N. DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team fell 81-89 to the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Friday evening.
 
Hawk Highlights
Doug Hostetler (Somers, Conn.): 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
Rich Pugliese (Middlebury, Conn.): 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist
JJ Pfohl (Trumbull, Conn.): 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Drew Hart (Cheshire, Conn.): 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
 
For The Opponents
Dhalyn Sanders-Dyer: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal
Sean Leahy: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
Marcus Azor: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals
Marquis Jones: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist
 
How It Happened
UMass-Dartmouth scored the first basket of the game before the Hawks came back with layups from Doug Hostetler and Rich Pugliese. From there, both sides traded points back and forth throughout much of the early part of the first half. Neither team led more by four points for most of the half.
 
With six minutes left in the first half, the Corsairs broke a 27-all tie with an 8-0 run that eventually led to an 11-point lead (33-44). RWU would cut it to seven going into halftime, trailing 37-44.
 
In the second half, RWU would trim away the deficit, eventually tying the game at 53 with 15 minutes to play. From there, the Hawk offense stalled as the Corsairs rolled off a 15-0 run over the next six minutes. The Hawks would not be able to pull closer than seven the rest of the way as UMass-Dartmouth earned the win.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (0-1): Friday, November 15 vs. Elms @ 5:30pm
UMass-Dartmouth (1-0): Tuesday, November 12 at Salem State @ 7:00pm