WALTHAM, Mass. – Neither team was able to break on the scoreboard as Suffolk men's soccer's and Brandeis' first-ever meeting ended in a 0-0 tie Sunday afternoon at Gordon Field.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Brandeis 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-0-1) | Brandeis (0-1-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk had two opportunities in the first frame. First, Damon Smargon fired a shot at the low center of the net, but the Judges' netminder Quintin Wrabley was there to lock it up. Fifteen minutes later, Dylan Trachtenberg tried at the low left, but once again Wrabley gloved the ball to keep the Rams off the board.
Brandeis, meanwhile, tested Nathan Harlow once in the first set of 45 minutes. Nico Beninda's shot to the low right was turned aside by Harlow to send the teams into the locker room at 0-0.
The blue-and-gold's only shot on target in the second half came 3:17 out of the break. Wrabley denied TJ Maselek's low center attempt though.
The Judges on the other hand had two shots on target in the second stanza, both of which Harlow knocked away to hold onto the draw.
KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS
- Harlow and Quintin both stopped all three shots they faced.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Smargon, Maselek and Tratchenberg had one shot each, all on target.
- Francisco Valck had four shots to his credit.
- Brandeis outshot Suffolk, 10-8.
- The Judges had more corner kick chances, 6-1.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk and Brandeis met for the first time.
- The Rams opened the year unbeaten through the first two games for the fourth straight season.
- The scoreless draw is the first for Suffolk since playing Roger Williams to a 0-0 outcome Oct. 24, 2023.
- Harlow had the third shutout of his collegiate career, first of the season.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams remain on the road Wednesday, Sept. 4 for a midweek match at Amherst at 7:00 p.m.
