Women’s Soccer Keeps Framingham State Silent, 3-0

EAST BOSTON – Three different Rams scored and six student-athletes recorded a point as Suffolk women's soccer blanked Framingham State, 3-0, Saturday afternoon at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Framingham State 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-0-0) |Framingham State (0-2-0) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Lily Christian started where she left off from the season opener, however, this time the freshman scored in the within the first 15 minutes of action. Alex Stamatos crossed the ball in from the left side to Klaudia Rushi in the box. Rushi dished to Christian o the right side of the goal and the Rams' rookie scored the one-timer 12:51 into the action.  

Christian's goal was the lone mark in the first frame, but it would not be the only tally on the day. This time Christian assisted on the strike that gave Suffolk a two-goal cushion. Christian played a throw in Aislinn Servaes, who was front and center. Servaes beat a Framingham State defender, faked out another, and easily kicked the ball out of reach of Jetta Oskirko gloves to stretch the distance to 2-0 in the 59th minute.      

The visiting Rams made a chance between the pipes to slow up the host Rams in the 63rd minute. Sarah Lutsic held the blue-and-gold scoreless for a while, but not the rest of the way. Rushi had the ball on the right 15-yard line, fed Kylie Flynn in the center, who dished ahead to a wide-open Ashley Cassino-Henriquez on the left-hand side of the field. Cassino-Henriquez completed the pass around with a goal to put the game just out of reach for Framingham with just under five minutes remaining.  

In the 88th minute, Cassino-Henriquez had a chance again, but hit the cross bar to keep things at 3-0, Suffolk. That score held the rest of the way as the buzzer sounded.  

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

• Rodrigues registered three saves in the complete game shutout. 
• Lutsic and Oskirko split time in net. Lutsic had one save, while Oskirko turned aside five attempts. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Christian led the offensive effort with one goal and one assist. 
• Cassino-Henriquez and Servaes both found the back of the net. 
• Flynn, Rushi and Stamatos each set-up one shot. 
• Suffolk held an advantage in every statistical category including shots, 17-6, shots on goal, 9-3, and corner kicks, 3-2. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Framingham State met for the first time in program history. 
• The Rams opened the year 2-0-0 for the first time in the Ashley Van Vechten era, first time since 2011 and just third time in program history.
• Suffolk shutout an opponent in back-to-back battles for the first time since stringing back-to-back cleansheets together Oct. 16-19, 2019. 
• The three-goal offensive output are the most Suffolk goals since putting four away in a four-nil win over Rivier Oct. 30, 2019.  
• Rodrigues now has 14th shutouts to her credit throughout her collegiate career.
• The Boston Rams have kept an opponent off the scoreboard 14 times with Van Vechten on the bench.  
• Christian has produced a goal in both of Suffolk's game this season. 
• Cassino-Henriquez, Flynn, Rushi and Stamatos each recorded the first point of her collegiate career. 
• Cassino-Henriquez and Servaes scored her first collegiate goal. 
• Servaes has produced a point in each of the Rams' outings this season. The two-game point streak features one goal and one helper. 
  
  

POST-GAME PIC
 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk heads out on the road for the first time in 2021 when it visits Wellesley Wednesday, Sept. 8 for a 4:00 p.m. match-up.