BRISTOL, R.I.  – The Roger Williams University Men's Soccer team defeated Johnson & Wales University 4-1 on their home opener on Saturday afternoon.
 
Hawk Highlights
Michael Oliveira (Waterville, Maine): 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, 1 shot on goal
Jacob Grant (Flemington, N.J.): 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, 2 shots on goal
Connor Edwards (Deerfield, Mass.): 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Jack Wetzel (Northport, N.Y.): 1 goal, 3 shots, 2 shots on goal
Lucas Watt (Cumberland, Maine): 1 assist
Javi Beltran (Fall River, Mass.): 1 assist
Edmund Geschickter (Brookline, Mass.): 4 saves, 1 goal allowed, 90 minutes in goal
 
 For The Opponents
Nick Gutekunst (East Northport, N.Y.): 1 goal, 3 shots, 2 shots on goal
Shox Madjidov (West Springfield, Mass.): 1 assist, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
 
How It Happened
With two minutes into the game, Hawk's Grant saw Oliveira cut to the middle of the box when he passed the ball over. Oliveira then one touched it past goalkeeper Austin Scoggin (Cutchogue, N.Y.) to give the Hawks an early 1-0 lead. The second goal came from Grant as teammate Watt kicked the ball up from midfield to put it in perfect position for Grant to create a shot from the left corner of the net. Later on in the half, JWU's Gutekunst netted the ball for the first and only goal for the Wildcats. Wetzel and Edwards also both found the net in the second half to give the Hawks a 4-1 win.
 
 What's Next
Roger Williams (2-2-2) has their first conference game against University of New England on September 21^st at 2:30 p.m. while Johnson & Wales (2-2) faces Plymouth State on the 17^th at 4:00 p.m.