Box Score
BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Soccer team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over Commonwealth Coast Conference opponent Curry College Saturday afternoon.
With the win, the Hawks move back to .500 at 5-5-1 overall and 3-1-0 in the conference. Curry falls to 1-9-0 on the season and still in search of the team's first CCC win on the year (0-4-0).
Roger Williams reached the scoreboard first in the 15th minute, with Katie Fusaro (Hopkinton, Mass.) firing a shot off of a Tory Benoit (Shrewsbury, Mass.) cross from the left side. Fusaro took the ball in the middle and put one on net to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
RWU almost put another goal on the board just before the end of the half, with Fusaro bearing down on Colonel keeper Samantha Hardy (Pepperell, Mass.) on a breakaway. However Hardy made a great save on Fusaro's shot, making a one-handed save to keep the deficit at one.
The Hawks added their second goal of the contest in the 51st minute, with Maddy Howard (Medfield, Mass.) sending a short pass to Kristen Tetreault (Tolland, Conn.) in the middle for a goal to make it 2-0 RWU.
Curry was unable to muster anything offensively in the period, being held without a single shot in the second half.
Stephanie Jaques (Burlington, Vt.) made three saves for the Hawks, earning her third shutout of the year. Hardy finished with six stops for Curry in the loss, with Haley Lorge (Beverly, Mass.) making a save in 14:37 of action.
“It was another great game for the fans to watch,” said Head Coach Tim Moody. “We passed the ball really well. We got in behind them on numerous occasions. Our first goal was great to see, with several players involved in the goal. Katie tucked it away nicely from an early cross from Tory [Benoit].
“Our second goal came from good link-up play from our back line to our front line. We were able to move the ball quickly to feet and see the spaces in between their defenders. Kristen [Tetreault] got on the end of a great pass with a nice run and she finished with confidence.
“All this quality attacking is set up by the hard work we put in on defense. We have been defending well as a team and limiting teams to a few options when they have the ball. Our players in the back line set the tone for how the game will go! They allow the creative players to go forward and perform their role.
“It was nice to reward a few different players today and get them into the game as everyone has been working really hard in practice. Soccer is a team sport and it takes a squad of players to compete at this level.”
Roger Williams travels to Wesleyan on Wednesday, while Curry takes on Mass. Maritime on Tuesday.
