The Hawks shot a blistering 58% from the field in the second half to improve on their five point half time lead. RWU executed down the stretch and led by as much 17 points, the lead would prove to be insurmountable for the AMCats. Anna Maria had two players in double figures led by Madsen Louissaint (Worcester, MA) with 18 points and seven rebounds and Anthony McDonald (Oxford, MA) with 14 points.
The Hawks defense was key in the win, as RWU was able to hold Anna Maria to only 35% shooting for the game and won the rebounding battle as well 37-33.
Despite the early back and forth battle in the first five minutes, the Hawks managed to go on a 13-5 run midway through the first half and lead by as many as eight with seven minutes left. The AMCats would get as close as five points but for the rest of the game Anna Maria couldn’t manage anything against the stingy Hawk’s defense.
With the win Roger Williams improve to 1-4 overall and 1-0 in the CCC. Anna Maria dropped to 1-5 and 0-1 in the CCC. The Hawks return to action on Thursday, Dec. 8, against Wheaton College (MA) tip-off is at 7:00 PM.