BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Men's Lacrosse team collected a 13-5 non-conference victory over Eastern Connecticut State University Tuesday afternoon.
 
Hawk Highlights
Jared Grier (Quincy, Mass.): 2 goals, 3 assists, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
Noah Ravas (Baldwinsville, N.Y.): 3 goals, # assists, # ground balls, # caused turnovers
Brenden Whitten (Kennebunk, Maine): 1 assist, 4 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers
Connor Hillemeir (Farmington, Conn.): 10 face-offs won, 6 ground balls
Ryan Bannon (Hopkinton, Mass.): 8 saves, 5 goals allowed, 1 ground ball, 49:09 minutes in goal
 
For The Opponents
Tyler Stein (Milford, Conn.): 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls
Sean Anderson (Fairfield, Conn.): 1 goal, 1 ground ball
David Harrold (Southington, Conn.): 6 face-offs won, 2 ground balls
Jack Farrell (Stratford, Conn.): 11 saves, 13 goals allowed, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover, 52:39 minutes in goal
 
How It Happened
A scoring barrage late into the first quarter gave Roger Williams a lead that would prove to be insurmountable. Connor Moriarty (Westfield, Mass.) put RWU up 1-0 with just under seven minutes to play in the opening period. That score would be part of a 5-0 run for the Hawks over the remainder of the first. Grier, Gabe Reale (Fairfield, Conn.), and Josh Tillis (Park Ridge, N.J.) each tallied goals for the Hawks over that span to put RWU up five entering the second quarter.
 
Ravas got things started for the Hawks with a score shortly into the second for a 6-0 lead. Stein managed to get the Warriors on the scoreboard halfway into the period with a goal to make it a 6-1 game. However, Ravas added two more scores for RWU in the period to give Roger Williams a commanding 8-1 lead going into halftime.
 
Two more tallies for the Hawks in the first four minutes of the second half increased the lead to nine before a man-up goal by Shane Haggerty (Stamford, Conn.) ended the run. Roger Williams would ultimately take a 12-3 lead into the fourth quarter, where in the final period, ECSU scored twice to RWU's one goal. The Hawks would cruise to the eight-goal victory.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (2-0): Saturday, March 27 vs. Nichols @ 1:00pm
Eastern Conn. St. (2-1): Saturday, March 27 at Castleton @ 2:00pm