BRISTOL, R.I. –The Roger Williams University women's basketball team earned its third straight victory with a 62-49 win over Wentworth Institute of Technology Saturday afternoon.
With the win, Roger Williams improves to 8-6 overall and 4-3 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference, while the Leopards fall back to .500 at 7-7 and 2-5 in the conference.
The Hawks came out firing on all cylinders, jumping out to an 11-0 lead over the first five minutes of the contest. Roger Williams hit its first eight shots of the game, while the Leopards went 0-3 from the field while committing five turnovers before scoring their first point. A basket by Alexandra Lanieri (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) at the 12:23 mark gave the Hawks their largest lead up to that point, a 17-point advantage that made it a 20-3 game in favor of RWU.
Wentworth shot only 5-of-23 from the field in the half, with the Hawks forcing 13 Leopard turnovers. RWU would ultimately take a 33-17 lead going into the break.
However, the second half turned out to be a reversal of both teams' fortunes. The Hawks' managed only two points over a nine-minute stretch, as the Leopards rallied off a 19-2 run over the opening nine minutes of the period, capped off by a three-pointer by Ashley Conway (Danvers, Mass.) to give Wentworth a 36-35 lead.
Both teams traded baskets over the next two possessions, before Kaitlyn Bovee (Berlin, Conn.) put in a layup to give the Hawks a 39-38 advantage with 10:34 to go. Her bucket helped spark a 9-2 run to bring the lead back to six. Wentworth's Kendra Kerr (Marshfield, Mass.) knocked down a pair of free throws with 4:50 left, but another 9-2 Hawk run over the next three minutes put RWU's lead at ten, and kept the game out of Wentworth's reach.
The Hawks were led by Bovee with 16 points and six rebounds. Lanieri finished with 15 points and six rebounds, as well four steals. Elizabeth Kilzi (Waverly, Pa.) added ten points and four assists, while Ari Renwick (Westwood, Mass.) had nine points, four boards, and three steals off the bench.
Kerr notched a double-double for Wentworth finishing with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Ashley Stowe (Voluntown, Conn.) scored a game and career-high 19 points with eight rebounds. Conway and Rachel Camara (Fall River, Mass.) each finished with five points, three assists, and a steal.
Roger Williams travels to Nichols College on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. CCC matchup, while Wentworth hosts Salve Regina at the same time.
(Recap courtesy of Roger Williams Athletic Communications)
February 19, 2013
Women's Basketball Sees Season Come to an End
February 19, 2013
Kerr Named Second Team All-CCC
February 16, 2013
CCC Women's Basketball Tournament Field Set
February 16, 2013
Women's Basketball Falls in Regular-Season Finale
February 12, 2013
Women's Basketball Downs Gordon
February 10, 2013
Women's Basketball Drops 65-52 Decision to Roger Williams
February 6, 2013
Women's Basketball Falls at Salve Regina
February 2, 2013
Strong Second Half Pushes Women's Basketball Past Nichols
January 31, 2013
Western New England Defeats Women's Basketball, 56-42
January 29, 2013
Women's Basketball Cruises Past Endicott
January 26, 2013
Women's Basketball Snaps Losing Streak
January 23, 2013
Nor'Easters Cruise Past Women's Basketball
January 19, 2013
Late Basket Sinks Women's Basketball
January 15, 2013
Salve Regina Defeats Women's Basketball, 64-52
January 12, 2013
Women's Basketball Falls at Roger WIlliams
January 10, 2013
Endicott Defeats Women's Basketball, 57-34
January 8, 2013
Second Half Run Pushes WNE Past Women's Basketball
January 5, 2013
Nichols Halts Women's Basketball's Win Streak
January 3, 2013
Women's Basketball Wins Third Straight
December 15, 2012
Women's Basketball Cruises Past Gordon
December 13, 2012
Women's Basketball Rolls Past Lesley
December 5, 2012
Women's Basketball Edged by Blue Jays
December 3, 2012
Strong Second Half Propels Women's Basketball Past Simmons
December 1, 2012
Women's Basketball Holds of Eastern Nazarene
November 28, 2012
Nor'Easters Breeze Past Women's Basketball
November 20, 2012
Women's Basketball Wins Second Straight
November 17, 2012
Women's Basketball Notches First Win
November 15, 2012
Women's Basketball Falls in Season Opener
November 12, 2012
Women's Basketball Picked to Finish 10th in CCC Poll
October 26, 2012
Women's Basketball Participates in Mission Hill Road Race
October 20, 2012
Four Inducted Into Athletic Hall of Fame
September 24, 2012
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