Posted: Sep 30, 2025
BOSTON – Suffolk men's soccer closed out its suspended matchup against Dean from August 29 on Tuesday Evening at James A. Sartori Field at East Boston Memorial Park with a 6-2 victory.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 6 | Dean 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (6-2-2) | Dean (3-6-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The contest picked up with 11:38 remaining in the first half and the Rams holding a 3-2 lead, behind previous goals from Mohamed Mehaya and a pair from Francisco Valck.
- Suffolk extended its advantage immediately after the restart as Valck dribbled through the midfield and slipped a short pass to Zach Vlachos, who tucked his shot inside the near post in the 40th minute.
- Mehaya added to the tally in the second frame as he chipped the goalkeeper after being set up by Vlachos in the 57th minute.
- The blue-and-gold capped the scoring in the 66th minute as Christian Gardner headed home a in-swinging cross from Maxi Fadel.
KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS
- Nathan Harlow started the original contest and logged 23 minutes.
- Ian Caldwell and Carter Sewell relieved Harlow and recorded one save each.
- Noah Godwin started the contest for the Bulldogs and registered five saves.
- Noah Amaral closed out the resumed matchup with four saves.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Mehaya and Valck registered two goals and one assist apiece.
- Vlachos produced one strike and one handout.
- Gardner scored one goal.
- Fadel finished with one helper.
- Suffolk outshot Dean, 24-6 and held an 15-2 edge in shots on goal.
- The Rams earned three corner opportunities compared to one for the Bulldogs.
- Vlachos paced the team with five shot attempts.
- Mehaya added a team-high four shots on target.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk won its third game in a row. It is the longest win streak for the blue-and-gold since it rattled off five consecutive victories Sept. 15-30, 2023.
- The six-goal output marked the Rams' largest offensive output of the season.
- The six strikes in a single outing are the most for Suffolk's offense since it poured in six in a 6-1 triumph at Mass. Maritime Sept. 17, 2024.
- The Rams and Bulldogs met for the second time in series history.
- Suffolk picked up its first win over Dean, evening the all-time series at 1-1-0.
- Mehaya logged a personal-best five points and tied a career-high two goals. The freshman forwarded extended his point streak to three games. In that span he has four goals and three assists.
- Valck, who scored his first two goals of the season, matched a career-best two strikes.
- Vlachos pushed his point streak to three games. In that stretch he has two markers and three handouts. The junior matched a personal-best in points (3), goals (1) and assists (1).
- Gardner registered the first goal of his collegiate career.
- Fadel recorded his first career point with one assist.
- Sewell made his Ram debut and recorded his first save for the side.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams continue their homestand at East Boston Memorial Park with a Conference of New England (CNE) matchup against Wentworth on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 12 p.m.
