NEWPORT, R.I. – Salve Regina overcame a five-goal deficit in the third quarter to mount a 19-17 win over the Roger Williams University Men's Lacrosse team Saturday afternoon.
Hawk Highlights
Peter Navarro (Londonderry, N.H.): 4 goals, 1 assist
Andrew Gaffney (Cherry Valley, Mass.): 3 goals, 1 assist
Cameron Fabel (East Rockaway, N.Y.): 3 goals
Connor Hillemeir (Farmington, Conn.): 31 face-offs won, 23 ground balls, 1 goal
Ryan Bannon (Hopkinton, Mass.): 13 saves, 19 goals allowed, 60:00 minutes in goal
For The Opponents
Ethan Robson: 5 goals, 1 ground ball
Brendan Kelly: 4 goals, 1 ground ball
Pat Leary: 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
Connor Cunningham: 9 saves, 6 goals allowed, 30:00 minutes in goal
How It Happened
Salve Regina scored first in the four minutes into the game before the Hawks rolled off three straight goals over a three-minute stretch to go up 3-1. Salve would respond with three goals of their own to go back up 4-3 with under a minute to play. Yet clutch shooting by
Peter Navarro and
Connor Hillemeir in the final minute allowed the Hawks to take at 5-4 lead entering the second.
The Hawk offense went to work in the second, putting up six scores in the frame compared to Salve's two scores. RWU was able to roll off three consecutive scores within a minute late in the period to help take an 11-6 lead into halftime.
The tide would turn in Salve's favor in the third quarter. The Seahawks notched back-to-back goals in the first two minutes to pull within three. After a man-up goal by
Jared Grier, Salve scored three more times to make it a 12-11 game. Then in the final minute of the third, the Seahawks tallied three more goals in the final three minutes to take a 15-14 lead.
In the fourth, Salve built the lead to four with three more scores to open the frame. Roger Williams managed to pull within two, getting a goal with 3:19 left to play. Yet the Seahawk defense was able to hold on the rest of the way, keeping the Hawks off the board and coming away with the Quahog Cup.
What's Next
Roger Williams (3-2, 0-2 CCC): Wednesday, April 14 at Nichols @ 4:00pm
Salve Regina (2-2, 2-1 CCC): Wednesday, April 14 at Endicott @ 4:00pm
