BEVERLY, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Women's Lacrosse team came out the winning end of a high-scoring affair against Endicott College Saturday afternoon, defeating the Gulls 20-15.
 
Hawk Highlights
Mandy Beck: 7 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls
Devon Sarazin: 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls
Lily Cunningham: 2 goals, 2 assists, 6 draw controls
Madi Drain: 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
Kate Shultz: 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
Hannah Goodwin: 11 saves, 15 goals allowed, 1 ground ball, 60:00 minutes in goal
 
For The Opponents
Alex Palermo: 4 goals
Katie Schenk: 3 goals, 2 ground balls, 3 draw controls
Gabrielle Prisco: 1assist, 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers, 5 draw controls
Lydia Atkins: 15 saves, 20 goals allowed, 1 ground balls, 60:00 minutes in goal
 
How It Happened
Endicott got the drop on RWU early on in the game, scoring three unanswered goals in the first six minutes of play. The Hawks would regain their composure and tie the game up with three straight scores by Nikki Norton (Braintree, Mass.), Ryleigh Cavanaugh (Manchester, N.H.), and Brooke McErlain (Hampton, N.H.) over a two-minute stretch. An Alex Palermo goal put the Gulls back up by one, but RWU added three more goals in a 90-second stretch to go back up by two. However, Endicott close the quarter out with a pair of scores to tie the game at six by the end of the quarter.
 
Endicott's Kiana Napolitano broke the tie less than a minute into the second quarter. From there, Roger Williams would roll off four straight scores, three of which by Mandy Beck (Old Saybrook, Conn.) for a 10-7 lead with 5:28 until halftime. Both squads would trade a pair of goals over the remainder of the period, but RWU still held a 12-9 lead entering the break.
 
A pair of Devon Sarazin (Falmouth, Maine) goals sandwiched around an Endicott tally put the Hawks up 14-10. Though the Gulls would log the next two scores of the game, the Hawks ended the quarter with three goals over the final 6:41 to take a 17-12 advantage into the final period. In the fourth quarter, though Endicott was able to score three times in the frame, Roger Williams answered each score with three goals to preserve the five-goal lead and claim the win.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (10-1, 5-0 CCC): Saturday, April 16 vs. Wentworth @ 3:00 pm
Endicott (6-5, 2-1 CCC): Wednesday, April 13 vs Salve Regina @ 7:00pm