Hawks deal Seahawks their first loss

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S LACROSSE RESULTS
Roger Williams 24, Salve Regina 2
Middletown, Rhode Island - Gaudet Field
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Summary
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - The defending Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) champion Roger Williams women's lacrosse team dealt the first loss of the season to Salve Regina University by a 24-2 final Wednesday afternoon in conference play.

Series and Streaks
The Hawks improve to 15-3 versus Save Regina and have won nine in a row in the series.

Three Stars of the Game

1. Roger Williams senior Nikki Norton (Braintree, Mass.) posted a game-high eight points with four assists and four goals.
2. Roger Williams junior Lily Cunningham (Melrose, Mass.) had four goals and an assist while winning nine draw controls.
3. Roger Williams junior Mandy Beck (Old Saybrook, Conn.) posted four goals and two assists.

Turning Point
The game was scoreless for nearly five minutes before the Hawks tallied three quick goals to leap in front 3-0. Nicole Smith (North Attleboro, Mass.) scored on free position immediately the next possessesion to put Salve Regina on the board, but the Hawks would score the next five to close out the quarter for a 8-1 lead. Roger Williams would score 21 unanswered goals before Libby Baldwin (Saugerties, N.Y.) scored for the Seahawks with just 1:22 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Quick Hits

• Roger Williams held a 37-9 edge in shots.
• Hannah Goodwin (Bredford, Mass.) made three saves to improve to 7-1 in net before handing off to Zoey Cormican (Rochester, N.H.) for the fourth quarter who made one save in her collegiate debut.
• Grace Haesche (Warick, N.Y.) made five saves in the loss to fall to 4-1 between the pipes while Caroline Watson (Wrenthem, Mass.) made three saves in just over 26 minutes of action in the second half. Kiely Callahan (Glastonbury, Conn.) saw the final 3:55 of net time for the Seahawks.

Next Up
Salve Regina (4-1, 1-1 CCC) travels to face the Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday April 2 at 2 p.m., while Roger Williams (7-1, 2-0 CCC) returns home to host Babson on Sunday, April 3, at 1 p.m.