Men’s Soccer's Late Scores Lead to 2-0 Win at UNE

BIDDEFORD, Maine – Suffolk men's soccer poured in two goals over the final nine minutes of play to take down the University of New England, 2-0, in Conference of New England (CNE) action at Barbara J. Hazard Field Tuesday.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | University of New England 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (9-3-2, 4-2-0 CNE) | University of New England (2-8-3, 0-5-1 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Francisco Valck dribbled down the pitch from Suffolk's end, past midfield, to the Nor'Easters 40-yard line where he lobbed a go-ahead pass to Dylan Trachtenberg. Trachtenberg pulled UNE's keeper Sean MacDonald out of position in time to center a one-touch pass to Mohamed Mehaya for a wide-open, easy right-foot finish to give the Rams a 1-0 lead with 8:37 left in the second stanza. 
• Insurance came courtesy of Trachtenberg in the two seconds. The sophomore gained possession of the rock in a cluster of Nor'Easter defenders, took it for a one-on-one with MacDonald and finished low right for the 2-0 final.   

KEEPING UP WITH KEEPERS

• Ian Caldwell registered two saves in the shutout. 
• MacDonald finished with six saves in the setback. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Tratchenberg had a hand in both goals as he scored one and assisted on the other. 
• Mehaya recorded one goal. 
• Valck notched one helper.
• Suffolk commanded the pace of play as it outshot UNE, 16-8, including an 8-2 advantage in shots on net. 
• The Nor'Easters, meanwhile, had six corners compared to the Rams two. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk remains unbeaten all-time against the University of New England, 5-0-0. 
• The Rams are now 3-0-0 when playing UNE in Biddeford, Maine. 
• Suffolk has outscored the Nor'easters 15-4 all-time. 
• With tonight's decision, there has been three shutouts in the series. Tonight's meeting was the first clean sheet since 2023. 
• Every meeting between Suffolk and UNE has come under Bill Maddock's guidance. 
• Trachtenberg registered a personal-best three points as he produced one goal and one assist in the same contest for the first time in his collegiate career.  
• The Rams blanked their seventh opponent of the season.
• Caldwell earned his third shutout of the year.
• Valck pushed his point streak to five games. In that stretch he has four goals and four assists. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is back at East Boston Memorial Park's James A. Sartori Stadium Saturday, Oct. 18 for a 3 p.m. league showdown with Gordon.