Men’s Soccer to Battle Salve Regina in CCC Quarterfinals Saturday

SUFFOLK vs. SALVE REGINA
Date Time Venue Live Video Live Stats Program Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Oct. 29 1:00 PM James A. Sartori Stadium East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. Playsight GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 0-7-1 Oct. 25, 2022, T, 1-1 Never T1

BOSTON – For the first time in the CCC era and first time since 2016, Suffolk men's soccer will play host to a league postseason came as the fourth-seeded Rams welcome fifth seed Salve Regina to James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park Saturday, Oct. 29 for the CCC Quarterfinals. Action is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. 

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2022 CCC MEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENTB
Opening Round – Thursday, Oct. 27
#8 Wentworth at #7 Gordon – 4:00 PM – Live Stats | Live Video 

Quarterfinals – Saturday, Oct. 29 
#7/8 Winner at #2 Roger Williams – Live Stats | Live Video
#6 Nichols at #3 Western New England – Live Stats | Live Video
#5 Salve Regina at #4 Suffolk – Live Stats | Live Video

Semifinals – Wednesday, Nov. 2 
#4/5 Winner at #1 Endicott
#3/6 Winner at #2/7/8 Winner 

Championship – Saturday, Nov. 5
Semifinal Winners at higher seed

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SUFFOLK IN THE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk makes its 20th overall conference postseason appearance Saturday with 018 visits to the GNAC conference tournament. 
• The blue-and-gold has gone onto a league semifinal showdown five times with its last coming in 2016. 
• Overall, the Rams have hoisted a conference crown once, in 2010, when it captured the GNAC title. 
• Suffolk enters the field as the fourth seed for the first time in both the CCC tourney and in the Bill Maddock era. It is the first time the Rams earned the fourth seed since 2016 and fifth time overall. 
• The Rams will host their fifth-ever conference postseason game, first sine 2016. 

RAMS IN THE CCC CROWN CHASE

• The Rams will make their second straight trip to the CCC Tournament in as many years in the league. 
• Suffolk looks for its first CCC postseason victory. 
• The Rams will play in the CCC Quarterfinals for the first time in program history after making the opening round game a year ago. 
• The blue-and-gold look to find the back of the net in the CCC Tournament for the first time after being shutout at Wentworth, 2-0, in its first-ever appearance, the 2021 Opening Round, Oct. 28. 

LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's soccer forced a 1-1 stalemate with Salve Regina Tuesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at Toppa Field.  

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Closes Regular-Season with 1-1 Draw at Salve Regina

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk wrapped up the regular-season 9-5-4 and 4-2-3 versus CCC counterparts.  

The Rams have put together the fourth-best offense in the league with 33 goals. The blue-and-gold's scoring has been spread out with 18 players with at least one point. Carter Van Buskirk's (4g, 4a) dozen leads the way, while Tommy Handelsman (2g, 5a), Taj Jensen (3g, 3a), and Brady Sorensen (4g, 1a) have all supplied nine points. 

Xander Balog has not missed a game in net this season. The sophomore sports a 1.17 GAA and .804 save percentage for a 9-5-4 record with a program-record eight shutouts to his credit. 

SEAHAWKS SAYINGS
Following the stalemate with Suffolk Tuesday, Suffolk moved to 8-4-5 on the year and 4-2-3 in conference action.  

The Seahawks found the back of the net for the first time in three games against Suffolk to bring its offense to 27 goals this year. Jordan Borges and Kendy Prince are the main ingredient's to SRU's scoring. Borges has four goals and seven assists for a team-high 15 points, while Prince owns six strikes and one set-up for 13 points.  

In net, Nathan Reid is the Seahawks go-to goalie. He holds a 0.92 GAA and .810 save percentage in 12 games played. The senior netminder has kept five foes off the board and brings in a 6-2-4 record. Reid was not the netminder for the Suffolk showdown earlier this week, however, as Aidan Figueira (0.00 GAA, 1.000 save percentage) and Troy Maurer (2.00 GAA, .800 save percentage) teamed up for the draw. 

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk and Salve Regina battled just five days prior in the 2022 regular-season finale. The Rams fell behind by one 13 minutes into the action before Jeremy Cooke leveled the playing field with his first collegiate point in the 27th minute. That tied score remained through the rest of regulation as Xander Balog captured 14 saves to preserve the draw.  

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Closes Regular-Season with 1-1 Draw at Salve Regina

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Salve Regina will tangle for the second time in five days and ninth time overall since 2010 Saturday. 
• The Rams sit 0-7-1 all-time versus the Seahawks. 
• The series has been split between home (0-4-0) and away (0-3-1) bouts. 
• Three games have been decided in shutout, all of which Salve Regina has won. The last came in Boston a year ago, Sept. 25, 2021, via 3-0 decision. 
• The blue-and-gold has been outscored by Salve Regina, 28-10, all-time. 
• Suffolk's most goals against the Seahawks came Sept. 19, 2016, a 4-3 setback. 
• Suffolk and Salve Regina will meet for the first time in the conference postseason. 
• The Rams are 0-1-1 versus SRU under Maddock's guidance. 

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S NEXT?
The victor of Saturday's showdown advances to the CCC Semifinals at top-seeded Endicott. The No. 22 Gulls received a bye into the semis, which are on the scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 2.