BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team won the RWU/Courtyard By Marriott Tip-Off Tournament Saturday afternoon with a 79-58 win over Bowdoin College.
Hawk Highlights
Will Pineo (South Windsor, Conn.): 6 points, 1 rebounds, 1 block
Doug Hostetler (Somers, Conn.): 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steals
Rich Pugliese (Middlebury, Conn.): 17 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
Drew Hart (Cheshire, Conn.): 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
All-Tournament Team:
Doug Hostetler
Tournament MVP:
Rich Pugliese
For The Opponents
David Reynolds (Raleigh, N.C.): 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist
Zavier Rucker (Woodbury, Conn.): 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
Sam Grad (Boulder, Colo.): 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Xander Werkman (Spokane, Wash.): 5 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block
All-Tournament Team: David Reynolds
How It Happened
David Reynolds knocked down a three to kick off the game for Bowdoin. RWU would come back, and take the lead on a
Rich Pugliese three. Later with the score tied at seven, Roger Williams used a 14-3 run to take an 11-point lead. Later, a four-point play by
Eli Harris (Falmouth, Mass.) gave RWU its largest lead, a 17-point advantage with just under six minutes left in the half. (31-14). The Hawks would eventually take a 44-30 lead into halftime.
The Hawks led by double-digits the entire second half, going up by as many as 28 (75-47). RWU had the hot hand from downtown all-game, going 11-for-20 in the first half and finishing the game with 17 treys while shooting 48.6 percent from behind the arc.
In the earlier consolation game, Elms rolled to a 96-64 win over Framingham State to take third place. Elms' D.J. Edelen (Prince George, Va.) scored 15 points with three rebounds to be named to the all-tournament team. For Framingham State, Tyri Hampton (Fitchburg, Mass.) finished with a double-double, going for 12 points and 11 boards and also being selected to the all-tournament team.
What's Next
Roger Williams (2-1): Wednesday, November 20 at Connecticut College @ 7:00pm
Bowdoin (1-1): Tuesday, November 19 at Southern Maine @ 7:30pm
