FALL RIVER, Mass. – Suffolk men's ice hockey picked up its first victory of 2025-26 as four Rams potted one goal en route to a 4-1 Conference of New England (CNE) triumph over Roger Williams Friday night at Driscoll Arena. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4 | Roger Williams 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-1-0, 1-0-0 CNE) | Roger Williams (1-1-0, 0-1-0 CNE) 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Suffolk struck first as Quinn Booth netted a power play puck with help from Daniel McKiernan 6:57 into the contest. 
• The Hawks flew back and leveled the playing field at 1-all 4:24 later thanks to Jon Alger, who was set-up by PJ Sweeney and Colin Kwak.
• Nolan Leonard pushed the blue-and-gold back in front has he converted Nick Liotino's pass into the go-ahead goal that made it 2-1 Suffolk with 5:39 remaining before the first intermission.  
• Following a scoreless second, the Rams logged two more markers in the third thanks to Marko Giourof and Aidan O'Connell. 
• On the defensive end, Austin McNicholas stopped the three shots RWU put on target in the last 20 minutes for the 4-1 final. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• McNicholas logged nine saves in the victory. 
• Jacob Jaslow registered 31 stops in the setback. 

STATISICALLY SPEAKING

• Giouroff and Leonard compiled identical one-goal, one-assist stat lines. 
• Booth and O'Connell added one goal each. 
• Jake Grace, Nick Liotino, McKiernan and Tommy Whitford dished out one assist apiece. 
• Suffolk commanded the pace of play as it outshot Roger Williams, 35-10. 
• The Rams went 2-for-5 on the power play and successfully skated off three penalties.

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams lifted the lid on their CNE campaign in the win column for the first time in program history. 
• Suffolk is 1-5-1 in CNE openers. 
• The blue-and-gold skated as the away team in its CNE debut for the second time in program history, first since 2023. 
• Suffolk is now 1-1-0 in a CNE opener on the road. 
• The Rams are 1-3-0 in the first league game of the season under Shawn McEachern's guidance. 
• Suffolk and Roger Williams met for the first time. 
• McNicholas recorded his first collegiate win. 
• Leonard (3g, 1a), Giourof (1g, 2a), Booth (1g, 2a), O'Connell (1g, 1a) and McKiernan (2a)
• Leonard matched a career-high two points. He has produced two points in both games this season. 
• Giourof and O'Connell scored their first goals as Rams. 
• Booth notched his first collegiate goal. 
• Liotino, Grace and Whitford tallied their first points of the season with one assist apiece. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is set to host Wentworth at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink in a CNE showdown tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 8 at 4:50 p.m.