Men’s Soccer Meets MIT Wednesday

SUFFOLK at MIT
Date Time Venue Live Video Live Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Wednesday, Sept. 26 5:00 PM Roberts Field Cambridge, Mass. Team1Sports.com MITAthletics.com 2-5-1 Sept. 28, 2022, W, 3-0 Same W1

BOSTON – Suffolk men's soccer rides its three-game win streak to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Wednesday, Sept. 27 for a midweek battle at MIT. First kick is scheduled for 5 p.m. 

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LAST TIME OUT
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.  

MORE READING: Pierantozzi's Hat Trick Pushes Men's Soccer to 4-1 Win at Endicott

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN
Behind its three-game win streak, Suffolk sits 5-2-1 on the year.  

The Rams have scored four goals in each of the last three contests, outscoring their opponents 12-1 in that span. Overall this season, the blue-and-gold has found the back of the net 18 times and limited its foes to eight markers.  

Individually, Diego Pierantozzi has reached the double-digit point mark with a team-best five goals. Francisco Valckis second on the squad with six points on an evenly divided stat line of two goals and two assists. Brady Sorensen and Carter Van Buskirk round out the top offensive contributors with five points apiece on identical one-goal, two-assist stat lines. 

In net, Nathan Harlow (0.75 GAA, .875 save %) and Xander Balog (1.00 GAA, .714 save %) have each started four contests and both have two shutouts. Harlow holds a 3-1-0 ledger, while Balog boasts a 2-1-1 record.  

EYES ON THE ENGINEERS
MIT is on a three-game win streak of its own to bring a 3-3-1 record into Wednesday's action.  

Garrett Robinson is the main factor in the Engineers 16-goal offense. He has scored four himself and assisted on three others. Aidan Hallinan, Nico Mangiafico and Peter Novoa have all recorded two goals and one helper, while Dilin Meloni has dished out a team-best four handouts. 

Lukas Hanson-Puffer is the usual starter in net for MIT. In five games played, four starts, he has assembled a 1.91 GAA and .733 save percentage for a 2-1-1 record. Hernando Ardila compiled a six-save shutout in his lone appearance, a 6-0 decision over Wentworth, Sept. 20, to be responsible for the other Engineers' victory. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and MIT have met seven times since 1946. 
• The Rams are 2-5-1 all-time against the Engineers. 
• A year ago, Suffolk topped MIT, 3-0. 
• Both of the Rams wins have come in shutout fashion. The first was a 1-0 decision sept. 27, 2017, while last season's result was a 3-0 cleansheet Sept. 28, 2022.
• Seven meetings have been determined in shutout fashion. Suffolk is 2-5-0 in cleansheets against the Engineers. 
• The first and only tie between Suffolk and MIT came via a 2-2 draw in the first-ever meeting in 1946. 
• Location of the contests were unknown in the first four meetings. Since 2015, three games have been played at MIT (0-3-0). Last season, Suffolk hosted the Engineers in Eastie for the first time and won, 3-0. 
• The Engineers have outscored the Rams 39-6 all-time. 
• Suffolk's 3-0 victory over MIT a year ago marked the largest margin of victory for the Rams in the all-time series and most goals put away versus the Engineers all-time.  

EYES ON THE GAME

RAMS RECOGNTION
Coming off its 2-0-0 week, Suffolk men's soccer swept the weekly Commonwealth Coast Conference awards as Diego Pierantozzi earned Offensive Player of the Wee and Nathan Harlow took home Defensive Player and Rookie of the Week, the league office announced.  

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Sweep Weekly CCC Awards

RAMS RANKS
On its best start in Commonwealth Coast Conference play in program history, Suffolk men's soccer has earned the highest regional ranking in the Rams' record book as Bill Maddock's squad grabbed third in Poll III edition of Region II via United Soccer Coaches. 

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Moves Up to Third in United Soccer Coaches' Regional Rankings 

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
In the midst of a three-game road trip, Suffolk makes the trip to Hartford Saturday, Sept. 30 for a 3 p.m. tangle.