Women’s Soccer Blanks Elms, 2-0, in Season Opener

CHICOPEE, Mass. – Suffolk women's soccer got the 2024 season underway in the win column as the Rams scored one goal in each half and Arden Ferrari-Henry was perfect in net en route to a 2-0 victory over Elms Saturday afternoon at Leary Field.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Elms 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-0-0) | Elms (0-2-0)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Avery Porter pushed the Rams on the board 30 minutes into the game as the sophomore put away a set-up from Charli Adams. That lead remained at half time as Suffolk commanded the pace of play in the first set of 45 minutes. 

The Blazers first and only attempt on target came in the 53rd minute. Luckily for the Rams, Ferrari-Henry remained fresh and denied the attempt to keep the 1-0 lead in Suffolk's favor.  

At the 70:07 mark, Chelsea Fallon padded the margin with an unassisted strike to make it 2-0 Rams, which held true at the final buzzer as Elms was unable to put another attempt on target the rest of the way.  

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

• Ferrari-Henry stopped the only shot she faced. 
• Hailey Magierowski took the loss despite a nine-save performance.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Porter and Fallon scored one goal apiece for Suffolk. 
• Adams was responsible for the Rams' lone assist. 
• Suffolk outshot Elms, 32-2. 
• The Rams held the upperhand in corner kicks, 4-2.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk has strung together an 8-7-2 season opener record. 
• The Rams are unbeaten in their last four openers (4-0-1), all of which have come against Elms. 
• A day one decision has been decided via shutout five times with the last coming in 2022. 
• The Rams are 3-1- when a team is kept off the scoreboard in the first outing of the season. 
• Suffolk started its year on the road for the first time since 2022.
• The Rams are 3-5-2 in the first game of the year as the away team. 
• Suffolk met Elms in game one for the fifth straight season. 
• The Rams are now 4-0-1 against the Blazers, not just in the season debut, but overall.
• Suffolk is 2-0-1 in game one under Ellie McDougall.
• All, but one game between Suffolk and Elms has been decided via shutout. 
• On the road, the Rams sport a 2-0-1 ledger against the Blazers. 
• Four games between Suffolk and Elms have taken place on the first day of September. 
• Five of the Rams and Blazers games have been season openers for their respective seasons that they took place. 
• Suffolk is 2-0-1 versus Elms with Ellie McDougall on the sidelines. 
• The two-goal margin of victory for Suffolk is the largest in the all-time series with the Blazers. 
• Adams handed out the first assist of her collegiate career. 
• Ferrari-Henry had her fourth collegiate shutout, first of the season. 
• Fallong matched a personal-best in goals scored with one.          

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams lift the lid on their home slate Tuesday, Sept. 3 when UMass Dartmouth stops by East Boston Memorial Park's James A. Sartori Stadium for a 7:00 p.m. kick-off.