Men’s Soccer Comes Up Short at Western New England, 2-1

Scoring Summary

1st - 11:49 - Lanzillo, Sean (Western New Eng.)
1st - 32:33 - Sorenson, Brady (Suffolk)
2nd - 54:59 - Lanzillo, Sean (Western New Eng.)

Game Leaders

Suffolk
G: Brady Sorensen - 1
A: Tommy Handelsman - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#10, #15) - 2
Sv: Xander Balog - 3
Western New Eng.
G: Sean Lanzillo - 2
A: 2 Players (#11, #14) - 1
Sh: Sean Lanzillo - 5
Sv: Brady Allen - 1

Team Stats

Suffolk
Western New Eng.

Shots (on goal)

6 (2)
12 (5)

Saves

3
1

Fouls

12
10

Corner Kicks

1
9

Offsides

2
2
full stats
Men’s Soccer Comes Up Short at Western New England, 2-1
Posted: Oct 02, 2021

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Suffolk men's soccer slipped to Wester New England, 2-1, Saturday afternoon at Supernant Stadium in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Western New England 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-5-0, 1-2-0 CCC) | Western New England (7-2-1, 3-0-0 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Golden Bears got the scoring going in the 11th minute. Chris Allen took the ball down the lower left side of the field and made a cross pass to an open Sean Lanzillo in the middle of the box. Lanzillo managed to tap the ball into the open goal to give WNE the 1-0 lead.  

A Rams' response came 21 minutes later. Tommy Handelsman sent a ball into the box that found Brady Sorensen, who flicked the ball into the net to lock the game at 1-all.  

Minutes after Suffolk's strike, WNE had a chance to regain the lead. Malik Serisser took a pass into the box and ripped a shot that rang the outside of the post to keep things even at 1-1.

That changed in the 55th minute as Lanzillo put away his second marker of the day. Roger Elland sent a pass to Lanzillo, who made no mistake tucking away the rock to put the Golden Bears in front, 2-1. 

Suffolk would press to equalize the game once again. Brady Allen was tested for the first and only time on the game in the 73rd minute when Trevor Murdock fired a shot on target from just outside the box. Allen was up to the task to shut down the game-tying chance for the blue-and-gold.  

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

  • Xander Balog logged three saves in the setback. 
  • Allen had one stop for the Golden Bears.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

  • Sorensen scored Suffolk's only goal. 
  • Handelsman recorded the lone assist for the Rams. 
  • WNE outshot Suffolk, 12-6, and put more attempts on target, 5-2.
  • The Golden Bears got more corner chances as well, 9-1.  

NOTEWORTHY

  • Sorensen is responsible for Suffolk's two goals over the last two games. 
  • Handelsman notched his first collegiate point with one assist. 
  • The Rams battled Western New England for the first time since 2006.  

POST-GAME PIC
   

COMING UP
Suffolk stays on the road Tuesday, Oct. 5 when it visits Babson for a 3 p.m. kick-off.