Men’s Soccer Sees Program-Best Earn United Soccer Coaches All-Region

2025 United Soccer Coaches Division III All-Region Teams

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Suffolk men's soccer picked up a program-record five all-region distinctions from the United Soccer Coaches Association as Matthew Belluardo, Francisco Valck, Mohamed Mehaya, Nathan Harlow and Diego Pierantozzi were recognized by the national organization.  

Belluardo and Valck earned spots on the first-team. Mehaya was selected to the second-team, while Harlow and Pierantozzi grabbed third-team nods. The fivesome is the second-ever group of teammates to garner all-region accolades in the same season in program history, surpassing last season's then program-best threesome.  

Valck and Harlow captured all-region for the second-time in their careers. Belluardo, Mehaya and Pierantozzi, meanwhile, are first-time all-region honorees.  

Bill Maddock's squads have been represented on the all-region list by at least one student-athlete over the last five seasons starting in 2021. Overall, Suffolk men's soccer squad owns 11 all-region honors, all which have come in Maddock's tenure. 

Anchored by this core group, Suffolk played its way to the Conference of New England (CNE) Championship contest for the second straight season and third time in the last four years. The Rams fell short in the title tilt via penalty kicks, but managed to post the winningest record in the year-by-year record books of 13-3-4. The 7-2-1 league ledger also stood as the best mark versus conference counterparts.

Bellurado and Valck are the first-ever Rams to take first-team all-region honors in program history and the awards come after the duo was named CNE Defensive Player and CNE Offensive Player of the Year, respectively.  

Belluardo was a cornerstone of Suffolk's defensive unit as the senior, starting all 19 games in the backfield. He contributed to Suffolk's 44-goal scoring unit as well with six points on two goals, including one game-winner, and two helpers. The defender from Mahwah, New Jersey's award shelf has gotten heavy as of late as the program's first and only league defender of the year to go along with three all-conference nods. In addition to his athletic achievements, the undergraduate law student-athlete has taken home three College Sports Communicators Academic All-District distinctions and was tabbed the 2025 CNE Scholar-Athlete of the Year.  

Valck complimented Belluardo's defensive leadership with offensive pace. The junior forward from Weston, Florida, racked up 21 points behind an evenly divided stat line of seven goals and seven assists. He compiled an eight-game point streak from Sept. 30-Oct. 25, in which he supplied six strikes and six handouts in that stretch. 

Mehaya is the youngest player to capture all-region as his second-team spot came following a freshman campaign that he anchored Suffolk's goal scorers with 11 markers. The East Boston, Massachusetts product added seven assists to finish with a team-best 29 points.  

Harlow defended the net in 13 games for Suffolk. The junior that brought his talents across the pond from London, England, assembled a 0.82 GAA and .821 save percentage with six clean sheets. 

Pierantozzi, a senior forward that calls Weston, Florida, home, provided seven goals and three helpers over 18 games, 15 starts.  

The five Rams are a part of the 15 CNE student-athletes recognized with All-Region by United Soccer Coaches with players from Endicott (1), Gordon (1), Hartford (1), Roger Williams (4) and Western New England (3) garnering the distinction as well.