BOSTON – The Suffolk women's soccer team returns home Saturday as the Rams takes on conference and Boston rival Simmons Saturday at 7 p.m. at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Jennifer Martin posted her fifth goal of the season, but it would not be enough as the Suffolk women's soccer team fell at Saint Joseph's of Maine, 2-1, Wednesday night at Westerlea Way Field. 

The Monks outshot the Rams by a 24-8 margin. Kirsten Weiker earned her 13th start in net for Suffolk and made four saves. 

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RUN DOWN ON THE RAMS
Suffolk enters Saturday's match with an overall record of 3-10 and a 2-4 mark in GNAC play. 

Jennifer Martin paces the squad with five goals and a team-leading four assists for 14 points. Alexandra Nagri has 13 points to her credit on a team-high six goals and one handout. Jessica Harmon (3g, 1a), Veronica Bernardo (2a) and Kaitlin Flores (1g) have multiple points to their credit. 

Between the posts, Kirsten Weiker has started all 13 contests for the Rams. The freshman keeper has recorded  90 saves, which ranks third amongst the GNAC goaltenders, while owning a .677 percentage. 

SOMETHING 'BOUT THE SHARKS
Simmons is coming off a strong performance by putting up four goals, three from Kashka Gammon, at Norwich in a 4-1 victory Wednesday. The winners of three straight, the Sharks sit at 6-6 overall and 5-1 in the GNAC. 

Gammon leads the Sharks in goals (8), points (17), shots (42) and shots on goal (24). Greer Gilbert is also a dangerous offensive option, tallying five goals and handing out six assists, while Victoria Russo leads the team in handouts with seven and tacked on one goal. 

Simmons' goalkeepers have only conceded 20 goals through 12 games. Briana Hayes has started all contests in the net for the Sharks as the senior keeper owns 61 saves (.792) and has allowed 16 goals. Casey Halle and Amber Verrill have also seen action between the pipes. 

The Sharks have scored 16 of their 24 goals in the last three games to own an edge against opponents in tallies, 24-20, as well as shots, 210-156, and corners, 54-35. 

HAT TRICKS
Alexandra Nagri's career-high, three-goal game at the University of Saint Joseph's marks the first time a player in blue-and-gold recorded a hat trick since Taylor Miranda '14 had one to her credit in a 5-0 shutout over Norwich in 2013.

LOOKING AHEAD
Suffolk takes Sunday off and returns to the pitch Monday night as the Rams are set to clash with Johnson & Wales at 6:45 p.m.