BRISTOL, R.I. - Roger Williams used a strong opening half and then held off a late Western New England College charge for a 9-6 victory in a Commonwealth Coast Conference women's lacrosse contest Saturday afternoon (Mar. 29).

Junior Libby Stout (Concord, MA) led the hosts with three goals and an assist while freshman Clair Halliday (Trenton, NJ) added two other scores. Sophomore goalie Amanda Magee (Columbus, NJ) turned away six shots.

The Hawks broke a 1-1 tie with four consecutive goals to take a 5-1 advantage after the opening 30 minutes.

Western New England College netted the first two goals of the second stanza before RWU tallied three times for an 8-3 lead with 14:13 remaining in the game.

Trailing 9-4, the Golden Bears rallied with two goals in a 1:58 span, the last coming with 6:26 left, but neither squad scored after that.

Senior Kaitlin Zangle (Wingdale, NY) and junior Lindsay Fenton (Pelham, MA) each tallied two goals while freshman goalie Marissa Bonitatibus (Yorktown Heights, NY) made 10 saves.

Roger Williams improves to 6-1 and remains unbeaten in the conference at 3-0.

Western New England College falls to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in the conferenece after watching its four-game win streak come to an end.