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Suffolk vs. Norwich |
BOSTON – After six days of rest, the Suffolk men's soccer team continues its GNAC play as the Rams look to rally Saturday when they welcome Norwich to James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park for a 3:45 p.m. game.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Suffolk men's soccer team closed out its three-game road swing Saturday afternoon with a 2-0 setback at Lasell College's Taylor Field.
MORE READING: Men's Soccer Shutout by Lasell
RUNDOWN ON THE RAMS
Suffolk, who is scoreless in its last three outings, is coming off a 2-0 loss against GNAC rival Lasell when the Rams slipped to 0-6-1 on the year and 0-1-1 in conference competition.
Three different Rams account for Suffolk's three scores this season with Ben Daniels, Alvin Di and Eugenio Ottino each finding the back of the net. Jordan Casey is responsible for the lone assist for Suffolk.
Netminders Nicholas Chamma and Ianis Teixeira have each started multiple games for the Rams. Chamma stands at 0-3-1 with a 1-1 draw against Mount Ida. The senior keep also made 22 saves on the year for a .710 percentage. Teixeira, meanwhile, is 0-3-0 on the year with five saves in 270 minutes of action.
CATCH UP ON THE CADETS
After a decisive 4-0 bounce back performance over Lasell, Norwich has not been able to find the win column as it was swept at Plattsburgh State, 1-0, before falling in an extra session at Johnson & Wales, 3-2, and playing Castleton to a draw, 1-1. The three game skid moved the Cadets to 4-3-1 on the year and 1-1 against GNAC opponents.
Ethan Melia (7-1-15) and Moab Schiers (6-2-14) spark the Cadets offense that leads the GNAC in goals (33), shots (159), assists (24) and corner kicks (48). In net, Stefan Skoff has started all eight games at goalkeeper and has made 31 saves and .816 save percentage.
| WHERE WE STAND | GNAC | OVERALL | ||||||||||||||||
| School | GP | Record | Win % | GP | Record | Win % | ||||||||||||
| Johnson & Wales Emmanuel Mount Ida Albertus Magnus Norwich Saint Joseph's (Maine) Lasell Suffolk Rivier Lasell |
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
2-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 |
1.000 1.000 0.750 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.250 0.000 0.000 |
8 7 7 7 8 8 5 7 5 6 |
5-3-0 3-4-0 4-2-1 5-2-0 4-3-1 4-3-1 1-4-0 0-6-1 1-4-0 0-5-1 |
0.625 0.429 0.643 0.714 0.563 0.563 0.200 0.071 0.200 0.083 |
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LOOKING AHEAD
Suffolk heads back on the road Wednesday as it visits MIT Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.