Manhattanville University Athletics

2013-14: Earned All-ECAC West Conference honorable mention recognition as a senior … played all 27 games for the Valiants in his final season, scoring a career-high 11 goals and adding 16 assists for 27 points … ranked third on the team in all three categories, as well as second on the team with his five power-play goals … finished seventh in the conference in points, eighth in goals and ninth in assists … in only three years, ranked 13th all-time in assists and 15th in both goals and points at Manhattanville … had a season-high two goals in the team’s 3-0 win over Neumann (11/9) … followed that up with a seven-game point streak, recording 11 assists during that stretch … registered a season-high four points on a goal and three assists in a win over SUNY Cortland (1/11) … had goals in both games of a weekend series with Utica (2/21-22) to end the regular season, then potted a pair of goals in an ECAC West Tournament win over Neumann (2/26) … named to the ECAC West All-Academic Team.
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2012-13: One of six Valiants to appear in all 28 games during his sophomore season … led the ECAC West Conference with 19 assists and added nine goals for 28 points, ranking second on the team and fourth in the conference in scoring … won 57.0 percent (269 of 472) of his draws in the circle … had five assists in a two-game span early in the year, posting two assists against Nazareth (11/10) and adding a career-high three helpers versus Morrisville State (11/17) … had six points in two games to earn ECAC West Player of the Week honors, scoring twice with one assist against Western New England (11/20) and adding a goal and two assists to help beat Tufts (11/24) … had two goals, one assist and a +4 rating in a 9-2 rout of Suffolk (1/15) … posted his fifth three-point game of the year in the ECAC West First Round, scoring once and assisting on two in a win over Elmira (2/20) … named to the ECAC West All-Academic Team.
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2011-12: Named the ECAC West Conference Co-Rookie of the Year and an All-Rookie team selection … had an excellent freshman season, scoring 10 goals and adding 10 assists for 20 points … led all conference rookies in all three categories at the end of the regular season and ranked 29th in Division III in rookie scoring … tied for fourth on the team in goals and fifth in points … also performed well in the circle, winning 53.6 percent (147 of 274) of his draws … was a four-time ECAC West Rookie of the Week selection … his first collegiate goal was the game-winner in a victory over Utica (12/2), helping him to his first conference weekly honor … had his first multi-point game the next time out with a goal and an assist at Connecticut College (12/6), earning him a second straight ECAC West Rookie of the Week award … had a seven-game point streak midway through the season, beginning with a goal and an assist against Amherst (1/3) and finishing with four goals and five assists during the run … earned ECAC West Rookie of the Week awards in back-to-back weeks again late in the year, assisting on two goals in a win at Elmira (1/27) and then leading all scorers with a season-high three points on two goals and an assist the next time out at Utica (2/3) … recorded power-play tallies in the regular-season finale at Hobart (2/18) and in the ECAC West semifinals against the Statesmen (2/25).
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Juniors: Split time between the Springfield Pics and the Philadelphia Revolution of the EJHL in 2010-11, playing alongside current Valiant teammate Kevin Struempfler with the Pics … recorded 22 goals and 20 assists for 42 points in 40 regular-season games … also had a goal and five assists in five playoff contests.

Personal: Born June 26, 1990 … son of Richard and Dana Rivera … has two brothers, Richard and Kevin … majoring in economics at Manhattanville.