BOSTON – Suffolk women's soccer earned its first Commonwealth Coast Conference victory of the year behind a 2-0 shutout of Wentworth Tuesday afternoon at Sweeney Field. The Rams scored twice in the first half and Sophia Barker took care of business in net to lead the blue-and-gold to its first CCC triumph under Ellie McDougall's guidance.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Wentworth 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (4-5-3, 1-2-2 CCC) | Wentworth (6-5-2, 1-3-1 CCC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk scored less than two minutes into the action. Wentworth attempted to clear the zone, but the Rams attack pursued and kept possession. From the right-side line Chelsea Fallon lofted a centering pass to Delaney Hall, who headed over a Leopards defender to a waiting Klaudia Rushi. The blue-and-gold junior sent a high kick over WIT's charging keeper Juliana Heaton and the ball took one bounce into the back of the twine to give a 1-0 edge to the visitors.
The score stayed still until the 42nd minute when Suffolk extended the margin. Off a corner Molly Knight's corner, Wentworth's defense once again made a move to get the ball out of its own territory. Ashley Cassino-Henriquez picked up the clear and sent it right back to the Leopards cage. The shot was no match for Heaton as it was just over the reach of the keeper's gloves to give the Rams a 2-0 advantage with 3:38 to go before intermission.
Wentworth came out of the locker room determined to make its way on the board. Barker handled all four shots the Leopards put on target, however, to keep Suffolk's two goal lead in tact the rest of the way. The Rams defense was held scoreless in the second half as Adrianna Arona took over for Heaton and gloved the two attempts the blue-and-gold put on target in the final 30 minutes.
NETMINDER NOTES
- Barker finished the outing with a four-save effort.
- WIT's starter Heaton picked up a pair of saves in the setback.
- Arona notched two stops in relief work.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Cassino-Henriquez and Rushi were responsible for the Rams goals with one apiece.
- Fallon and Knight each dished out one assist.
- Wentworth outshot Suffolk, 11-10, however it was Suffolk who had the advantage in shots on target, 6-5.
- The Leopards had more corner kicks than the Rams, 4-3.
NOTEWORTHY
- The Rams registered their first CCC victory in the McDougall era.
- Suffolk remains unbeaten all-time versus Wentworth, 2-0-0.
- The Rams shutout the Leopards for the first time in program history.
- The blue-and-gold has outscored WIT 6-1 all-time.
- Suffolk and Barker has shutout its sixth opponent of the season.
- Rushi put away her sixth goal of the season.
- Cassino-Henriquez recorded her first collegiate point, a goal.
- Fallon has notched points in back-to-back games for the first time in her career.
POST-GAME PIC
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk closes out its week on the road Saturday, Oct. 15 at Curry at 5 p.m.