BRISTOL, R.I. – Roger Williams junior Javi Beltran (Madrid, Spain) scored three goals and assisted on the game-winning tally in the 89th minute to lift the Hawks past the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's soccer team, 4-3, in the Commonwealth Coast Conference opener for both squads.
RECORDS:
WIT: 4-3-0 (0-1 CCC)
RWU: 2-3-2 (1-0 CCC)
SCORING:
- RWU: Javi Beltran (Justin Horvath) 11'
- WIT: Jomar Martins (Nick Lenz) 24'
- WIT Lenz (Martins) 25'
- RWU: Beltran (penalty kick) 46'
- WIT: Paolo Ruggeri (Alex Moore) 70'
- RWU: Beltran (penalty kick) 75'
- RWU: Niall Shea (Beltran) 89'
SHOTS (ON GOAL):
WIT: 10 (7) RWU: 28 (13)
GOALIE SAVES:
WIT: Robbie West, 9
RWU: Jack Avellar, 4
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Roger Williams took at 1-0 lead at the 10:52 mark as junior Javi Beltran (Madrid, Spain) was on the receiving end of a give-and-go cross from sophomore Justin Horvath (Stratford, Conn.).
- At the 23:06 mark, senior Jomar Martins (Braintree, Mass.) evened the score when he took a pass from freshman Nick Lenz (Danbury, Conn.) and put home a shot from 12 yards away. Martins repaid the favor one minute and eight seconds later as he served a long free kick that Lenz was able to get a head on in traffic and give the Leopards a 2-1 lead.
- A foul in the box resulted in a penalty kick for the Hawks, which Beltran put home at 45:16 to even the score at 2-all.
- Wentworth regained the lead at the 69:07 mark when senior Alex Moore (Salem, Conn.) served a free kick from near midfield that junior Paolo Ruggieri (Canton, Mass.) headed in. However, Roger Williams tied the game at 74:39 when Beltran converted another penalty kick after foul in the box.
- Shea put the hosts ahead with 1:21 left in the contest as he headed in a corner kick from Beltran to the left side of the net.
- Senior Robbie West (Weymouth, Mass.) made nine saves for Wentworth
THE SERIES:
- Today marked the 40th all-time meeting between the two teams. Roger Williams, which won for the first time in the last seven meetings, leads the series, 20-16-4
NEXT UP:
- Wentworth travels to MIT Wednesday night.
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