Pierantozzi’s Hat Trick Pushes Men’s Soccer to 4-1 Win at Endicott

BEVERLY, Mass. – Diego Pierantozzi became the Ram to net a hat trick in six seasons to propel Suffolk men's soccer to a 4-1 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) victory over Endicott Saturday at Hempstead Stadium.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4 | Endicott 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-2-1, 2-0-0 CCC) | Endicott (2-5-1, 0-2-0 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Pierantozzi started the scoring 26:24 into the action. The freshman put away a deflection off a Gulls defender to put the Rams on the board.  

Six minutes later, Pierantozzi struck again with no help to double the distance and the 2-0 margin held at half time.  

Off a free kick in the 57th minute, Pierantozzi headed the ball home to extend the edge to 3-0 Suffolk. Miguel Varela took the free kick to set up the score. 

Jason Brodeur broke up Suffolk's shutout bid at the 60:02 mark when he headed home a quick flick-on in between three defenders at the doorstep. 

Lucca Giammattei restored the three-goal cushion with just over five minutes remaining in regulation. Suffolk's corner kick was deflected by Endicott defenders, luckily for Suffolk, Giammattei was there to pick up the pieces and tucked the rock away for the final 4-1 margin.  

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

• Nathan Harlow logged four saves in the victory.
• Brett Roy had two stops in the setback for Endicott.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Pierantozzi had a natural hat trick to anchor Suffolk's scoring. 
• Giammattei logged one goal. 
• Varela handed out the Rams' lone assist of the afternoon. 
• Suffolk outshot Endiott, 12-10. 
• The Rams held a 6-5 edge in shots on target. 
• The blue-and-gold had four corners, compared to the Gulls two.  

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams are unbeaten through the first two conference contests of a season for the second straight year.
• Suffolk began its CCC calendar 2-0-0 for the first time.
• Suffolk leveled the all-time series with Endicott at 3-3-0. 
• The Rams have defeated the Gulls in three straight meetings. 
• The Rams are now 2-1-0 versus the Gulls in Beverly, Massachusetts. 
• Suffolk is 3-1-0 against Endicott with Bill Maddock on the sidelines. 
• The four goals scored against Endicott are the most by the Rams in the all-time series. 
• The three-goal margin of victory is the largest for Suffolk against Endicott all-time.
• Pierantozzi is the first Ram to pot a hat trick since Christian Restrepo did so in a 5-2 triumph at Emerson Sept. 6, 2017. 
• Pierantozzi is the first Suffolk student-athlete to register a natural hat trick since Djibril Niang did so in a 9-0 shutout over Rivier Sept. 17, 2011.
• Pierantozzi's three-goal performance marks a career-high in goals and points. 
• Giammattei logged his first collegiate point with one goal. 
• Varela handed out his third assist of the season. 
• Harlow moved to 3-1-0 in net.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk starts a three-game road stretch at MIT Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 5:00 p.m.