession of regulation, Donato missed a driving layup and freshman Madi Ricker (Farmington, NH/Farmington HS) was there to clean up the offense foul and get fouled in the process. Ricker, who led the team with 43 minutes played, took a deep breath and knocked down both free throws with 12 seconds left to send the game to overtime, 74-74. Rivier won the fourth quarter, 26-11.

In the extra frame, the two squads battled throughout and a Donato lay up with 23 seconds remaining would give Rivier its first lead of the game, 81-80. Following a timeout, Wheaton’s sideline out-of-bounds play was a direct post to Cheyenne Colbert (Brookline, NH/Hollis-Brookline HS) who knocked down the turnaround jumper to give the Lyons the lead for good. On the night, Colbert netted 17 points with five rebounds.

For the game, Rivier turned the ball over 32 times and was just 14-27 (51.9%) from the line. With the loss, Riv falls to 0-3 on the young season and next up is Brandeis on Tuesday, also at the Muldoon Center.

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Rivier Women vs. Wheaton (11.15.25) – KJ CARDINAL

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November 15, 2025November 15, 2025

Plymouth State powers to 4-0 start

By: KJ Cardinal

PLYMOUTH, NH – We tipped off our fifth season of coverage at Foley Gymnasium on Friday night as the Plymouth State women remained unbeaten on the season with a 78-67 victory over visiting Norwich.

The Panthers, whose roster features 14 Granite Staters, used hot shooting and defensive pressure to improve to 4-0 on the young season with the victory.

PSU jumped out to a 14-8 lead in the first quarter and used a 16-4 second quarter spurt to take an 18-point lead to halftime, 42-24.

The Panthers came out firing in the third quarter as they opened the second half on an 11-2 run to push advantage to 27, 53-26.

The visiting Cadets, who entered the contest with a 2-0 mark, would hang around thanks to a 14-4 run to start the fourth. Norwich cut the PSU lead to eight on two occasions, but would get no closer.

Plymouth connected on 10 triples on the evening, thanks to four apiece from seniors Sophie George (Meredith, NH/Tilton School) and Raegan Peck. PSU’s 1-2-2 full court press helped force 20 Cadet turnovers that led to 25 points for the Panthers.

Senior Hailey Malozzi paced third-year head coach Curtis Arsenault’s squad with 18 points, six rebounds and four assists. George pumped in 14 points of her own, while all of Peck’s 12 points came from beyond the arc. Junior Ashley Stephens (Pembroke, NH/Pembroke Academy) was also in double digits for the Panthers with 10 points.

Freshman Macy Swormstedt (Laconia, NH/Laconia HS) got the start for an injured Kaley Goodhart (Center Conway, NH/Kennett HS). Swormstedt tallied five points, five rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes of action.

Next up, Plymouth hosts VTSU-Lyndon on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

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