BRISTOL, R.I.  – Jack Avellar (Orleans, Mass.) made 14 saves in a shutout effort as the Roger Williams University Men's Soccer team got into the win column with a 3-0 victory over Clark University in their home-opener on Sunday afternoon at Bayside Field. Three different Hawks scored to back Avelar's strong effort in goal in the victory.
 
The win is the first of the season for the Hawks as they improve to 1-2-2 on the season. Meanwhile, the Cougars fall to 4-2 on the campaign.
 
Roger Williams got goals courtesy of Matt Bagley (Trumbull, Conn.), John Fogarty (Scituate, Mass.), and Geno Kennedy (Duxbury, Mass.). It was the first career goal for Fogarty while Bagley netted his third of the season.
 
In goal, it was the second shutout of the season for Avelar who made 14 saves to earn his elusive first win in net, moving to 1-1-2 on the year. Caleb Rosenthal-Vincenti (Stony Brook, N.Y.) made four saves and allowed three goals and took the loss to fall to 1-1.
 
Hawk Highlights
John Fogarty: 1 goal (GW), 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
Matt Bagley: 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Geno Kennedy: 1 goals, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
 
Jack Avellar: 14 saves, 0 goals allowed, 90:00 minutes in goal
 
For The Opponents
Anyolo Makatiani: 4 shots, 3 shots on goal
Teddy Donahue: 3 shots, 2 shots on goal
Alex Nicholson: 3 shots, 2 shots on goal
 
Caleb Rosenthal-Vincenti: 4 saves, 3 goals allowed, 90:00 minutes in goal
 
How It Happened
Roger Williams got on the board early and often in the first half beginning with John Fogarty (Scituate, Mass.) in the third minute. Jack Wetzel (Northport, N.Y.) got the ball and got deep against the Clark defense on the right side of the six-yard box drawing out the goalkeeper. He then managed to force a crossing pass through where Fogarty was waiting right in front of the net, and he redirected it into the goal for his first career score.
 
The Hawks kept the pressure on and in the 14^th minute that paid off. Javi Beltran (Madrid, Spain) controlled the ball and forced his way through a pair of Clark defenders before dumping a pass back to Jack Wildermann (Madison, Conn.). He fired a shot from the top of the six-yard box that was blocked but the rebound rolled all the way across to the opposite side of the box where Matt Bagley (Trumbull, Conn.) was wide open. He took a shot from the top-left intersection of the six-yard box and went to the top right corner of the net for his third tally of the season.
 
RWU tacked on one more before the half in the 39^th minute. Zajdele Dulcine (Warwick, R.I.) sent a long through pass down the middle of the field that was corralled by Geno Kennedy (Duxbury, Mass.) with a breakaway opportunity. He collected it near the top of the 18-yard box before dribbling across the box to about 12-yards away on the left side. He then took a left-footed shot back across the box and into the lower left corner of the goal for his first score of the year.
 
Clark managed more shots in the half as they took 13 against ten for the Hawks and had more shots on goal with nine against five for RWU. However, it was Roger Williams who took advantage of their opportunities.
 
The two teams battled to a scoreless second half. The Cougars got their top scoring chance in the 89^th minute when William Lopez (Brooklyn, N.Y.) got a shot from the left side of the six-yard box that was saved. The rebound then found its way to Connor Fitzgerald (Topsfield, Mass.) who took a shot, but Jack Avellar (Orleans, Mass.) managed to recover and make that stop as well.
 
The Cougars outshot the Hawks in the second half 9-4, and overall, 22-14 including 14-7 in shots on frame. However, Roger Williams made 14 saves against just four for Clark in the win.
 
Coach's Corner
This game was a great showing of character from our team.  We got steamrolled the day before against Wheaton and it was great to see our team respond the way that they did in the first half by putting three goals on the scoreboard.  It was an overall great team win with a lot of new players getting on the stat sheet with a first career goal for John Fogarty and assists for Jack Wildermann and Zajdele Dulcine.  Also, another shutout for Jack Avellar and our entire back line was much needed. 

We are looking forward to another tough challenge with MIT on Wednesday and our first conference game against Wentworth on Saturday.

What's Next
Roger Williams hosts Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday for their final tune-up before opening Commonwealth Coast Conference play. Kick-off is set for 7:00 PM.