BOSTON – In the final week of exclusive fall sports in action, Ram Nation was put to the task yet again to determine a Ram of the Week, the best performer over a seven-day stretch by a Suffolk University student-athlete via a Twitter Poll.
AND THE WINNER IS …
Carley Pearce earned the honor by a landslide with 82.5 percent of the 120 votes cast. The recognition comes after the senior provided three assists in a 2-0-0 week for the Rams women's soccer squad.
Alright here we go #RamNation. Time to vote for your Ram of the Week
— Suffolk Athletics (@gosuffolkrams) October 24, 2021
Here are your nominees ...
Nigel Leo of @SuffolkMSoccer
Carley Pearce of @SuffolkWSoccer
McKenna Keowen of @SuffolkVB pic.twitter.com/eXGzhULtZz
In a 4-1 win over Wentworth Tuesday, Oct. 19, the Bridgewater, Massachusetts, native set-up a pair of shots, including the game winner. The pair of helpers matched her career high. On Saturday, Oct. 23, she fed Lily Christian for the game-winning goal in a 1-0 cleansheet over Curry. The back-to-back games with an assist is a first for the captain.
Pearce is the fourth member of Suffolk women's soccer to take home Ram of the Week honors this season following behind Christian (Sept. 1-5), Allison Rodrigues (Sept. 6-13), and Haley Long (Oct. 4-10).
RAM RUNNER-UPS
2ND –14.2% – NIGEL LEO – MEN'S SOCCER
Nigel Leo aided to a 1-1-0 overall and Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) week as he potted both goals in the lone win, a 2-0 shutout of Curry Saturday, Oct. 23.
3RD – 3.3% – MCKENNA KEOWEN – VOLLEYBALL
McKenna Keowen logged 4.20 kps on a .228 attack percentage over a four-match week in which Suffolk went 2-2 overall and 1-1 versus conference counterparts. She added 1.67 dps to the defensive unit
RAM OF THE WEEK HISTORY
Week 1 | Sept. 1-5, 2021 | Lily Christian | Women's Soccer | ||||||||
Week 2 | Sept. 6-13, 2021 | Allison Rodrigues | Women's Soccer | ||||||||
Week 3 | Sept. 13-19, 2021 | Matyas Csiki-Fejer | Men's Cross Country | ||||||||
Week 4 | Sept. 20, 26, 2021 | Sarah Mezini | Women's Tennis | ||||||||
Week 5 | Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2021 | Brady Sorenseon | Men's Soccer | ||||||||
Week 6 | Oct 4-10, 2021 | Hayley Long | Women's Soccer | ||||||||
Week 7 | Oct. 11-17, 2021 | Nigel Leo | Men's Soccer | ||||||||
Week 8 | Oct. 18-24, 2021 | Carley Pearce | Women's Soccer |