BRISTOL, R.I. – Connecticut College earned its fifth victory in a row with 54-41 victory over the Roger Williams University Women's Basketball team Tuesday evening. Connecticut College improves to 8-1 on the year while the Hawks fall to 4-3.

The Camels used a combination of strong offensive rebounding and quick transition offense in the win. Connecticut College outrebounded the Hawks 24-10 on the offensive glass, 51-36 overall. In addition, Conn ran off 15 fast break points, as compared the RWU's two.

Kaitlyn Bovee (Berlin, Conn.) put in a layup in the opening minute for RWU before Jenn Shinall (Redding, Conn.) knocked down a three-pointer to give the Camels the lead. Conn would go on to hold on to its lead for a majority of the period; Roger Williams tied the game on three separate occasions in the half. A layup by Bovee at the 8:54 mark knotted the game at 15, but Conn would end the half on an 8-1 run, going into the break up by a 23-16 score.

In the second half, the Camels built their lead to double digits on a jumper by Tara Gabelman (Irvington, N.Y.) to make it 32-21 with 16:28 to play. Carlee Smith would give Conn its largest lead of the game at the 10-minute mark, putting in a basket to give the Camels a 42-25 lead.

From that point, the Hawks would mount a comeback of their own, running off a 14-2 run to pull within five (39-44) with 5:06 to play. That would be as close as RWU would get, as two quick Camel baskets within a minute put Conn back up by nine. Roger Williams would only muster two more points over the rest of the game, giving Conn the win.

Gabelman finished with a double-double for the Camels, going for a game-high 17 points and 16 rebounds (nine offensive). Smith also had a double-double for Conn, notching ten points and a game-high 11 assists to go along with five rebounds. Shinall added 16 points and five steals.

Bovee scored 15 points for the Hawks, while Alexandria Lanieri (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) finished with 11 points and eight rebounds. Ryan Weekes (Worcester, Mass.) added four points and three steals, while Paige Congdon (Westwood, Mass.) contributed six boards, four blocks, and two steals.

Roger Williams will be off for the next two weeks before traveling to the Springfield College Invitational on New Year's Day. Connecticut College hosts Eastern Connecticut State on January 2.