WENHAM, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Field Hockey team set a new single-season wins record with a 3-2 victory over Gordon College Saturday afternoon. The Hawks collected their ninth win of the year, breaking the previous mark of eight set back in 2015.
 
Hawk Highlights
Hannah Palmer (Essex Junction, Vt.): 1 goal, 3 shots, 3 shots on goal
Brooklyn Cenatiempo (Trumbull, Conn.): 1 goal, 3 shots, 2 shots on goal
Alex Coppinger (Guilderland, N.Y.): 1 goal, 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
Callie Flanagan (Wenham, Mass.): 6 saves, 2 goals allowed, 60:00 minutes in goal
 
For The Opponents
Natalie Adamez: 1 goal, 5 shots, 4 shots on goal
Cara Goudie: 1 goal, 4 shots, 4 shots on goal
Kieran Thompson: 1 assist, 1 shot
Julia Altman: 7 saves. 3 goals allowed, 60:00 minutes in goal
 
How It Happened
Gordon wasted little time scoring, getting the first goal of the game 1:23 into the contest. Cara Goudie notched her 11 score of the year for a quick 1-0 Fighting Scot lead. Gordon maintained the lead the rest of the quarter and for most of the second. Hannah Palmer was able to tie the game for the Hawks with 19 seconds left to halftime.
 
In the third quarter, Brooklyn Cenatiempo notched a score for RWU eight minutes into the period to give RWU a one-goal lead. However, Natalie Adamez answered for the Fighting Scots two minutes later, tying the game up at two.
 
Neither side was able to score the rest of the quarter. Roger Williams broke through late in the fourth quarter, with Emma Stevens (Brewster, Mass.) finding Alex Coppinger for the game-winning goal with just under four minutes left in the game.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (9-5, 4-3 CCC): Wednesday, October 16 at the University of New England @ 4:00pm
Gordon (5-9, 1-6 CCC): Monday, October 14 vs. St. Joseph's (Maine) @ 4:00pm