January 16, 2006
Eagles Women Renew Crosstown Rivier Rivalry Wednesday

An annual local women’s college basketball rivalry will be renewed Wednesday night when Daniel Webster travels across town to face host Rivier in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference matchup. Tip off is at 5:30 p.m at the Muldoon Center. The game will also be broadcast live locally by WGAM, AM-800. A live audio stream of the game can be found on the WGAM website or by clicking here.

6th Year Head Coach Cori Hughes looks for her Eagles to build on a 5-5 overall mark (0-1 GNAC) after a tight 56-51 loss at Albertus Magnus this past Saturday. The Eagles are paced by junior center Erin Moseley, who stands second in GNAC scoring (15.1 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (9.2).

Second Year Head Coach Kelly O’Connell’s Raiders sport an 8-4 overall mark (0-1 GNAC) and look to halt a two-game slide including a 59-47 setback to Johnson & Wales this past Saturday. Rivier sports the GNAC’s top offense averaging 76.4 points per game, and is led by freshman and Meredith, N.H. native Blair Carpenter’s 13.7 points per pouting, while junior Sadie Hartiman of Loudon, N.H. is the league’ top rebounder, averaging 10.8 per game.

The game marks the 18th all time meeting between the two schools, dating back to 1987 with the Raiders holding a 9-8 edge. The Eagles have won the last three including a 51-39 victory last February 12th at Rivier.