BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team earned its first Commonwealth Coast Conference victory of the season with an 87-71 win over Curry College Wednesday evening.
 
Hawk Highlights
JJ Pfohl (Trumbull, Conn.): 10 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal
Rich Pugliese (Middlebury, Conn.): 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
EJ Nelson (Essex Junction, Vt.): 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 3 steals
Eli Harris (Falmouth, Mass.): 22 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
Drew Hart (Cheshire, Conn.): 10 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal
 
For The Opponents
Daymeann Stewart (Milwaukee, Wis.): 25 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Michael Ashley (Atlanta, Ga.): 9 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Kieran Carroll (Greenwich, Conn.): 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
Luke Townsend (Whitestone, N.Y.): 10 points, 1 rebound
 
How It Happened
Roger Williams jumped out to a 6-0 lead two minutes into the game, with all points coming from Eli Harris. The Hawks would later extend that to nine before a layup by Michael Ashley cut it to seven (20-13).
 
From there, Roger Williams would use a 12-0 run to build the lead to 19. With 10:48 left in the first half. The Hawks would lead by as many as 22 in the period before going into halftime up by 15 (46-31).
 
In the second half, Roger Williams kept its double-digit lead throughout the period. Curry was able to make a brief run early on in the half, using an 11-0 run to make it a 10-point game (56-46). That would be as close as the Colonels were able to get the rest of the way, with RWU cruising to the win.
 
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (6-2, 1-1 CCC): Saturday, December 7 at Wentworth @ 3:00pm
Curry (3-4, 0-1 CCC): Saturday, December 7 at Gordon @ 3:00pm