BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team posted a season high in points and would need them all, as the Hawk hung on for a 98-89 win over Curry College Saturday afternoon.
 
Hawk Highlights
Eli Harris: 32 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals
Drew Hart: 26 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists
Mac Annus: 13 points, 5 assists, 3 steals
John Ah Kao: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
 
For The Opponents
JayQuan Leonard: 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Todd Robinson Jr.: 15 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 3 steals
Angelo Sardegna: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Frankie Santiago: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
 
How It Happened
Roger Williams kicked off the game with back-to-back three by Mac Annus (Belmont, Mass.) and Eli Harris (Falmouth, Mass.) before seven quick points put Curry up by one. Another three by Harris would spark a 9-0 run for Roger Williams, putting the Hawks up 15-7 with 13:57 left in the half.
 
The Hawks continued to roll, with Justin Tedeschi (Smithfield, R.I.) knocking down a trey with 12:05 left to give RWU a 13-point lead, their largest to that point. The Colonels would not be deterred, responding with a 14-4 run to pull within three (23-26) with just under nine minutes in the half. Curry kept things close with RWU until a jumper by Angelo Sardegna (Tampa, Fla.) regained the lead for Curry with 1:29 to play in the first. Yet Drew Hart (Cheshire, Conn.) closed out the half for the Hawks with a layup and a three-pointer to put RWU up 48-44 entering halftime.
 
Roger Williams would build their lead to ten over the first five minutes into the second half, going up 61-51. Yet the Colonels would not go away with JayQuan Leonard (Plymouth, Mass.) tying the game at 63 with a fastbreak layup and later putting Curry up 66-65 with a three pointer with 10:37 left to play.
 
Curry took its largest lead on a Todd Robinson Jr. (Brockton, Mass.) layup, making it 72-67 with 9:03 left. From there, the Hawks went on a scoring barrage, putting up 15 points in a four-minute stretch to turn a five-point deficit into an eight-point lead with just over five minutes left. That run by Roger Williams helped give RWU the cushion they would need to hold on the rest of the way.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (5-2, 2-0 CCC): Tuesday, December 7 vs. Suffolk @ 7:30pm
Curry (1-6, 1-1 CCC): Tuesday, December 7 at Salve Regina @ 7:30pm