KEENE, N.H. – The offense, led by Javi Beltran (Madrid, Spain) and Matt Bagley (Trumbull, Conn.), came to life but the Roger Williams University Men's Soccer team would ultimately fall in overtime to Hobart, 4-3, at the Keene State Soccer Classic on Sunday afternoon. Beltran and Bagley each tallied a goal and an assist in the contest, but it was not enough.
 
Amad Miller (Cleveland, Ohio) provided the offense with a pair of goals including the game-winner for the Statesmen who improved to 3-0 on the season. Roger Williams avoids their third consecutive tie to open the season but were on the wrong end of things, falling to 0-1-2.
 
Hogan Cain (Nottingham, N.H.) got his first collegiate start in goal for the Hawks and he had a tough task facing 11 shots in the game, making seven saves but allowing four scores and took the loss to fall to 0-1.
 
For the Statemen, it was Guillermo Castaneda Chang (Guatemala City, Guatemala) who made four saves while allowing three goals but got the win to improve to 2-0 on the year.
 
Hawk Highlights
Javi Beltran: 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Matt Bagley: 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Jimmy Keane: 1 goal, 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
 
Hogan Cain: 7 saves, 4 goals allowed, 99:18 minutes in goal
 
For The Opponents
Amad MIller: 2 goals (GW), 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
Nick Kasper: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
Frederick Madsen: 1 goal, 3 shots, 3 shots on goal
 
Guillermo Castaneda Chang: 4 saves, 3 goals allowed, 99:18 minutes in goal
 
How It Happened
Before later netting the game winner, it was Amad Miller (Cleveland, Ohio) who opened a very busy first half of scoring in the fifth minute.  He took a cross from Matias Valenzuela Matic (Santiago, Chile) and redirected it into the back of the net to give the Statesmen an early 1-0 lead.
 
Later, in the 16^th minute, Javi Beltran (Madrid, Spain) evened the score. He managed to slip in behind the Hobart defense and took a pass from Matt Bagley (Trumbull, Conn.) and buried his shot into lower right corner of the net.
 
The Hawks grabbed their first lead of the young season in the 33^rd minute. Geno Kennedy (Duxbury, Mass.) fed a pass to freshman Jimmy Keane (Easton, Mass.) who chipped a shot from inside the attacking box and into the net to give RWU a 2-1 advantage.
 
Hobart tied the game again before the half in the 42^nd minute. Marcelo Suarez (Santiago, Chile) took a corner kick that found the head of Nick Kasper (Lincoln, Mass.) and he deflected it into the back of the net.
 
The Statesmen nearly grabbed the lead before halftime on a shot into the top right corner of the net by Nick Kriak (West Orange, N.J.). However, it was waved off for not beating the clock.
 
Regardless, Roger Williams snatched the lead back quickly in the second half in the 47^th minute. This time it was Beltran's turn to feed a pass to Bagley who blasted a shot past Guillermo Castaneda Chang (Guatemala City, Guatemala) to give the Hawks the lead.
 
Hobart knotted up the score again in the 60^th minute. Fredrick Madsen (Waltham, Mass.) found the back of the net with Kasper and Connor Koschineg (Ambler, Pa.) providing the assists and the score was even at three.
 
The Statesmen had a chance to win in regulation but Hogan Cain (Nottingham, N.H.) was up to the task making a trio of saves in the final 20 minutes to send the game into overtime.
 
Late in the first extra period, Miller struck with his second goal of the contest, collecting a loose ball outside the 18-yard box and firing a shot into the lower left corner of the net to win the game.
 
Hobart finished the game with the advantage in shots, 12-9, shots on goal, 11-7, and corner kicks, 4-3.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams will look to get in the win column against Wheaton College next Saturday, September 11^th. Kickoff is set for 2:00 PM.