WENHAM, Mass. – Jack Avellar (Orleans, Mass.) posted his third shutout of the season for the Roger Williams University Men's Soccer team as they claimed their fourth consecutive Commonwealth Coast Conference victory sneaking past Gordon College, 1-0, on Wednesday night at the Brigham Athletic Complex.
Jack Wetzel provided the offense for the Hawks, scoring in the 27
th minute for his second goal in his past three games, and his tally would hold up in the win.
With the victory, RWU claims their seventh win in their last nine games and improve to 9-6-2 on the year including 6-1-0 against CCC competition. Gordon on the other hand falls to 7-5-2 on the season, 3-3-1 against conference foes.
With the shutout, Avellar moves within one of the top spot on the CCC leaderboard in shutout efforts by a GK but reached the mark in just seven games. He made a quartet of saves along the way and improved to 4-1-2 in goal on the season. Brody Veleber (Coatesville, Pa.) started for the Fighting Scots and only faced one shot on net, allowing a goal on it, and fell to 6-5-2 on the campaign.
Hawk Highlights
Jack Wetzel: 1 goal (GW), 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Javi Beltran: 1 assist, 1 shot
Justin Horvath: 1 shot
Jack Avellar: 4 saves, 0 goals allowed, 90:00 minutes in goal
For The Opponents
Luckson Dambo: 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
Ryan Modzeleski: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
Cole Lewis: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Brody Veleber: 0 saves, 1 goal allowed, 90:00 minutes in goal
How It Happened
Roger Williams got the lone score of the contest in the 27
th minute. As Gordon attempted to clear, RWU generated a turnover and after some crisp passing,
Javi Beltran (Madrid, Spain) got the ball near the top left corner of the 18-yard box and the goalie, Brody Veleber (Coatesville, Pa.) came out to try and make a play. Beltran then chipped a pass across to
Jack Wetzel (Northport, N.Y.) straight away and with Veleber now caught in between, Wetzel had a wide-open net and he rocketed a shot into the middle of the goal for his fifth score of the fall.
It was the defenses that dominated the first half, during which the squads managed just four shots combined, two for each side. The Hawks converted their lone shot on goal in the half for the lone tally while Gordon fired two shots on frame but could not find the back of the net. Finally, the Fighting Scots also received the only corner kick of the stanza.
The second half was full of more strong defense. Roger Williams only managed one shot in the half, and it was not on goal. The Fighting Scots on the other hand fired five in the half, two of them on frame but
Jack Avellar (Orleans, Mass.) was up to the task stopping them both.
Overall, Gordon had more shots, 7-3, shots on goal, 4-1, and corner kicks, 2-1 but in the end, it was RWU who capitalized on their chance to grab the 1-0 win in their final road game of the regular season.
What's Next
The Hawks (9-6-2) come back home to host Salve Regina University (9-5-2) on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day with the start time at noon.
Gordon (7-5-2) will host Wentworth (9-7-0) on Saturday for a 4:00 PM showdown.
