Leading 36-25 at halftime, the Hawks (3-6, 2-0) scored 10 of the first 14 points of the second frame to establish a 46-29 advantage and were never threatened the rest of the way.
Junior forward Andrew Viana (Bristol, R.I.) had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the way for Roger Williams. Six-foot-eleven first-year center Geoff Baranger (Fairfield, Conn.) contributed 14 points, five rebounds and a pair of blocks, while junior Chris Cormier (Trumbull, Conn.) added 11 points.
Senior Brian Scharrenweber (Salisbury, Mass.) and sophomore Brandon Parrish (Lincoln, R.I.) each scored 10 points for the Hawks, who committed just nine turnovers.
UNE (4-6, 0-3) had four players in double figures, led by junior Mark Oliver's (Gloucester, Mass.) 12. Classmate Matt McManus (Cumberland, R.I.) scored 11, and junior Mike Warner (Springvale, Maine) and sophomore Nick Farynaz (Gray, Maine) tallied 10 apiece.
The Nor'easters are idle until next Saturday when they travel to Wenham, Mass. for a conference contest with Gordon College.
ROGER WILLIAMS 85, UNIV. OF NEW ENGLAND 56 ROGER WILLIAMS (3-6, 2-0 CCC) Andrew Viana 7-11 4-4 18; Geoff Baranger 6-10 2-2 14; Chris Cormier 4-8 1-1 11; Brian Scharrenweber 4-6 2-4 10; Brandon Parrish 4-8 2-2 10; Daniel Gumb 3-8 0-0 7; Ben Camobreco 3-6 0-0 7; Ryan Keaton 2-4 0-0 5; Ryan McGovern 1-2 0-1 3; Brad LaFleur 0-1 0-0 0; Alexander Daluz 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-66 11-14 85. UNIV. OF NEW ENGLAND (4-6, 0-3 CCC) Mark Oliver 4-13 2-2 12; Matt McManus 4-11 3-4 11; Nick Farynaz 4-11 1-2 10; Mike Warner 4-9 0-0 10; Mark Regis 3-7 0-0 7; Casey Fleet 1-5 0-0 2; Tom Button 1-5 0-0 2; Randall Thomas 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 22-67 6-8 56. Roger Williams................ 36 49 - 85 Univ. of New England.......... 25 31 - 56 3-point goals-Roger Williams 6-16 (Chris Cormier 2-3; Ryan McGovern 1-1; Ben Camobreco 1-2; Daniel Gumb 1-3; Ryan Keaton 1-2; Brad LaFleur 0-1; Alexander Daluz 0-1; Brandon Parrish 0-2; Brian Scharrenweber 0-1), Univ. of New England 6-21 (Mike Warner 2-5; Mark Oliver 2-4; Nick Farynaz 1-3; Mark Regis 1-3; Randall Thomas 0-3; Casey Fleet 0-1; Matt McManus 0-2). Fouled out--Roger Williams-None, Univ. of New England-None. Rebounds-Roger Williams 42 (Andrew Viana 11), Univ. of New England 36 (Mark Oliver 7). Assists-Roger Williams 12 (Andrew Viana 4), Univ. of New England 11 (Matt McManus 3; Tom Button 3; Mark Regis 3). Total fouls-Roger Williams 8, Univ. of New England 13. A-50