Nichols College Athletics

FALL RIVER, Mass. (11/3/2026) - The Nichols College women's ice hockey team continued its undefeated start to the 2026-27 season on Tuesday evening, earning a 4-1 victory over Roger Williams University (RWU) at Driscoll Arena. 

With the win, the Bison improved to 3-0-0 overall in their program match up against the Hawks. RWU drops to 0-2-0 on the season.

Nichols opened the scoring at 7:43 of the first period when Sienna Reeves found the back of the net off assists from Sophie Costello-Krakowski and Delaney Giesen. The Bison carried their 1-0 advantage into the first intermission.

Roger Williams evened the contest early in the second period, converting on a power-play opportunity at 1:53. The Bison responded late in the frame as Riley Devlin restored the Nichols lead at 14:54, finishing a play set up by Kaylyn Bourque and Keira Goffe to give Nichols a 2-1 advantage heading into the final period.

The Bison extended their lead just over four minutes into the third period when Rhea Bullens converted on the power play at 4:03. Goffe and Bourque were credited with assists on the goal, pushing the Nichols advantage to 3-1.

Devlin sealed the victory with her second goal of the evening at 17:33, scoring an empty-net goal to secure the 4-1 final.

Devlin led the Bison offensively with two goals, while Reeves and Bullens each added a goal. Goffe and Bourque paced the team with two assists apiece, while Costello-Krakowski and Giesen each recorded an assist.

In net, sophomore Ivy Grant turned aside all 20 shots she faced outside of Roger Williams' lone power-play goal, finishing with 20 saves to earn the victory. Nichols held a 41-21 advantage in shots and won 37 of 62 faceoffs. The Bison also converted once on three power-play opportunities while limiting the Hawks to one goal on five chances.

The Bison return to action on Friday, November 6, to host Johnson & Wales University in their Conference of New England (CNE) opener. The game also marks their Face-Off Against Cancer and Staff & Faculty game. Puck drop is set for 3:40 PM.