BOSTON – A pair of Rams potted unassisted markers to push Suffolk women's soccer to a 2-1 season-opening triumph over Elms Friday at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Elms 0 
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-0-0) | Elms (0-1-0) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk potted a pair of goals within an eight-minute span in the first half to go up early. Chelsea Fallon headed a rebound away to break open the scoring in the 30th minute, while Daniela Petronio followed suit with a good free kick at the 37:47 mark for the 2-0 cushion. 

Less than three minutes later, Emily Basua converted a pass from Hailey Magierowski into a goal to cut the Rams' lead in half. 

Despite Suffolk's 13 tries, four on target, the score stood still over the second set of 45 minutes and Arden Ferrari-Henry turned aside the only shot she faced to hold onto the win for the Rams.  

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

• Ferrari-Henry recorded two saves in the victory. 
• Angela Picheo had six stops in the setback. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Fallon and Petronio scored unassisted goals for the Rams. 
• Suffolk outshot the Blazers, 23-4, including an 8-3 shots on target advantage. 
• Both teams took two corner shots.  

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams are unbeaten in their last four openers (3-0-1), all of which have come against Elms. 
• Suffolk starts its year at home for the first time since 2021 when it hosted and defeated Elms, 1-0. 
• The Rams hold a 6-3-0 record when playing day one at home. 
• Suffolk locked up a season-opening win under Ellie McDougall.
• Suffolk met Elms in game one for the fourth straight season. 
• The Rams are 3-0-1 against the Blazers not just in the season debut, but in the all-time series. 
• Suffolk improved to 1-0-1 in game one with McDougall on the sidelines. 
• The Rams are 1-0-1 versus Elms Elms in the McDougall era. 
• All three of Suffolk's wins over Elms have come via a one-goal margin. 
• Suffolk is undefeated, 2-0-0, versus Elms at home. 
• The Rams two goals are the most scored against the Blazers in the all-time series. 
• The blue-and-gold potted multiple goals in game one for the first time since Sept. 3, 2017 when it downed Rhode Island College, 2-1. 
• Fallon netted her fifth collegiate goal. 
• Petronio potted her third collegiate goal. 
• Ferrari-Henry made her collegiate debut in net. 
• Makena Columbus, Avery Porter, Camille Morin-Trotta, Angelina Giovanni, Isa Perez and Bradyn Radford all made their Suffolk debuts.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk hits the road Tuesday, Sept. 5 to take on UMass Dartmouth in a non-conference clash at 7:00 p.m.