PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Junior Zofia Bangs scored twice for the JWU (Providence) field hockey team in a 5-3 loss to Roger Williams University Sunday afternoon in non-conference action at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Conference.

Sophomore Rayne Millett also scored for the Wildcats, who fell behind 3-0 after one quarter of play and could not pull even despite outshooting the Hawks 20-7 over the final 45 minutes of action. Sophomore Elaina Fseisi racked up two assists for JWU while junior Rebecca Johnson came on to start the second quarter in goal and recorded a pair of saves.

In a contest featuring programs which both began in 2013, Roger Williams scored three times in the opening 12:10 of the contest – twice on penalty corners – to build a commanding 3-0 lead. The Hawks extended their lead to 4-0 early in the third before Bangs' first goal of 2024 at 34:28 got the Wildcats on the board.

Millett's first goal of 2024 off a feed from graduate student Megan Salsinha cut the RWU lead in half, and Bangs' second tally of the afternoon 4:19 in the fourth made it a one-goal game at 4-3. The Hawks added an insurance marker midway through the stanza to close the scoring.

JWU finished the contest with a 24-19 edge in shots and was awarded 15 penalty corners, compared to six for the visitors. Senior Haley Budenas was credited with a second assist on the first JWU goal.