Freshman Maicon Januario (Lowell, Mass.) netted the winner to propel the Rivier College men’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over non-conference foe Mount Ida College this afternoon at the Mount Ida Athletic Stadium.

With the victory, the Raiders improved their record to 2-2-1. The Mustangs dropped to 5-3-0 on the year.

Januario tallied the contest’s only goal off a feed from sophomore Michael Vekakis (Colchester, Conn.) in the 27th minute.

Rivier senior goalkeeper Victor Joubert (Haverhill, Mass.) turned away eight shots en route to earning the victory. Sophomore netminder Brian Leighton (Turner, Maine/Leavitt Area) made nine saves in a losing effort for the Mustangs.

Mount Ida (5-3-0, 1-0-0 NAC) will travel to Maine this weekend for a pair of matches against North Atlantic Conference opponents. The Mustangs will visit the University of Maine Farmington on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and Thomas College on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Rivier (2-2-1, 0-2-0 GNAC) wraps up a four-match roadtrip on Thursday, when it takes on St. Joseph’s College of Maine at 3:30 p.m.