BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Basketball team closed out the regular season Saturday afternoon with a win on Senior Day, as the Hawks picked up a 75-61 win over Eastern Nazarene College. The win for Roger Williams clinches the #6 seed for the Hawks in The Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament.

Prior to the start of the game, the Hawks honored the four senior student-athletes on the team, Kate Malenczak (Sayville, N.Y.), Carly Spagnola (Millbrook, N.Y.), Nicole Atchue (North Grafton, Mass.), and Sara Morris (Topsham, Maine). Malenczak and Spagnola each had seven points and two rebounds, while Spagnola added a season-high six assists.

Both teams struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game, with Eastern Nazarene hitting 36.8 percent (25-for-68) from the floor and Roger Williams shooting 35.3 percent (24-for-68). The difference came in threes made, bench scoring, and free throw shooting. The Hawks made nine treys compared to ENC's two, got 33 points from the pine against 19 for the Lions, and went 18-for-23 from the charity stripe. Eastern Nazarene hit 9 of 12 free throws in comparison.

Though Eastern Nazarene crashed the offensive boards hard in the first half, grabbing 14 offensive rebounds in the first half, the Hawks held the Lions to only seven offensive rebounds in the second half.

Kaitlyn Bovee (Berlin, Conn.) went for her sixth double-double of the season, finishing with 13 points and ten rebounds. Alexandria Lanieri (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) nearly had a double-double of her own, scoring 14 points with nine boards. Elizabeth Kilzi (Waverly, Pa.) led the Hawks with 15 points.

Shardae Brown (Waterbury, Conn.) led all scorers with 19 points along with nine rebounds. Dianna Bonds (Marietta, Ga.) scored 16 points with eight rebounds, while Fredlyne Cantave (Boston, Mass.) added six points and ten rebounds.

Roger Williams (15-9, 8-5 TCCC) will travel to New Hampshire on Tuesday to take on third-seeded Colby-Sawyer College at 7:00 p.m. for the quarterfinal round of the TCCC Tournament. Eastern Nazarene concludes the 2010-11 season with an overall record of 3-22 and 1-12 mark in the TCCC.