Men’s Soccer to Tangle with Endicott in CNE Semis Tuesday

SUFFOLK vs ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Video Stats Notes Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Nov. 4 7:00 PM James A. Sartori Stadium East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. NSN Sports GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 4-5-0 Sept. 20, 2024, L, 2-0 Oct. 28, 2023, W, 1-0 Lost 2

BOSTON – Suffolk men's soccer opens its fifth consecutive Conference of New England (CNE) playoff run Tuesday, Nov. 4 with a semifinal showdown against sixth seed Endicott at East Boston Memorial Park's James A. Sartori Stadium. The second-seeded Rams begin their quest to repeat as CNE Champions tomorrow under the lights at 7 p.m. 

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2025 CNE MEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT
First Round - Saturday, Nov. 1
Game 1: No. 5 Western New England defeated No. 4 Hartford, 2-1 – Box Score   
Game 2: No. 6 Endicott defeated No. 3 Johnson & Wales, 2-0 – Box Score

Semifinals - Tuesday, Nov. 4
Game: 3: No. 5 Western New England at No. 1 Roger Williams - 4:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 4: No. 6 Endicott at No. 2 Suffolk - 7:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video

Championship - Saturday, Nov. 8
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 - Hosted by Highest Remaining Seed

SUFFOLK IN THE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk will begin its 23rd overall conference tournament appearance, fifth in the CNE, and fifth straight league postseason play Tuesday. 
• The Rams will play in the league semifinal for the seventh time and fourth straight season. 
• Suffolk is 3-2-1 in the conference semis and 2-0-1 when playing in the CNE semis. 
• The blue-and-gold has advanced to a league title tilt three times (2010, 2022, 2024) times.
• The Rams have hoisted a conference crown twice, in 2010 when they captured the GNAC title, and a year ago when it grabbed the CNE banner. 
• Suffolk will host the conference semifinal for the second time in program history and second time in as many years. 
• The Rams are undefeated, 1-0-0, in a league semifinal as the home team. 
• The Rams will host their 10th-ever conference postseason game, second semifinal. 
• As the home team, the blue-and-gold is 5-2-2 in a conference tournament, including an unbeaten, 2-0-2 mark in the CNE. 
• It is the second straight season and second time in program history that Suffolk is competing in a league postseason as the second seed. 
• Suffolk is unbeaten, 1-0-1 as the second seed in a league tournament.
• The Rams are 3-2-3 in the postseason in the Bill Maddock era. 
• Suffolk has needed extra time to determine a winner in a league postseason game five times.
• The last OT conference postseason contest was the 2024 CNE Championship, which ended in a 1-1 draw and was determined via penalty kicks.
• The Rams are 1-1-3 in OT outings in the conference playoffs.
• Suffolk went into a PK shootout in the postseason three times, including last season's CNE Championships. 
• The Rams have advanced via PKs twice, the 2022 CNE Quarterfinals versus Salve Regina, Oct. 29, 2022, and the 2024 CNE Championship against Roger Williams, Nov. 9, 2024. 
• Eighteen (18) of Suffolk's 30 postseason games have come via shutouts. 
• The Rams are 5-13-0 in shutouts in conference postseason play. 
• At home, the Rams sport a 3-1-0 ledger in postseason shutouts. 
• On the road, Suffolk sports a 2-12-0 postseason cleansheet record. 
• Suffolk's last shutout in the postseason came in 2024's semifinal contest, a 1-0 win over Western New England, Nov. 6, 2024. 
• Suffolk's three goals against Salve Regina in the 2022 CNE (formerly CCC) Quarterfinals are the most goals scored in a playoff game in the Rams history.  

RAMS IN THE CNE CROWN CHASE

• The Rams will make their fifth straight trip to the CNE Tournament in as many years in the league. 
• Suffolk will compete in the CNE Semifinals for the third time and third consecutive campaign. 
• The Rams will host the CNE semifinal for the second time in program history and in as many years. 
• Suffolk sports a 3-2-2 record in the CNE postseason.
• Suffolk is playing in the CNE tourney as the second seed for the second time overall and in as many years. 
• At home, the Rams are 2-0-2 in the CNE Tournament. 
• On the road, Suffolk is 1-2-1 in the CNE postseason.
• Four CNE postseason games have been determined via shutouts. 
• Suffolk is 3-1-0 when a team is kept off the scoreboard in the CNE tournament. 
• Three Suffolk CNE postseason contests have gone into overtime, all have ended in stalemates and have been determined by penalty kicks. 
• The Rams have advanced on PKs twice (2022 quarterfinals, 2024 championship) and have been eliminated by PKs once (2023 semifinals).

LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's soccer closed its regular season in winning fashion Tuesday, Oct. 28, 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. 

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Tops Nichols, 2-0, in Regular-Season Finale for Winningest Season

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN

• Suffolk secured the second seed in the CNE's six-team postseason field with its best-ever league ledger of 7-2-1 to go along with the winningest overall record in the program's year-by-year record book (which dates through 2001) of 12-3-3. 
• Mohamed Mehaya has anchored Suffolk's 41-goal scoring unit with 29 points behind 11 goals and seven assists. 
• Franciso Valck shares the top spot on the squad for handouts with Mehaya with seven of his own to go along with six goals good for 19 points. 
• Diego Pierantozzi (6g, 3a) and Zach Vlachos (4g, 4a) have added double digit points as well to the offensive output. 
• Nathan Harlow has been the go-to goalie as of late. The junior brings in a 0.80 GAA and .830 save percentage with a 7-1-1 ledger and six clean sheets.  

GULLS GLANCE

• Endicott (10-7-2) grabbed the sixth seed in the CNE Tournament with a 6-4-0 conference mark. 
• The Gulls shutout three seed Johnson & Wales in the CNE First Round Saturday, 2-0, to clinch a spot in the semis Tuesday. 
• Aidan Sheehan is the main ingredient to Endicott's scoring unit as the lone player with double digit points behind four goals and seven assists. 
• Ethan Nunes and Conor Rooeny are both the on verge of double figure points with identical three-goal, three-assist stat lines. 
• Brady O'Toole (.727 save percentage, 1.09 GAA) and Ethan Harrison (.895 save percentage, 0.50 GAA) have split time in goal for the Gulls with 11 games played and eight appearances, respectively.  

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk men's soccer dropped a 2-0 Conference of England (CNE) contest to Endicott Saturday, Sept. 20 at Hempstead Stadium.  

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Silenced at Endicott 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Endicott will meet for the 10th time since the series began in 2011.
• The Rams slipped to 4-5-0 in the all-time series after the last meeting, a 2-0 Suffolk setback Sept. 20, 2025.
• The blue-and-gold looks to snap a two-game skid against the Gulls and looks for its first win over Endicott since a 1-0 shutout Oct. 28, 2023.
• The series has been played nearly evenly on the road (2-3-0) and at home (2-2-0).
• The Rams and Gulls will tangle in the CNE postseason for the third time, first since the 2023 CNE First Round, a 1-0 Suffolk win, Oct. 28, 2023.
• Suffolk is undefeated, 2-0-0, in tournament tilts against the Gulls. 
• The blue-and-gold has faced Endicott in a conference semifinal once, in 2022, and upset the then-No. 23 Gulls, 2-0, in Beverly, Massachusetts, Nov. 2, 2022
• The postseason action between Suffolk and Endicott has been split between road (1-0-0) and home (1-0-0) play. 
• Both battles between Suffolk and Endicott in the postseason have ended via shutout. 
• There have been six shutouts in the all-time series including the last three meetings.
• Suffolk is 3-2-0 against Endicott when a team is kept off the scoreboard.
• The Rams hold a 4-3-0 record under head coach Bill Maddock, including two postseason wins in 2022 and 2023.

MORE INFO:  Suffolk vs. Endicott– All Time Series

STATS SHOWDOWN

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Tuesday's tangle will punch its ticket to the 2025 CNE Championship and take on the victor of the semifinal action between first seed Roger Williams and fifth seed Western New England.