All-Time Series & Streaks
This was the third meeting all-time between the Bison and Raiders with all three meetings going into overtime. The Raiders have taken the last two in the series after winning last year 11-10.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Sophomore Ryan Coombs (Derry, N.H.) (RU) – three goals (game-winning goal in overtime); game-high 12 shots; one ground ball
2 – Senior Clark Plummer (Londonderry, N.H.) (RU) – 16 saves in the win
3 – Junior Matt Feigenblat (Shelton, Conn.) (Nichols) – three assists; five shots; one ground ball

Quick Synopsis
The Nichols College men's lacrosse team fell 8-7 in overtime to Rivier University in non-conference action Wednesday evening at Vendetti Field. The Bison led 5-2 at the half but saw the Raiders outscore them 6-2 in the second half and overtime to take the win.

Key Stat of the Game
The Bison were 0-for-5 while playing with the extra man for the game including 0-for-3 in the second half. The Raiders finished the game 2-for-9.

Turning Point
Feigenblat had the ball with a chance to win it in overtime and fired a shot that was destined to be the game winner but Plummer made a clutch save. The Raiders scored the game-winner on the ensuing possession.

Quick Hits
- The Raiders had four student-athletes with multi-point efforts including Coombs, freshman Colby Larsen (Windham, N.H.) – who had a goal and an assist – while seniors Cody Lynch (Salem, N.H.) and Kyle Graham (Londonderry, N.H.) had a goal and a pair of assists apiece.
- Nichols had seven goals scored by six different Bison. Senior captain Brian Hancock (Groton, Mass.) had a pair of goals while freshmen Brayden Carroll (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and Brian Davidson (New Milford, Conn.), sophomores MacKenzie Martin (Merrimack, N.H.) and Jack Zaremski (Dorchester, Mass.), and senior Anthony Verville (Portland, Maine) each tallied goals.
- The Bison outshot the Raiders 49-31 for the game including 29-15 in the first half. The Bison also forced the Raiders to turn the ball over 24 times compared to the 18 for Nichols.
- Coombs produced a game-high 12 shots to lead the way for the Raiders while the Bison were paced by Verville with 10 shots. Lynch had a game-high seven ground balls to lead Rivier and junior Tyler Sikich (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) led the Bison with six.

Quotes
"Today was a tough loss but I am really proud of the guys for hanging in there. There is a lot to learn from the mistakes we made today and we will get back to work tomorrow to focus on our game Saturday with Anna Maria" – Nichols College head coach Eric Gobiel

Next up
Nichols (0-1) – Saturday, March 15 at Anna Maria, 1:00 p.m.
Rivier (1-1) – Saturday, March 5 vs Regis, 2:00 p.m.