NEWPORT, R.I. - Senior Justin Ploude (Concord, N.H.) scored his first goal of the season on a penalty kick midway through the first half to lead Roger Williams University to a 1-0 win over Salve Regina University in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) men's soccer action Tuesday afternoon at Reynolds Field.

Senior goalkeeper Peter Plate (Commack, N.Y.) recorded three saves to earn the win for the Hawks, who ran their win streak to three games and improved to 6-4 (2-1 TCCC) with the win. Senior Kurt Ginthwain (Tolland, Conn.) made two saves for the Seahawks (4-3, 1-1 TCCC), who saw their four-game win streak snapped.

At 22:31 of the first half, Seahawk freshman back Bobby Ernst (Needham, Mass.) received a red card for a foul he committed in the box on a free kick. Ploude took the ensuing penalty kick and beat Ginthwain with a chest-high shot inside the left post. The goal was just the second allowed by Ginthwain on a penalty kick in six career attempts against him.

Playing a man down for the remainder of the match, the Seahawks controlled play at times and finished the game outshooting the Hawks, 9-6. Each team received a pair of corner kicks - one in each half - and the Hawks committed 20 fouls, compared to 18 for Salve Regina. Six different players - three on each side - were credited with one shot on goal each.

"The red card and penalty kick was without a doubt the turning point of the match," said Salve Regina head coach Crain O'Rourke II. "When they scored, it may have given them a 1-0 advantage in terms of the scoreline, but it completely ignited us. For the next 67-plus minutes, we were simply an inspired side. I thought we outplayed their eleven with the ten that we had on the field and were by far the more attacking and dangerous team. My players showed today that when they put their collective wills towards achieving a common goal, that there is little an opponent can do to stop them."

The Seahawks return to action on Saturday when they travel to Dudley, Mass. for a noon contest with Nichols.