BRISTOL, R.I. – Suffolk men's soccer slipped in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship as the second-seeded Hawks of Roger Williams scored two goals over a 5:15 span in the second half to take down the fourth-seeded Rams, 2-1, Saturday afternoon at Bayside Field. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Roger Williams 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (10-6-5) | Roger Williams (14-3-4)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
After playing a scoreless first half, the Hawks broke through with a goal after Niall Shea hit the ball into Justin Horvath on the heel of his foot, that Horvath buried into the net in the 55th minute of play.  

Roger Williams put away a second when CJ Souse put a ball into the box for Liam Blaisdell, who finished it going into the corner of the net, taking a 2-0 lead. 

With their backs against the wall, Suffolk attempted to mount a comeback, Jeremy Cook scored unassisted with 1:58 on the clock.  

RWU was able to hold over the final two minutes to capture the CCC crown.  

NETMINDER NOTES                                                                                               

• Xander Balog registered six saves in the championship contest. 
• Jack Avellar had one stop for the Hawks.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Cook contributed Suffolk's lone goal. 
• Roger Williams outshot the Rams, 15-10, including an 8-2 shots on goal advantage. 
• The Hawks had more corner kicks than the Rams, 7-2.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk competed in its first CCC Championship contest. 
• The Rams played in a league postseason championship for the second time in program history, first since the 2010 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Finals. 
• Both of Suffolk's postseason championship contests have come on the road. 
• Both of the Rams final appearances came as the field's fourth seeds. 
• Suffolk dipped to 6-4-1 as the fourth seed in a league tournament.
• The Rams moved to 1-2-1 in the postseason in the Bill Maddock era. 
• The Rams and Hawks tangled in the postseason for the first time. 
• Cooke became the first player in Suffolk men's soccer history to score against Roger Williams. 
• For the first time, a Suffolk, RWU outing did not end in a cleansheet.  

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk earned the CCC's automatic berth to the 2022 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament. The field will be announced Monday, Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.