Posted: Oct 28, 2025
EAST BOSTON – Suffolk men's soccer closed its regular season in winning fashion Tuesday evening, blanking Nichols 2-0 at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park. The victory marked the Rams 12th of the season, which is the most triumphs in a single season in the Rams' game-by-game record book, which dates through the 2001 campaign.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Nichols 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (12-3-3, 7-2-1 CNE) | Nichols (4-10-3, 2-7-1 CNE)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless first half, Ford Lee opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Diego Pierantozzi sent a cross from the left wing into Emiliano Esquer, who slid the ball across the face of goal for Lee to tap home and put the Rams ahead 1-0.
- Christian Gardner sealed the victory in the 86th minute, firing a strike from just outside the box after Mohamed Mehaya played him into space in the midfield.
KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS
- Nathan Harlow went the full 90 minutes to record the clean sheet, as Suffolk's back line held Nichols without a shot on target.
- Derek Axon finished with six saves for the Bison.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Lee and Gardner found the back of the net for the Rams.
- Mehaya, Pierantozzi, and Esquer each tallied assists.
- Suffolk outshot Nichols 16-6, including a 6-0 margin on goal.
- The Rams held a 3-2 advantage in corner kicks.
- Lee and Maxi Fadel led the team with three shots apiece.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk secured its 12th win of the year, which is a new single-season victory record in the Rams' season-by-season records that date through 2001.
- The Rams recorded their seventh CNE win of the season, which marks a new single-season league victory best during the blue-and-gold's tenure in the CNE, surpassing the previous mark of six achieved a year ago.
- Tuesday marked the fifth all-time meeting between Suffolk and Nichols since 2021.
- Suffolk remains unbeaten in the series at 3-0-2 overall and 2-0-1 in East Boston.
- The Rams are now 3-0-2 versus the Bison under head coach Bill Maddock.
- Tonight's decision was the third shutout in the series, second straight.
- Suffolk has won all three clean sheets in the series with the Bison.
- The last two tangles between Suffolk and Nichols have ended in a 2-0 decisions, both in the Rams favor.
- All five matchups between Suffolk and Nichols have come in CNE play.
- Gardner notched his third goal of the year
- Lee secured his second tally of the season.
- Mehaya registered his seventh assist of the season.
- Pierantozzi earned his third helper of the campaign.
- Esquer picked up his first helper on the year.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk will await the results from around the league to determine its final seeding and opponent in the upcoming CNE Tournament.
