CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Women's Lacrosse team took down MIT 12-9 Wednesday afternoon in the team's first game of the 2020 season.
 
Hawk Highlights
Mandy Beck (Old Saybrook, Conn.): 4 goals, 2 ground balls, 1 draw control
Brooke McErlain (Hampton, N.H.): 2 goals, 1 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers, 1 draw control
Ashley Warren (Wilmington, Mass.): 3 goals, 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
Lily Cunningham (Melrose, Mass.): 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers, 2 draw controls
Delana Erickson (Concord, N.H.): 4 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
Lydia Nelson (Center Moriches, N.Y.): 7 saves, 9 goals allowed, 60:00 minutes in goal
 
For The Opponents
Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio.): 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover, 1 draw control
Shannon Wing (Westford, Mass.): 1 goal, 1 assists, 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers, 3 draw controls
Lindsey Gambino (Garden City, N.Y.): 3 goals, 1 ground ball
Naomi Lutz (Northbrook, Ill.): 2 goals, 1 ground ball
Abigail Kolyer (Manhasset, N.Y.): 7 saves, 7 goals allowed, 30:00 minutes in goal
 
How It Happened
Roger Williams jumped out to a 3-0 lead with goals by Ryleigh Cavanaugh (Manchester, N.H.), Ashley Warren, and Devon Sarazin (Falmouth, Maine) in the first ten minutes of the game. Then later in the half, with RWU holding on to a 4-1 lead, MIT rattled off four straight goals to take a 5-4 lead with just under ten minutes left in the first half. Brooke McErlain would log a score with three minutes remaining to send the game into halftime tied at five.
 
After the break, Ellie Rabenold regained the lead for the Engineers with a free position goal shortly into the half. Two minutes later, Warren would tie the game up for RWU with her second goal of the game.
 
Her score would spark a 6-0 run for Roger Williams that saw the Hawks take an 11-6 lead with just over ten minutes remaining in the game. The Engineers were able to add two goals in the final three minutes of the game to pull within three. However they ran out of time to complete the comeback, allowing RWU to get the season-opening win.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (1-0): Saturday, February 29 vs. Framingham State @ 1:00pm
MIT (0-1): Saturday, February 29 at Johnson & Wales @ 1:00pm