SUFFOLK vs. WENTWORTH - PROGRAM
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Wednesday, Oct. 20 7:00 PM East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. Suffolk Playsight GoSuffolkRams.com Suffolk Trails, 4-5-2 Oct. 8, 2019, L, 2-5 Sept. 25, 1997, W, 2-1 L2

BOSTON – Suffolk men's soccer opens its final full week of the regular-season with a midweek matchup against Commonwealth Coast Conference and Boston rival Wentworth Wednesday, Oct. 20. The Leopards stop by James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park for a 7 p.m. showdown.

SOCIAL SAYINGS
Ram Nation has a chance to keep up with all the latest news and notes on Suffolk Athletics, its student-athletes and teams by following the Rams on  Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #RamNation a behind-the-scene look at Suffolk Athletics.

SUFFOLK ATHLETICS 2021-22 FAN POLICY
Suffolk University Athletics, following guidance from the University's health and safety protocols, Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), Centers for Disease Control and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, plans to allow fans to attend home athletic contests during the 2021-22 academic and athletic year.

Fans, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, can attend games. They must be masked the entire time they are on campus, pursuant to institutional policy, and complete a health screening form at the security desk of each building upon arrival. This policy applies to home contests played on campus at the Ridgeway Building's Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court, as well as the Emmons Horrigan O'Neil Memorial Rink and the Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.

For outdoor outings, specifically at East Boston Memorial Park, fans are asked to respect COVID safety protocols. At this time, masks will not be mandated for fans no matter vaccinated status at outdoor venues.

MORE READING: Suffolk Athletics Announces Fan Policy for 2021-22

#RAMSFANFEST
After a year hiatus, Suffolk Athletics is excited to welcome back all members of Ram Nation to East Boston Memorial Park Saturday, Oct. 23 for Rams Fan Fest. 

The sixth event is part of Suffolk Weekend, which combines two annual celebrations – Alumni Weekend and Family Weekend. These events bring the entire University community together and allows members of the Suffolk community and their families to reconnect or get acclimated with Suffolk. For a full calendar of events for Suffolk Weekend, Oct. 21-23, click here. 

MORE INFO: Sixth Annual #RamsFanFest on Calendar for Saturday, Oct. 23

LAST TIME OUT
Endicott put away three unanswered goals over the second half to hand Suffolk men's soccer a 4-1 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) setback Saturday afternoon at Hampstead Stadium.  

MORE READING: Endicott Stifles Men's Soccer, 4-1

RAMS RUNDOWN
With the 4-1 setback at Endicott, Suffolk dipped to 7-6-1 on the season and 3-3-0 in CCC action, good for a tie for seventh place with Wentworth. 

Nigel Leo, who is on a three-game point streak, has powered the Rams' 25-goal offensive output. The graduate student has 20 points on nine goals. Both of those stats are not only a squad-high, but are the fourth most by a student-athlete in the CCC this season. The midfielder is complimented on the scoring side of the ball by freshmen Miguel Varela (5g, 2a) and Erik Van Even (4g, 3a) and sophomore Brady Sorensen (4g, 3a). 

In net, the Rams use a three-headed goalkeeper contingent in Xander Balog (1.99 GAA, .659 save %), Tom Bennett (1.88 GAA, .667 save %) and Alfredo Serrano Figueroa (0.87 GAA, .750 save %).

LEOPARDS LOOK
Wentworth shutout Nichols, 1-0, Saturday to improve to 8-7-0 on the year and 3-3-0 in CCC action. 

The Leopards have one of the most potent offenses' in the league with 34 goals scored. Nathan Gosselin is the main ingredient to that with eight goals of his one for a team-high 17 points. John Dauphin has shown a knack for setting-up WIT's scorers with eight handouts to sit second on the squad with 12 points. Jacob Dukeshire joins the twosome with double-digit points in 11 behind a five-goal, one-helper stat line. 

Similar to Suffolk, Wentworth relies on multiple set of gloves in goal. Robbie West has seen the most action in nine games played, all starts. The senior holds a 5-4-0 record with a 1.86 GAA and .673 save percentage. Louis Quintero (6 GP, .084 GAA, .810 save %) could likely earn the nod Wednesday night as well.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk trails Wentworth in the all-time series that dates back to 1989, 4-5-2.
• The Rams look to snap a two-game skid against the Leopards.
• The two teams last met, Oct. 8, 2019. Wentworth won that meeting, 5-2.
• All four of Suffolk's wins came consecutively from 1994-97.
• Suffolk is 3-2-1 versus Wentworth when serving as the home team.
• The Leopards have outscored the Rams, 26-19, including an 8-3 margin in the last two outings.
• Four games have been decided in shutout fashion. Each team has won two cleansheets. The last shutout came Sept. 21, 1995 with Suffolk winning, 1-0.
• Three games have needed extra time to decide a winner and all three went into double overtime.
• Suffolk is 1-0-2 in overtime against the Leopards.
• The last OT outing between Suffolk and WIT was Sept. 26, 1996. The Rams won, 3-2.

EYES ON THE GAME

RAM OF THE WEEK
With 57 percent of the 28 votes cast, Nigel Leo of the Suffolk men's soccer team took home the weekly honor determined by Ram Nation in a day-long Twitter Poll. The accolade comes on the heels of a seven-point week in which the graduate student helped the blue-and-gold go 1-1-0 against its pair of Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) opponents. 

MORE READING: Leo Tabbed Ram of the Week

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk round outs its regular-season home slate Saturday, Oct. 23 against Curry at 4 p.m. The contest will cap off a day-long Rams Fan Fest celebration that kicks off at 11:30 a.m. with a Block Party featuring Suffolk University's President Marisa J. Kelly.