January 17, 2006
Raiders Win Annual Battle of Nashua, 80-66

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Blair Carpenter nailed six three pointers as part of a game high 23 points and Sadie Hardiman added a double double of 15 points and 11 rebounds as Rivier topped visiting Daniel Webster, 80-66 in a matchup of crosstown GNAC rivals Wednesday night.

The Raider win snapped a three game Eagle win streak in a series that spans 18 games dating back to 1987. Rivier leads the all time series, 10-8.

Erin Moseley led the Eagles (5-6, 0-2 GNAC) with a double double of 22 points and 16 rebounds, while Sarah Shea added 16 points including four three pointers.

The Raiders (9-4, 1-1 GNAC) raced out to a big first half lead and were up by as many as 22, threatening to turn the matchup into a blowout and led 46-25 at the half.

But the Eagles made things tense in the first 12 minutes of the second half with a 13-2 run over 3:58, keyed by two Moseley layups and two threes from Shea that whittled the lead down to 48-39.

Trailing 58-50 with 11;20 to go, Danielle Marie Carkin lofted a jumper and Nicole Conley followed with a pretty layup in the paint to cut the lead to 58-54, and after a Hardiman jumper, Carkin answered with a three for a 60-57 game with 9:50 left.

But Carpenter went back to work from outside, nailing two big threes including a dagger with 5:12 to go allowing the Raiders to pull back ahead 70-59, while the Eagles shooting suddenly went cold, and they pulled no closer than 11 the rest of the way.

The Eagles are off until Saturday when the travel to Suffolk for a 2:00 p.m. GNAC matchup.