SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Suffolk men's soccer used a second-half strike from Francisco Valck to secure a 1-1 draw at Western New England on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Western New England 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (11-3-3, 6-2-1 CNE)| Western New England (8-7-2, 6-2-1 CNE)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• WNE struck first with a free kick that deflected off the Ram wall and into the net to take a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute.
• Suffolk equalized in the 77th when a cross from Maxi Fadel was stopped by a Golden Bear defender, but the clearance attempt was failed, allowing Valck to clean it up with a powerful shot.
• Gavin Raitt preserved the draw with a goal-line clearance in the 88th minute, making a bicycle kick save to keep the game level.

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

• Nathan Harlow made five saves in the contest.
• Braylon Casinghino recorded two stops in the action.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Valck scored Suffolk's lone goal. 
• Fadel tallied the assist.
• WNE outshot Suffolk 18-9 and held the advantage in shots on goal, 6-3.
• The Rams held a 2-1 edge in corner kicks.
• Valck led the Rams with three shots, putting two on target.
• Valck scored Suffolk's lone goal.

NOTEWORTHY

• Saturday marked the 12th meeting between Suffolk and WNE since the series began in 2002.
• The Rams moved to 3-8-2 all-time against the Golden Bears.
• Suffolk is now unbeaten in its last four matches against WNE, going 2-0-2 during the stretch dating back to October 31, 2023.
• The blue-and-gold earned just their second point on the road against WNE, improving to 0-5-2 in games played in Springfield.
• The draw was the second all-time between the two programs, with the first a 2-2 result on October 31, 2023.
• Under head coach Bill Maddock, Suffolk is now 2-3-2 versus the Golden Bears.
• Valck extended his point streak to eight straight games, totaling six goals and six assists during the stretch.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk wraps up its regular-season slate on Tuesday, October 28, when the Rams play host to Nichols at 7:00 p.m. at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.