STANDISH, Maine – The Suffolk men's soccer team suffered a 5-0 setback to nationally ranked No. 10/16 Saint Joseph's (Maine) Wednesday night at the SJC Athletics Complex.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0, No. 15/17 St. Joseph's (Maine) 5
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-4-0, 2-1-0 GNAC) | No. 15/17 St. Joseph's (Maine) (7-0-0, 3-0-0 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
SJC powered past Suffolk with a pair of goals from Jesse Ramirez. He put the Monks on the scoreboard in the 19th minute and extended the hosts margin to four at the 60:06th minute mark. Jason Umbeher and Brett Mattos scored in between Ramirez, while Noah Robinson capped off St. Joe's scoring with 15 minutes remaining for the final 5-0 margin.
KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS
- Bennett was put to the test in just his second collegiate start and turned aside 11 of the 16 shots he faced.
- David Haines played the final five minutes for Suffolk and scooped up one save.
- Blake Mullen walked away with the victory with David Walbridge coming in as relief for the senior.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Edi Peri and Gabriel Perez accounted for Suffolk's two total shots with one each.
- The Monks held a lop-sided 31-2 advantage in shots and put 16 attempts on target.
- St. Joe's had more corner opportunities thank Suffolk, 7-1.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk and St. Joseph's (Maine) met for the 15th time.
- Bennett made a career-high 11 saves in net for Suffolk.
POST-GAME PIC
COMING UP
Suffolk is back in front of its home crowd Saturday, Sept. 22 for a 3 p.m. showdown with St. Joseph (Conn.). The women's contest serves as the nightcap of a Suffolk soccer doubleheader as the men's team kicks things off at 12 p.m. versus the Blue Jays.