Worcester, Mass. – Sophomore Will Van Noppen (Providence, R.I.) recorded his first collegiate hat trick as the Clark University men's soccer team opened up the 2010 season with a convincing, 7-1 victory over visiting Colby-Sawyer College on Wednesday afternoon on Granger Soccer Field.

Van Noppen's three goal afternoon was highlighted by his second goal which came just four seconds into the second half, giving the Cougars a commanding 4-0 lead.

While the NCAA Record Book doesn't keep a fastest goal in the second half statistic, it does keep one for the fastest goal to start a game. That record belongs to Stuart Hulke of Roger Williams, who scored four seconds into a game with Johnson & Wales on September 14, 1999.

The Cougars got the scoring started when Baran Doenmez (Dublin, N.H.) scored on a penalty kick less than two minutes into the match.

Clark scored again when sophomore Gianluca Ranallo (Scarsdale, N.Y.) set up Van Noppen for his first tally of the season.

The Cougars closed out the first half scoring when freshman Brian Arsenault (Portland, Maine) collected his first collegiate score, making the game 3-0.

Arsenault then assisted on Van Noppen's ultra-quick goal. Taking the ball to start the second half, Arsenault tapped the ball to Van Noppen, who then blasted a shot from the center circle that screamed past Chargers' netminder Max Williams.

Van Noppen wrapped up his afternoon with another score at the 49:33 mark, giving him four career goals and an assist in just three career contests. After collecting an assist in his first career contest and a goal in his second, Van Noppen missed the remainder of his freshman season with an injury.

Clark then scored two more goals to mark the third straight season in which they have had a seven goal contest.

Junior Adrian Blackadar (Warwick, R.I.) scored on a penalty kick and then sophomore Jacob Stern found a loose ball following a corner kick and notched his first collegiate tally.

Colby-Sawyer did get a score in the 67th minute from Mark Laskowski to end the hopes of a shutout.

Ryan King (Brimfield, Mass.) didn't need to make a save in his 57 minutes in goal to pick up the win, while Williams, who saw his team outshot 23-4, turned back nine shots in defeat.

Clark returns to the field on Friday when they take on Becker on Granger Field as part of the Worcester City Tournament. Kickoff is slated for 6:30 p.m.