Six-Goal Second Half Powers Women’s Soccer’s Comeback at Mass. Maritime, 6-2
The Suffolk women’s soccer team overcame a two-goal, first half deficit and then some Tuesday night as the Rams poured in six second stanza goals to take down the Buccaneers, 6-2, at Clean Harbor Stadium in their regular season finale.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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0 | 6 | 6 |
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2 | 0 | 2 |
Team Stats
Mass. Maritime
| Game Statistics | Suffolk | Mass. Maritime |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 23 (16) | 13 (10) |
| Saves | 8 | 10 |
| Fouls | 3 | 7 |
| Corner Kicks | 6 | 4 |
| Offsides | 4 | 0 |
BOSTON – The Suffolk women's soccer team overcame a two-goal, first half deficit and then some Tuesday night as the Rams poured in six second stanza goals to take down the Buccaneers, 6-2, at Clean Harbor Stadium in their regular season finale.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 6, Mass. Maritime 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (10-9-0) | Mass. Maritime (5-9-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jennifer Martin and Alexandra Nagri each netted a pair of goals apiece and assisted on another to lead Suffolk past a two-goal halftime deficit and to the Rams' 10th victory of the season.
GOALS GALORE
- Martin sliced the Rams 2-0 halftime deficit in half on a Nagri feed just 6:56 after intermission.
- Suffolk took the lead for good on markers from junior Paola Ortez and sophomore Madelyn Whipple in a 1:02 span just over 20 minutes later.
- Nagri added her two tallies to sandwich Martin's second goal of the night in the final 8:28 of action to cap the visitors' six goal second half outburst. The junior duo's last two markers came in a 36 second span to account for the final margin.
KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS
- Kirsten Weiker picked up her seventh win of the season with an eight save effort in goal for the Rams.
- Sara Coffey made 10 stops in net in the setback for Mass. Maritime.
NOTEABLES
- Suffolk finished its regular season with the third most victories in program-history with a 10-9-0 overall record. The ledger marks the best since going 11-8-1 in 2011.
- The Rams remained unbeaten all-time against Mass. Maritime with their third win over the Buccaneers since the series began in 2009.
- Suffolk's six second-half goals are the most scores over a half for the Rams since the blue and gold netted seven in the second stanza in a 12-0 win over Anna Maria Oct. 24, 2012.
- Nagri's season goal total of 19 is just three shy of tying Suffolk's single season record of 22 set by Leslie Hayden.
- Whipple put in her second tally of the season with each of the sophomore's goals lifting the Rams' to victory as game-winners.
POST-GAME PIC
COMING UP
Suffolk sets its sights on the GNAC tournament as the seventh-seeded Rams will travel to the second-seeded Wildcats of Johnson & Wales Sunday, Oct. 30 for a 5 p.m. quarterfinals contest.