Box Score BRISTOL, R.I. - The Roger Williams University Women's Soccer team continued its winning ways Saturday afternoon with a 6-0 win over Curry College Saturday afternoon.
 
The Hawks played its third annual Hawks For A Cure Pink Game, where the team honored loved ones affected by breast cancer and collected donations for the Roger Williams Cancer Center in Providence. In all, $842 was donated over the course of the afternoon for the Roger Williams Cancer Center.
 
Roger Williams had its offense in sync early, getting two strong opportunities in the first five minutes the game. Jessica Valenti (North Reading, Mass.) had her shot just glance off of a Colonel defender in the second minute. Then a minute later, she went up for a header off of a Jenna Hart (Cheshire, Conn.) cross, but sent it just high over the net.
 
The Hawks managed to get ten shots up against the Colonels before they were able to get on the board. In the 29th minute, Kristen Casey (East Longmeadow, Mass.) served up a corner kick from the right side of the field. Mariah Kaiser (Portsmouth, R.I.) came through the left side and headed the goal into the right corner of the net for her fifth score of the year.
 
The Hawks added another score in the 34th minute, with Kaiser making her way down the right sideline and towards the net. She put up a shot that was saved by Colonel keeper Christina Chiofalo (Smithtown, N.Y.), but Valenti found the loose ball and knocked in her ninth score of the season.
 
The Hawk offense kept Curry busy throughout the first half, outshooting the Colonels 20-1.
 
In the second half, the Hawks poured on the offense, converting four goals on 19 shots. Samantha Woznicki (Bristol, Conn.) got things started in the 52nd minute. Casey found Woznicki with a corner kick on the right side of the box. Woznicki put up a shot that was blocked by Colonel defender Abigail Ford (Halifax, Mass.). Fortunately for Woznicki, the ball bounced right back to her and she was able to bury a shot into the left corner.
 
In the 66th minute, Jordyn Labriola (Hopkinton, Mass.) scored twice in 20 seconds for RWU. Her first tally came off of a touch pass from Missy Andrade (Glastonbury, Conn.) between a couple of Curry defenders. Labriola tapped a shot to the right side to make it a 4-0 game. She would then score 20 seconds later off of a pass from Valenti, deflecting it off of a Curry back and into the goal.
 
Haley Carignan (Scarborough, Maine) notched the final score for RWU in the 86th minute, with Labriola passing across the box to Maddie Neri (Upton, Mass.), who tapped it back to Carignan for the goal.
 
Sydney Martin (Scarborough, Maine) earned the win for RWU, playing the first half, while Alexis Wright played in net for the second period. Chiofalo had ten saves for the Colonels in the loss.
 
"It is a great day to be a HAWK!" said Head Coach Tim Moody. "We came out with a point to prove and we did that emphatically…it was no surprise we went on a rampage scoring goals and dominating the opposition this afternoon. We wanted to move into first place in our conference sooner rather than later and this result today made that happen. The combination of playing extremely well, scoring goals, winning the game and becoming the number one team in the conference ticks all the boxes. Now we have something to motivate and challenge us over these last 3 games to stay on top."
 
"We are peaking at the right time, the conditions were perfect to play the way we do and we used everything we have worked on in practice to perfection. It was an awesome day when you play with confidence, with style, heart and ambition. We are definitely hitting our stride and playing at the level we expect, we are and have been very consistent all season. The goals which we have threatened all year long are now finding their way into the back of the net. We created more chances today than in any other game this season. We were attacking from all areas of the field which is great to see."
 
"Players were busting a gut to get into the box and get on the end of multiple crosses. You could see the desire of our attackers to be dangerous and cause the opposition problems. Our link up play was very good, we able to change the point of attack and get players into overlapping position to out number their wide defenders. We were able to use nearly every available player in this game and did not loose our shape or flow in the game which sometimes can take place when you make a lot of changes to the team. In fact the introduction of fresh players and the options they offered allowed us to try new things which paid off big time. We got better with runs in behind and stretch them out, which allowed us to play short, give us more time and space to pick the best pass available."
 
"Defensively we were able to press and apply pressure to them and cause turnovers. The work rate we have to defend and win the ball back helps us transition into the attack and working on both sides of the ball is the secret to our success. We are a team and it takes everyone to achieve the desired outcome we all want."

Roger Williams (13-0-3, 5-0-1 CCC) hosts Nichols on Wednesday, while Curry (11-4-0, 2-4-0 CCC) welcomes Rhode Island College on Monday.