Box Score

BRISTOL, R.I. – RWU senior Kasey Beckwith (Franklin, Conn.) set a new RWU record for most goals in a single game, scoring eight in the Hawks' 18-10 victory over visiting New England College Thursday on Bayside Field. With the win, RWU improves to 8-3 overall and 6-1 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference while NEC falls to 7-6 and 4-4 in the TCCC.

Beckwith shot a perfect 8-for-8 on the day, including 6-for-6 on free position shots to set the new RWU record. The Hawks totaled 11 goals on 14 free position attempts, while the Pilgrims scored on 2-of-6.

New England College scored the game's first goal at 29:16, as sophomore Chantale Lacroix (Manchester, N.H.) took the feed from freshman Katie Palasz (Granby, Mass.). It would serve as the Pilgrims' only lead of the game as RWU junior Claire Halliday (Trenton, N.J.) registered back-to-back markers followed by Beckwith's first of the contest to give RWU the 3-1 lead at 21:41.

NEC senior Lauren Bickford (Lebanon, Maine) halted the RWU scoring streak at 17:32, but Halliday scored the third of her four goals 3:49 later. Beckwith and classmate Annie Alvord (Yorktown, N.Y.) tallied just 39 seconds apart to increase the Hawk lead to 6-2 midway through the first half.

After a timeout by head coach Kristie Baldwin, New England College responded to score three-straight goals in less than a minute, but Beckwith, Alden, Natasha Billie (Pt. Pleasant, N.J.) and Sarah Tozier (Falmouth, Maine) scored successively to send the teams to the break with RWU ahead, 10-5.

RWU scored three of the first four goals in the second half before posting a five-goal string to move comfortably ahead, 18-7 with 10 minutes remaining in regulation. Sophomore Amanda Naime (York, Maine), junior Emily Kuchta (Norwalk, Conn.) and junior Diana Lynas (Rowley, Mass.) scored for New England College before the final horn sounded with the score 18-10.

RWU controlled play off the draw controls, winning 22 of the 30 face-offs, including 12 of 14 in the second half.

Naime led the Pilgrims with three goals, six draw controls and four caused turnovers. Palasz also notched four points with one goal and three assists while picking up a game-high seven ground balls.

In goal, RWU senior Amanda Magee (Columbus, N.J.) picked-up the win, making six saves along the way. Pilgrims senior Alexandra DiRico (Limerick, Pa.) recorded five saves in the loss.

RWU is back in action Saturday, hosting TCCC opponent University of New England at 3:30 p.m. New England College returns home to host TCCC opponent Western New England College Saturday at 1 p.m.