BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Soccer team continued its winning ways Wednesday afternoon with a 3-1 victory over Western New England College to extend its winning streak to eight games.

The Hawks struck first in the tenth minute, taking advantage of a free kick off of a Western New England hand ball. Maddy Howard (Medfield, Mass.) sent in a strong shot from outside the left side of the penalty area, bending it around the Golden Bear wall and into the back of the net to give Roger Williams its first score of the game.

Four minutes later, Katie Fusaro (Hopkinton, Mass.) added another goal for the Hawks. This time, Fusaro helped disrupt a clearing attempt by the Western New England defense and gained possession the loose ball before knocking in the shot to put Roger Williams up 2-0.

In the 30^th minute, the Golden Bears would pull within one with a score of their own. Similar to Howard's first score of the match, reigning WNEC Female Athlete of the Week Sara McMurray (Enfield, Conn.) sent in a free kick around the Roger Williams wall outside the center of the box and in to make it a 2-1 game.

The 2-1 score would hold up for the remainder of the half, but in the opening minute of the second half, Roger Williams regained its two-score lead by catching the Golden Bear defense off guard. RWU and TCCC Player of the Week Noelle Marston (Kingston, Mass.) bombed a 40-yard shot from the right sidelines high into the air towards the net, bouncing over the WNEC keeper and finding its way into the goal.

Despite trailing by two, Western New England continued to remain aggressive, attacking the RWU defense yet to no avail. One of the Golden Bears' best opportunities to score came in the 78^th minute, when Western New England was able to get off three consecutive shots from a corner kick, though all three found a Hawk defender before RWU was able to clear the ball away and ultimately hold on for the win.

Kelsey McGee (Kings Park, N.Y.) picked up her tenth win of the season, needing five saves, while Kayla Prout (Holyoke, Mass.) made four stops in the loss.

Roger Williams (10-3-0, 9-0-0 TCCC) hosts the University of New England on Saturday at 3:00 p.m., while Western New England (8-6-0, 6-3-0 TCCC) takes on Gordon College at home Saturday at 1:30 p.m.