Roger Williams Rallies Past Men's Soccer
Hawks tally three unanswered goals to erase a halftime deficit
October 23, 2024
BOSTON, Mass. The Roger Williams University men's soccer team score three unanswered goals to erase a 1-0 halftime deficit and defeat Wentworth Institute of Technology, 3-1, in Conference of New England play Wednesday night.
With the win the Hawks improve to 8-7-2 overall and 3-3-1 in CNE play, while the Leopards fall to 6-9-2 (2-5-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- A foul on Roger Williams led to Wentworth taking a 1-0 lead, just 2:59 into the contest. Alex Burnham served a free kick towards the box where a Hawk defender miscleared the ball and it found the back of the net after going off the keeper's hands.
- The Hawks applied pressure throughout the first half, with Mason Brooks making four saves and Roger Williams having a 5-0 corner kick advantage.
- At the 52:14 mark, Tyler Jastrab sent a pass across to box to Liam Blaisdell, whose shot to the upper middle beat Brooks, tying the game at 1-all. Less than five minutes later, Jastrab was set up by Noah Massotti and fired a shot from the left side that snuck inside the right post.
- In the 62nd minute, Wentworth had a scoring opportunity off a corner kick, however Angel Rojas' header was high of the mark.
- The Hawks completed the scoring at 77:11 when Louis Hawkins forced a turnover and put a shot home inside the right post.
- Brooks finished with six saves while Hogan Cain made four saves. Roger Williams had a 15-11 shot advantage and an 8-4 edge on corner kicks.
ALL-TIME SERIES:
- Today marked the 44th all-time meeting between the two teams.
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