BRISTOL, R.I. — Dylan Robbins (Johnston, R.I.) recorded two goals and an assist as the Roger Williams University Men's Soccer team defeated Curry College, 4-0, Tuesday afternoon at Bayside Field, securing the Conference of New England (CNE) regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming CNE Tournament.
The Hawks completed the regular season at 12-1-5 overall and 6-0-4 in conference play. Roger Williams extended its unbeaten streak to 15 matches and finished its CNE schedule without a loss. Curry concluded its season at 5-10-4 overall and 1-7-2 in the CNE.
Roger Williams controlled 58% of the possession and finished with advantages of 26-9 in shots, 13-3 in shots on goal and 9-1 in corner kicks.
Robbins placed two of his four shots on goal and contributed to three of RWU's four tallies. Josh Murray (Plymouth, Mass.) finished with four shots on goal and scored his first goal of the season, while Caiden Crichlow (Pawtucket, R.I.) added his first collegiate goal.
Ollie Hamilton (North Chittenden, Vt.) and Lucas Luzuriaga (Riverside, Conn.) each supplied an assist.
Eliot Panaccione (Pepperell, Mass.) made three saves across the opening 79:11 before Josh Bates (Plymouth, Mass.) completed the shutout. Ryan McGourty recorded nine saves for Curry.
Roger Williams opened the scoring in the 10th minute. After Curry blocked an initial attempt from Louis Hawkins (Norwich, Conn.), Robbins collected the ball and scored unassisted at 9:03 to give the Hawks a 1-0 advantage.
RWU carried the one-goal lead into halftime after out shooting the Colonels 10-4 and earning all five corner kicks during the opening period.
Robbins struck again just 1:07 into the second half. Hamilton set up the senior forward, who scored his seventh goal of the season to double the Hawks' advantage.
Roger Williams extended the lead at 61:31 when Robbins found Murray for his first goal of the year, making it 3-0.
Crichlow completed the scoring in the 82nd minute. Luzuriaga provided the assist as the first-year forward scored his first collegiate goal to give RWU the 4-0 victory.
As the No. 1 seed, Roger Williams receives a bye through the first round of the six-team CNE Tournament. The Hawks will host a semifinal match at Bayside Field on Wednesday, Nov. 4, against an opponent to be determined following Saturday's opening-round matches.
