Men’s Ice Hockey Falls to Albertus Magnus, 6-3

NASHUA, N.H. – After scoring three goals in the first period, the Raiders were unable to find the back of the net again as the Rivier men's ice hockey fell to Albertus Magnus 6-3, at Conway Arena on Saturday night.

After the contest, the Raiders held an inaugural "Skate with the Raiders" event, inviting the community to join them on the ice.

The Raiders are now 9-9-2, while Albertus Magnus moves to 14-9-0.

Defender Avery Arnold of Rivier quickly flicked in a goal in the first period at 3:05, receiving assists from Jack Tos and Carter Poulin.

The Falcons answered back with a power-play goal at 11:38 to tie the contest 1-1.

Soon after, Nicolas Paolucci found Damon Kiyawasew up ice who slid the puck over to Shawn Golden who tapped in a Rivier goal at 13:34 past Logan Bateman of Albertus Magnus to help Riv regain its lead.

After a Falcons defender shuffled the puck to their goaltender, Jack Tos retrieved the rebound and nudged in the final Raider goal of the contest at 16:17, with assists credited to Liam Hennessy and Tyler Sitnikov.

Albertus Magnus would then score 41 seconds later, finding the top corner and cutting the Raiders' lead to just one.

The Falcons scored 31 seconds into the second period to take a 4-3 edge. This tally was the first of a four-unanswered goal swing for the visitors over the remaining 40 minutes, including an empty netter that came in the waning moments of the game.

Albertus Magnus outshot the Raiders by 11, 42-31. Luke Newell of Rivier made 36 saves in net.

Riv will travel to New Haven, Conn. to have a rematch with Albertus Magnus on Tuesday, Jan. 30 with a puck drop of 4:30 p.m. at Ralph Walker Skating Rink.