RWU BASEBALL DOWNED BY CORSAIRS

Recap, photo courtesy of Roger Williams University

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Baseball team suffered a 13-5 loss to the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Thursday afternoon.

Continuing to do damage in the second inning of ballgames, the Corsairs made today's non-conference clash no exception by posting a four spot against Hawk southpaw Mike Cardelle (Duxbury, Mass.). Tellier was responsible for the big bop of the frame as his double down the left field line unloaded the bases to extend the Corsair lead to 4-0. The Blue and Gold then came back in the fourth and fifth innings with a pair of runs in each turn at the plate, helped by Vasquez and his deposit into the trees behind the left field wall for a two-run dinger – his first of the season.

Roger Williams' bats withstood the cold weather as they heated up in the eighth. Junior infielder Anthony Dominguez (Chester, N.J.) dunked a double into left center that drove home freshman leadoff hitter Dean DePreta (Stamford, Conn.). Teammate Brandon Jenkins (East Bridgewater, Mass.) then smashed a ball to the hot corner, hitting off the glove of third baseman Mike Knell (Dennis, Mass.) that trickled towards the center of the diamond. Dominguez, who never broke his stride after hustling to third, continued on to race home and scored by the time an infielder could get to the loose ball making the score 9-2 in favor of the hosts.

UMass Dartmouth came right back to redeem the happenings in the away half of the frame with four more in the bottom half, highlighted by another run-producing hit by Tellier – this time, a single to left that scored Vasquez. Junior outfielder Chris Wood (Berkley, Mass.) also got in on the action by driving a ball the opposite way for a double to score two.

The Hawks put three on the board in the ninth, but junior reliever Chase Hussey (Claremont, N.H.) got the final out for the squad's milestone victory.

- Release courtesy of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Sports Information Department

RWU BASEBALL SQUEEZES OUT WIN OVER FRAMINGHAM STATE

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NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – Senior Sam Bennett (Andover, Mass.) tossed seven scoreless innings to lead the Roger Williams University baseball team to a 2-1 victory over the Framingham State University Rams this afternoon in non-conference action at the New England Baseball Complex.
 
With the win, the Hawks improve to 6-9 on the season, while the Rams are now 8-10.
 
Bennett carried a no hitter into the bottom of the seventh inning before Framingham State senior Kyle Piliski (Bristol, Conn.) laced a double to leftfield.  Bennett allowed just the one hit in seven innings of work while striking out seven and walking just two.  Junior Ryan Havunen (Lincoln, RI) earned the save tossing a scoreless ninth.
 
Rams starter junior Matt Fogarty (Millis, Mass.), who took the loss, was equally impressive in rainy conditions going four innings and allowing an unearned run on one hit with five walks and four strikeouts.  Freshman Michael Tucci (Danbury, Conn.) tossed two innings of relief and allowed one run on three hits, while senior Chris Riga (Westfield, Mass.) and junior Kevin Connelly (Bolton, Mass.) combined to toss three innings of scoreless relief with five strikeouts.
 
The Hawks got on the board first in the top of the fourth.  Sophomore Justin Stone (Blackstone, Mass.) walked and moved to third on a wild pitch and a pass ball.  After another walk, junior Anthony Dominguez (Chester, NJ) singled to right plating Stone.
 
A single run in the sixth on a bunt by sophomore Tyler Rondeau (Bourne, Mass.) with runners on second and third pushed the Hawks lead to 2-0.
 
The Rams got on the board in the bottom of the eighth inning off the Hawks bullpen.  Senior Matt Brockett (Guilford, Conn.) doubled down the leftfield line and scored on a base hit to right by sophomore Anthony Venuti (Braintree, Mass.).
 
The Rams are back in action on Saturday when they face Westfield State in a MASCAC doubleheader at NEBC beginning at 12 p.m., while the Hawks travel to Babson on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. 
 
- Release courtesy of the Framingham State University Sports Information Department

RWU Sailing Logs Two Runner-Up Results On The Weekend

Recap, photo courtesy of RWU

BRISTOL, R.I. – Though the Roger Williams University Sailing's team's streak of winning at least one regatta was ended at four weekends in a row, the team still managed to pull off two second-place finishes in their three events.
 
At the Camel Team Race, hosted by Connecticut College, Roger Williams took second place at the event. The Hawks began the regatta going 3-2 with wins over Brown, Coast Guard, and Northeastern in the first round robin. The team then went to work in the second round robin, posting a perfect 5-0 record and claiming victories over Brown, Coast Guard, Dartmouth, Northeastern, and Tufts. Though the Hawks made it to the final four, RWU would go 3-3 over two round robins, finishing at 11-5 overall. Sailing for the Hawks were Daniel Petrovic (Tortola, BVI), Hallie Repeta (Portland, Maine), Peter Neal (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Rachel Holick (Lawrence, N.J.), Kelsey Shakin (Boston, Mass.), and Megan Roach (Newport Beach, Calif.).
 
At the Herring Pond Team Race, hosted Mass. Maritime, Roger Williams took home another runner-up result. RWU struggled in the first two round robins, posting one win over UMass-Amherst in each go. The Hawks improved to 3-0 in the third round robin, defeating UMass-Amherst, Vermont, and Mass. Maritime. However, RWU finished with another 1-2 record in the final round robin, beating UMass-Amherst for the fourth time in the regatta. The Hawks sent Henry Stames (Duxbury, Mass.), Darcy Lavoie (Burlington, Vt.), Riley Read (Portland, Ore.), Kristi Dolan (West Islip, N.Y.), Paul de Souza (Nassau, Bahamas), and Ariana Smaldone (Tiverton, R.I.) to compete.
 
At the Lynne Marchiando Team Race, hosted by MIT, RWU took sixth. The Hawks advanced to the Gold Top 6 after putting together a 10-5 record with wins over Boston College, Bowdoin, Coast Guard, Connecticut College, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Hobart & William Smith. Unfortunately for the Hawks, the team did not find much success in the two gold round robins, as RWU went 1-8 over the two rounds. Mackenzie Bryan (Christiansted, USVI), Jennifer Agell (Huntington, N.Y.), Martim Anderson (Lisbon, Portugal), Dane Pedersen (Chanhassen, Minn.), Spencer Cartwright (Nassau, Bahamas), Rebecca Anderson (Northport, N.Y.), and Michael McBrien (East Patchogue, N.Y.) all competed for RWU on the weekend.

RWU Sailing Ranked #1 In The Country

BRISTOL, R.I. – With the release of the first Sailing World college rankings of the Spring, the Roger Williams University Sailing team finds itself ranked first in the nation in the Co-Ed division.
 
Roger Williams tied with Hobart & William Smith College for six first-place votes. The Hawks earned 257 points, edging Hobart & William Smith by four points for #1 in the country.
 
Roger Williams is off to a strong start in the spring, picking up wins at the Bavier Trophy, the Rudkin Team Race, the Graham Hall Team Race, and the Boston University Team Race. The Hawks have won at least one race per weekend this Spring and have finished in the top third in six of the 11 regattas they have competed in since the beginning of the Spring. In addition, Martim Anderson and Rebecca Anderson were recently named New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association Coed Sailors of the Week
 
This marks the third time in the history of Roger Williams Sailing that the program has achieved the number one national ranking. The Hawks achieved the top ranking spot back in November of 2011.

RWU Women’s Lacrosse Grounds Salve

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BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Lacrosse team cruised to a 21-4 victory over Salve Regina University Tuesday evening in Commonwealth Coast Conference action.
 
Kaity Doherty (Portsmouth, R.I.) briefly gave Salve Regina a 1-0 lead with her third goal of the season three minutes in. Emily Stoeppel (Brookfield, Conn.) answered with a pair of goals within a minute to put RWU up 2-0.
 
Her scores were part of a 5-0 Hawk run, while included an unassisted goal by Maeve Gillis (Duxbury, Mass.), her first collegiate score. Lindsay Smith (North Attleboro, Mass.) and Olivia Slysz (South Hadley, Mass.) logged back-to-back scored with 18:52 left in the first half to help bring Salve Regina within two.
 
However, Carlyn Martin (Scituate, Mass.), Shayne Rivard (Easton, Conn.), and Devon Sarazin (Falmouth, Maine) each scored over the next two minutes to put the Hawks back up by five (8-3). Stefanie Salisbury (Cranston, R.I.) ended the run with a goal for Salve with just over 13 minutes left in the half, but the Hawks scored six unanswered goals to close out the half and take a 14-4 lead into halftime.
 
Roger Williams would continue to pour on the offense in the second half, holding the Seahawks without a goal in the period. Stoeppel and Kaelin Hogan (Bethel, Conn.) each scored three times for Roger Williams in the period, with Delana Erickson (Concord, N.H.) adding the other tally for RWU.
 
Lydia Nelson (Center Moriches, N.Y.) had seven saves on the day as she earned her sixth win of the year. Stoeppel finished with nine points (6 G, 3 A) for RWU with Hogan adding eight (5 G, 3 A).
 
Christina Myers (River Edge, N.J.) had 16 saves for Salve in the loss. Doherty and Smith each had a goal and a caused turnover in the game.
 
On Saturday, Roger Williams (6-2, 2-0 CCC) heads to Wheaton while Salve Regina (0-6, 0-2 CCC) goes to Nichols.

Roger Williams University Men’s Lacrosse Defeats Warriors

Written by Kristen Habbel, Athletic Communications Intern

Box Score BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Men's Lacrosse team posted a 10-5 non-conference decision over Eastern Connecticut State Tuesday afternoon.

The game was going the Hawks' way immediately from the start, when Eastern Connecticut State got called for a delay of game due to a broken stick, giving the Hawks possession right away. Freshman Tim Mullane (Hanover, Mass.) scored the first goal of the game within the first five minutes. Not too long after, ECSU answered and tied the game with a goal from Jake Liebowitz (Trumbull, Conn.) and assisted by Connor Wyllie (Somers, Conn.), which would be the final Warriors goal for the first half. The Hawks tallied two more goals in the first quarter from Jared Grier (Quincy, Mass.), assisted by Brandon Fabel (East Rockaway, N.Y.), and an unassisted goal by Mullane to finish out the first quarter.
 
The Hawks dominated the second half, as they grew their lead with a 4-0 run. At the 9:23 mark, Peter Navarro (Londonderry, N.H.) found the back of the net. Shortly after, Grier scored his second goal of the game off of a pass from Andrew Gaffney (Cherry Valley, Mass.). Gaffney made another big play by tallying another Hawk goal from his freshman counterpart, Mullane. Mullane then scored his third goal of the evening off of an assist from Harrison Levesque (Ridgefield, Conn.), with under a minute to go in the half.
 
The Warriors tried cutting down the deficit as they tallied two quick goals from Samuel Watson (Trumbull, Conn.) and Brett Chin (Framingham, Mass.) early in the third quarter. However, the Hawks grew their lead again when Gabe Reale (Fairfield, Conn.) found the back of the net with about a minute to go in the third.
 
The final quarter started to get exciting as Harrison Urda (Milford, N.H.) came up big for the Warriors and tallied two goals to cut the Hawks' lead down to just three goals. Roger Williams responded when the young freshman Mullane scored his fourth and final goal of the night. The Hawks ended the game with a final goal by Jude Marzec (West Islip, N.Y.) off of a stellar pass from Brian Brockwell (Duxbury, Mass.).
 
Weston Nolan (Falmouth, Maine) made a total of eight saves for the RWU win. Defenseman Shawn Errasti (Duxbury, Mass.) tallied ten ground balls and two caused turnovers, while Brockwell added four caused turnovers and two ground balls. Mullane led the Hawks with five points off of four goals and one assist. Grier added two goals as well.
 
Chris Gorman (Shrewsbury, Mass.) had five saves in the Warriors' loss. Trevor Ross (Stratford, Conn.) contributed by causing three turnovers and picking up two ground balls. On the offensive end, Urda led his team with two goals. Anthony Choronzy (Clinton, Conn.) and Connor Hillemeir (Farmington, Conn.) picked up five ground balls, respectively.
 
Roger Williams (4-3) will head to Boston on Saturday to take on Wentworth. Eastern Connecticut State (3-4) will play again on Tuesday as they head down to Mount Ida.

Roger Williams University Women’s Lacrosse wins first-ever CCC Championship

Recap, photo courtesy of Roger Williams University

Box Score BRISTOL, R.I. - The Roger Williams University Women's Lacrosse team earned its first-ever Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship with a 16-7 win over the #2 seed Endicott College in the CCC Championship.

A second-half barrage by Roger Williams pushed the Hawks to the win. After a 5-all tie entering halftime, RWU scored 11 unanswered goals to put the game out of reach and earn the title.

Jackie Neilsen (Agawam, Mass.) struck first for Endicott, scoring nine minutes into the game. RWU