NASHUA, N.H. – October 18, 2023 – The Dean College women's soccer team was downed by Rivier, 4-0, under the lights in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action Wednesday evening.

The Bulldogs (4-9-2, 3-8-2 GNAC) return home on Friday to host Saint Joseph's College of Maine at 3:30 p.m. during homecoming weekend. Rivier (9-4-3, 8-3-2 GNAC) hosts Johnson & Wales on Saturday at 11 a.m.

The first half did not yield any goals. Rivier had a 12-5 (6-4 on goal) advantage in shots and a 5-1 discrepancy in corner kicks.

A little more than three minutes into the second half, the home team broke the scoreless tie with a goal from Jordan Butters. The chance was set up by Emily Lizotte.

Two minutes later, Lizotte doubled the Raiders' lead with a tough angle shot from the left side into the right corner of the net.

The Rivier lead went to 3-0 when Jillian Arigo scored off a free kick from the top of the 18-yard box.

Butters made it 4-0, 18 seconds later, with her second tally of the match.

Dean junior goalie Haley Gaunt (Johnston, R.I.) made nine saves for the Bulldogs.

Senior Jazzy Sztyler-Magee (Burlington, Conn.) and junior Nina Medeiros (Fairhaven, Mass.) each had a couple of shots on target for Dean.