NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team held off Coast Guard Academy Saturday afternoon to come away with a 77-73 win over the Bears.
 
Hawk Highlights
Nate Lopes: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Drew Hart: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist
Eli Harris: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist
Will MacDonald: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals
 
For The Opponents
Tyler Perez: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal
Garrett Drummond: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
Madison Maloney: 15 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Jack Brunswick: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist
 
How It Happened
Tyler Perez (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) and Garrett Drummond (Frederick, Md.) each had 18 points to lead the Bears while Madison Maloney (15 points, team-high 13 rebounds), and Jack Brunswick (Acworth, Ga.) (10 points and 10 rebounds) each had double-doubles for the Bears. It was the fifth double-double of the season for Maloney and the first of Brunswick career as he grabbed the career-high 10 rebounds.
 
The Hawks shot 43.7 percent (31-71) from the field and hit 10 of 36 from downtown. Coast Guard was 29 of 74 (39.2 percent) from the floor while making 4 of 23 from 3-point range (17.4).
 
Roger Williams jumped out a 24-8 lead in the first 11 minutes. Coast Guard would score seven straight to cut the deficit to 32-28 with 2:55 left in the half. The Hawks led 38-29 at the break.
 
The Bears would finally pull even 49-49 on a layup by Maloney with 13:39 left in the game before the Hawks used a 10-2 spurt to open up a 59-51 lead with 10:45 left.
 
Maloney would tie the game again at 64-64 with 7:04 left. Eli Harris (Falmouth, Mass.)
would hit a 3-pointer with 3:34 left to cap a 7-2 spurt giving the Hawks a 71-66 lead.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (3-0): Tuesday, November 23 vs. Wheaton (Mass.) @ 6:00pm
Coast Guard (1-5): Wednesday, December 1 vs. Connecticut College @ 7:30pm