CCC RELEASE

BIDDEFORD, Maine – The Roger Williams University men's soccer team swept the final Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) weekly awards, as they closed out the CCC Tournament with their first title since 2006.
 
Javi Beltran (Madrid, Spain) picked up CCC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season, after scoring five points on Oct. 29 against Gordon in the CCC Quarterfinals. Beltran tallied two goals and an assist, in the 3-2 victory, including the game winning goal with 55 seconds remaining in the second half.
 
Defensive Player of the Week, Jack Avellar (Orleans, Mass.) held opponents to one goal a game throughout the conference tournament.  Avellar made 12 saves over the three games, including seven saves against Gordon.  Avellar also kept a clean sheet in the CCC Semifinals against Western New England.
 
Rounding out the honors, Liam Blaisdell (Plymouth, Mass.) earned his first Rookie of the Week honor, scoring a goal in the CCC Championship match against Suffolk on Saturday.  Blaisdell's game-winner came in the 60^th minute of play.
 
Roger Williams (14-3-4, 6-2-1 CCC) is now slated to face #15 St. Lawrence in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1:30 pm.  The winner will advance to face the winner of #6 Amherst and Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) Champion Husson.