EAST BOSTON – The Suffolk men's soccer team fell 3-0 to Salve Regina in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action on Saturday afternoon at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Salve Regina 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (4-4-0, 1-1-0 CCC) | Salve Regina (5-3-0, 2-0-0 CCC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Alessandro Oggiano opened the scoring in the 14th minute, when his turnaround shot off the crossbar from 25 yards out on a feed from Evan Arpin rattled in behind goalkeeper Tom Bennett.
The Seahawks controlled much of the pace in the opening frame, and nearly struck again minutes later when Jordan Borges' shot rattled off the crossbar.
The score remained 1-0 heading into the intermission as Nathan Reid made four key stops to stop the Rams attack.
Returning from the break, Salve Regina came out hot with a slew of early shots on Bennett. The Seahawks tallied their second goal at the 59:58 mark when Arpin found Rich Ventura's right foot with a pass into space. Ventura buried his shot opportunity into the left side of the goal from 25 yards out.
Following some physical play, Oggiano converted for the second time in the contest as his low shot on a feed from Borges beat an outstretched Bennett for the final tally of the afternoon.
KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS
- Bennett recorded two saves in the setback.
- Reid advanced to 5-1-1 on the season with his third shutout behind six saves.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Salve Regina attempted 13 more shots than Suffolk, tallying a 21-8 advantage.
- The Seahawks also had a massive upperhand in corners, 9-1.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk and Salve Regina met for the first time since 2016.
POST-GAME PIC
COMING UP
Suffolk wraps up its three-game home stay Tuesday, Sept. 28 when it welcomes Lesley for a non-conference contest that is set to start at 7 p.m.
