SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Men's Lacrosse team lost to the Western New England Golden Bears 14-4 at Golden Bear Stadium on Wednesday night.
 
With the loss, the Hawks do fall to the fourth-seed in the CCC Tournament, that commences on Saturday when they will host the fifth-seeded Wentworth Leopards.
 
Hawk Highlights
Ryan Phillips: 1 goal
Pat Barboza: 1 goal
Noah Ravas: 1 goal
Matt Halpin: 1 goal
 
Max Kimmel: 17 saves, 14 goals allowed, 2 ground balls, 60 minutes in goal
 
For The Opponents
Matt Greer: 1 goal, 3 assists, 3 ground balls
Mike Bannon: 1 goal, 2 assists, 5 ground balls
Kevin Faustich: 1 goal, 9 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
Jack Seiter: 10 face-offs won, 5 ground balls
 
Carter Randall: 7 saves, 4 goals allowed, 4 ground balls, 56:10 minutes in goal
Jonathaon Salsbury: 1 save, 3:50 minutes in net
 
How It Happened
Less than three minutes into the contest, and RWU had notched the first goal of the game as Pat Barboza (Stamford, Conn.) sent a rocket past Carter Randall (Sammamish, Wash.). Not long after, Matt Greer (South Windsor, Conn.) got the Golden Bears on the board. Ravas would then regain RWU's advantage before WNE once again responded, this time with Dylan Hanley (New Fairfield, Conn.) netting one for the hosts. Following Hanley's goal with 1:24 left, the Golden Bears would go on to score two more before the end of the first to put the Hawks into a 4-2 hole heading into the second.
 
The next two frames would see Western New England bring their goal total up to 11 as RWU struggled to get things going on both ends of the field. In the second, Brian Madden (Brookfield, Conn.) would tally the two points, and in the third, all five goals were scored by five different Golden Bears.
 
The fourth quarter would begin, and exactly 1:30 into the frame, a ninth different Golden Bear would put the ball in the back of the net. One minute later, Ryan Phillips (Hanover, Mass.) would give the Hawks their first response since the first quarter, ending a streak of 11 unanswered WNE goals. The Golden Bears were not done, as they would add in two more goals before Matt Halpin (Hanover, Mass.) scored the final goal, setting the final mark at 14-4.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (8-10, 5-3): Saturday, April 30 at CCC Quarterfinals vs Wentworth @ 1:00pm
Western New England (12-5, 8-0): BYE