CCC RELEASE

BIDDEFORD, Maine – The roger Williams University men's soccer team, coming off of their first Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) title since 2006, continues to collect accolades, with Jack Avellar (Orleans, Mass.) and James Greenslit picking up major awards.
 
Avellar was named defensive player of the year, after making 10 starts in goal, finishing with a 7-2-1 overall record, and posting a 6-1-1 record within the CCC.  Avellar also backstopped the Hawks to 1.10 goals-against average and a .804 save percentage, finishing the regular season with six shutouts, five coming against CCC opponents. He also earned CCC Defensive Player of the Week four times during the season.
 
Head Coach, James Greenslit picks up his first CCC Coach of the Year award, leading the Hawks to their first CCC Tournament Championship under his tenure, and first in 16 years.  Under Greenslit, the squad posted 10 shutouts on the season holding opponents to 1.06 goals per game. The Hawks finished the regular season second in the standings, earning the No. 2 seed in the CCC Tournament.
 
The Hawks put four players on the All-CCC First Team, with Justin Horvath (Stratford, Conn.) Javi Beltran (Madrid, Spain), Niall Shea (Portsmouth, R.I.) and Avellar making appearances. 
 
Horvath picks up his First Team All-CCC honor, after landing on the All-Conference Second Team last season. Horvath finished the year with five goals and three assists for a total of 13 points, with one game winning goal.
 
Beltran makes his third appearance on an All-CCC Team earning First Team honors for the second consecutive season.  Beltran ranked second in the league this season in points (29), while tied for second in assists (7) and goals (11).
 
Shea picks up his second First Team All-CCC honor.  He had five assists on the season, and was a steady defender for a Roger Willliams squad that ranked second in the conference in goals-against average.
 
With the announcement, the Hawks also placed a pair on the All-CCC Third Team. Jack Wildermann (Madison, Conn.) debuts on an All-CCC Team, with a pair of goals in the midfield. Along with Wildermann, Jason Salley (Durham, Conn.) makes an appereance scoring a goal and two assists for a total of four points on the season as a defender.
 
Roger Williams (14-3-2, 6-2-1 CCC) will travel to Amherst, Mass. for a NCAA Tournament First Round match against #15 St. Lawrence on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1:30 pm.  The winner of that contest will then proceed to face the winner of Husson and the host Mammoths of #6 Amherst on Sunday.