MILTON, Mass. – Suffolk men's soccer played to a 1-1 draw at Curry Friday night at Walter M. Katz Field. The Rams held onto one-goal lead in the final minutes, however, the Colonels snuck in the equalizer with 19 seconds remaining in regulation to for the Commonwealth Coast Conference stalemate.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Curry 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-4-3, 3-1-2 CCC) | Curry (6-3-4, 1-2-3 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Neither team found the back of the net in the game's opening 45 minutes. Suffolk outshot Curry 7-4 in the half, but Colonel freshman goalkeeper Justin Ritz was up to the task, stopping all five of the Rams attempts.  

Suffolk broke the ice in the 76th minute when Matthew Belluardo jumped on a rebound off a goal-mouth scramble to put the blue-and-gold on the board 1-0. Carter Van Buskirk aided in the game-opening goal.  

The Colonels pressed right up until the final minute, and capitalized on what proved to be their final chance of the night. Isaiah Harris-Wolf was subbed in as a third Curry forward just a minute after Belluardo's go-ahead tally, and the switch paid off as the 6-foot-5 forward rose above all the Rams defenders to head JD Santiago's corner off the far post and into the net at the 89:41-minute mark.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• Xander Balog recorded three saves.
• Ritz registered 11 stops.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Belluardo scored Suffolk's lone tally. 
• Van Buskirk notched the Rams' only assist. 
• Suffolk outshot Curry, 17-10, including a 12-4 shots on target advantage. 
• The Colonels had 10 corners, compared to the Rams eight. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Curry played to a draw for the first time in the all-time series. 
• Belluardo has scored a goal in the last two games.  

POST-GAME PIC
 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is back in Eastie Tuesday, Oct. 18 when it welcomes Western New England to James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park for a 7 p.m. CCC contest.