BRISTOL, R.I. – The fourth-seeded Roger Williams University Field Hockey team hosted its first home Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament game and came away with its first-ever playoff win, knocking of #5 Western New England 3-1 Tuesday evening.
 
Hawk Highlights
Hannah Palmer (Essex Junction, Vt.): 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 shots, 4 shots on goal
Emma Stevens (Brewster, Mass.): 1 goal, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
Alex Coppinger (Guilderland, N.Y.): 1 goals, 4 shots, 1 shot on goal
Brooklyn Cenatiempo (Trumbull, Conn.): 2 assists, 4 shots, 3 shots on goal
Callie Flanagan (Wenham, Mass.): 2 saves, 1 goal allowed, 60:00 minutes in goal
 
For The Opponents
Maggie Gallagher (West Chester, Pa.): 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Madison Barron (Lebanon, Pa.): 1 assist
Ali Martin (South Windsor, Conn.): 4 shots, 2 shots on goal
Laura Dion (Cumberland, R.I.): 6 saves, 3 goals allowed, 60:00 minutes in goal

How It Happened
The Hawks were able to hold Western New England without a shot in the first quarter of play, but RWU was unable to capitalize as they were held scoreless as well.
 
In the second quarter, Roger Williams managed to break through with a goal with five minutes left in the period. Emma Stevens notched her sixth goal of the season off of a pass from Brooklyn Cenatiempo to give the Hawks a one-goal halftime advantage.
 
Three minutes into in the third quarter, Alex Coppinger added another goal for Roger Williams, this time scoring on an assist from Hannah Palmer. Roger Williams would add one more goal with four minutes left in the game as Cenatiempo found Palmer to give RWU a commanding 3-0 lead.
 
Western New England was able to end the shutout in the final 1:36 of the game, with Maggie Gallagher scoring off of an assist from Madison Barron. Yet the two-goal deficit was too much for the Golden Bears to overcome, as RWU clinched the landmark victory.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (12-9): Thursday, November 7 at #1 Endicott @ 7:00pm
Western New England (7-12): Season complete