SUFFOLK vs. WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Wednesday, Nov. 6 7:00 PM James A. Sartori Stadium East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. CNE Network NSNSports.net GoSuffolkRams.com 2-8-1 Oct. 16, 2024, W, 1-0 Same Won 1

BOSTON – Suffolk men's soccer starts its quest for the 2024 Conference of New England crown Wednesday, Nov. 6 when the second-seeded Rams welcome the third-seeded Golden Bears of Western New England to James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park for the semifinal showdown. First kick is set for 7:00 p.m.   

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2024 CNE MEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT

First Round - Saturday, Nov. 2
Game 1: No. 5 Roger Williams defeated No. 4 Hartford, 3-0 – Box Score
Game 2: No. 3 Western New England vs. No. 6 Gordon, T, 1-1 (PK Home, 5-3) – Box Score

Semifinals - Wednesday, Nov. 6
Game 3: No. 5 Roger Williams at No. 1 Endicott - 7:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 4: No. 3 Western New England at No. 2 Suffolk – 7:00 p.m. - Live Stats | Live Video

Championship - Saturday, Nov. 9
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - Hosted by Highest Remaining Seed

SUFFOLK IN THE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk will start its 22nd overall conference appearance, fourth in the CNE, with 18 visits to the GNAC conference tournament. 
• The blue-and-gold will play in the league semifinal for the sixth time and the third straight season.
• Suffolk is 2-2-1 in the conference semis and 1-0-1 when playing in the CNE semis.
• The Rams last and second-ever win in the semis came in an upset as the fourth-seeded blue-and-gold defeated top-seeded Endicott, 2-0, in the 2022 CCC Tournament.
• It is the first time in program history that Suffolk will host a conference semifinal. 
• The previous five of the Rams semifinal appearances have come on the road. 
• Overall, the Rams have hoisted a conference crown once, in 2010, when it captured the GNAC title. 
• It is the first time in program history that Suffolk will compete in a league postseason as the second seed.
• The Rams will host their eighth-ever conference postseason game. 
• As the home team, the Rams are 4-2-1 in a conference tournament, including an unbeaten, 1-0-1 mark in the current CNE (former CCC) tenure.
• The Rams are 2-2-2 in the postseason in the Maddock era. 
• Suffolk has needed extra time to determine a winner in a league postseason game four times. The Rams are 1-1-2 in OT outings in the playoffs. 
• Suffolk went into a PK shootout in the postseason twice, including last season's semifinal showdown at WNE. 
• The Rams have advanced via PKs once, in 2022 quarterfinals versus Salve Regina, Oct. 29, 2022, via a 5-4 shootout, and were eliminated via PKs once, in 2023 semis at WNE, Oct. 31, 2023, via a 4-3 shootout. 
• 17 of Suffolk's 28 postseason games have come via shutouts. The Rams are 4-13-0 in shutouts in a conference postseason. 
• At home, the Rams are 2-1-0 in postseason shutouts. 
• On the road, Suffolk sports a 2-12-0 postseason cleansheet record. 
• Suffolk's last shutout in the postseason came last year in the CCC First Round with a 1-0 win over Endicott.   
• Suffolk potted three goals in the CCC Quarterfinals game against Salve Regina Oct. 29, 2022. The three strikes are the most in the playoffs by the Rams in program history. 

RAMS IN THE CNE CROWN CHASE

• The Rams are in their fourth straight trip to the CNE Tournament in as many years in the league. 
• The blue-and-gold will host the CNE semifinals for the first time in program history. 
• Suffolk sports a 2-2-2 all-time record in the conference postseason. 
• Suffolk is playing in the CNE tourney as the second seed for the first time. 
• At home, the Rams are 1-0-1 in the CCC tournament.  
• On the road, Suffolk is 1-2-1 in the CCC postseason games. 
• Three CNE postseason games have been determined via shutouts.
• Suffolk is 2-1-0 when a team is kept off the scoreboard in the CNE tournament.
• Two CNE postseason contests have gone into overtime, both ended in stalemates.  

LAST TIME OUT
Three different Rams scored and Nathan Harlow had a six-save effort to push Suffolk men's soccer past Wentworth, 3-0, Tuesday night at Sweeney Field in the Conference of New England foes respective regular-season finale. 

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Shutouts Wentworth in Regular-Season Finale, 3-0

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk assembled its best conference mark at 6-1-2 since 2016 and brings a 9-6-4 overall record into the semifinal action. 
The Rams' 33-goal offense has seen 20 different players provide at least one point. The quartet of four players in Francisco Valck (7g), Luke Blawn (5g, 2a), Diego Pierantozzi (3g, 4a) and Damon Smargon (4g, 2a) have all accumulated double digit points to power Suffolk's scoring.  

Nathan Harlow is the go-to keeper for the blue-and-gold. The sophomore sports a 0.95 GAA and .800 save percentage in 16 games played, all starts. He brings in an 8-4-4 ledger with six shutouts. 

GET TO KNOW THE GOLDEN BEARS
Western New England won three games in a road leading into the postseason to lock up the third seed with a 5-3-1 conference mark. In the quarterfinals, the Golden Bears needed penalty kicks to sneak by sixth-seed Gordon after playing to a double overtime 1-all draw.  

Tyler Lewis powers WNE's 33-goal offense with 10 goals and one assist to sit atop the team with 21 points. Keegan Reim has supplied 14 points to the scoring unit with five markers and four helpers. 

Braylon Casinghino is the usual goalie for the Golden Bears. He sports a 1.33 GAA and 0.753 save percentage. He is 6-6-3 on the year with a pair of cleansheets.

WE MEET AGAIN
Taj Jensen potted the game winner and Nathan Harlow did not make a mistake in net to anchor Suffolk men's soccer to a 1-0 Conference of New England victory over Western New England Wednesday, Oct. 16 at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.  

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Sneaks by Western New England, 1-0 

SUFFOLK SCORES

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk is 2-8-1 against Western New England since 2002. 
• The Rams defeated the Golden Bears, 1-0, earlier this year. The win is Suffolk's first over WNE in two decades.
• Six matchups between the Rams and the Golden Bears resulted in shutouts. Suffolk is 2-4 in those bouts. 
• Seven contests have been decided by a one-goal margin. The Rams trail the Golden Bears in that category, 3-4. 
• Suffolk is 1-3-1 versus WNE under Bill Maddock's guidance. 
• At home, Suffolk is 2-3-0 against Western New England. 
• On the road, the Rams are 0-5-1 versus WNE. 
• The blue-and-gold is 2-7-0 when playing WNE in a conference contest.
• The Rams and Golden Bears will tangle in the CNE postseason for the second time and second straight season. Both battles between Suffolk and WNE took place in the semifinals.
• Prior to the semifinal showdown, Suffolk and WNE tangled in the 2003 Quarterfinals. The Rams fell to the Golden Bears, 1-0. 
• Overall, Suffolk is 0-1-1 in the postseason versus WNE. 

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. WNE – All-Time Series 

STATS SHOWDOWN

ALL-CNE
Suffolk men's soccer had a program-record seven Rams collected All-CNE status for the second straight season the Conference of New England office unveiled late Friday afternoon.  

Jack Phelps and Francisco Valck were named to the first-team, Taj Jensen, Matthew Belluardo, Tommy Handelsman and Nathan Harlow were selected to the second team and Ricardo Feliciani took a spot on the third-team.  

The seven all-league honorees tie the most in a single season in the Rams record book with last season.  

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Ties All-CNE Record with Seven Honors 

RAMS RECOGNITION
Nathan Harlow of the Suffolk men's soccer team was selected as Conference of New England (CNE) Defensive Player of the Week after shutting out Wentworth in the regular-season finale, the league office announced Monday. 

MORE READING: Harlow Named CNE Defensive Player of the Week

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Wednesday's semifinals will earn a spot in the 2024 CNE Championship contest set for Saturday, Nov. 9 against the victor of the battle between No. 5 Roger Williams and top seed Endicott. The contest will be hosted by the highest remaining seed.