SUFFOLK vs. UNE | |
Date Time Venue Live Video Live Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak |
Saturday, Oct. 8 12:00 PM James A. Sartori Stadium East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. Suffolk Playsight GoSuffolkRams.com 1-0-0 Oct. 12, 2021, W, 5-3 Same W1 |
BOSTON – A Saturday, Oct. 8 showdown at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park pits Suffolk men's soccer versus the University of New England. The Commonwealth Coast Conference clash is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m., following a Senior Day celebration that will honor the playing careers of its four graduating players – Trevor Murdock,Elias Parreira, Dai Podziewski and Kyle Rosa.
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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's soccer fell behind early and never caught up as No. 15 Babson ran past the Rams, 7-0, in non-conference action at Hartwell-Rogers Field Tuesday afternoon.
MORE READING: No. 15 Babson Too Much for Men's Soccer, 7-0
RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk has been shutout in back-to-back battles to dip to 6-4-2 overall and 1-1-1 in CCC contests.
Carter Van Buskirk and Taj Jensen are the main contributors to the Rams' 19-goal offense. Van Buskirk holds a three-goal, two-assist, team-best eight-point stat line. Jensen's six-point stat line, meanwhile, is evenly divided between goals (2) and assists (2). Brady Sorensen (2g, 1a) and Miguel Varela (1g, 3a) have factored into the scoring conversation as well this season.
Xander Balog has played every minute in net for the blue-and-gold. He holds a 1.33 GAA and .742 GAA in his 12 starts.
NOR'EASTER NOTES
UNE has yet to find the win column this year as it sits 0-10-2 and 0-3-0 in CCC clashes.
The Nor'Easters have netted just four goals season. Alex Woodworth has his cleat in three of them, scoring two himself and assist on another. Brendan Crichton and John Upton are responsible for the other two strikes with one each. Luke Gould and Kris Loubier have handed out one assist apiece to round out the UNE players with a point this year.
Three different gloves have defended the net for the Nor'Easters. Triston O'Hagan has seen the most time with five games played, all starts. He brings in a 2.60 GAA and .735 save percentage. Sean McCarthy (2.50 GAA, 0.792 save %) and Ollie Hammond (1.00 GAA, 0.850 save %) have seen time as keeper as well.
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Suffolk is unbeaten all-time against the University of New England, 1-0-0.
- The Rams and Nor'Easters met for the first time a year ago in Biddeford, Maine.
- The blue-and-gold won the first-ever meeting, 5-3, Oct. 12, 2021.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk spends its next week on the road with its first pit stop across town at Wentworth Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.