Women’s Soccer’s Unbeaten Streak Ends in CNE Opener at Gordon, 2-1

WENHAM, Mass. – Suffolk women's soccer slipped in its Conference of New England (CNE) debut at Gordon, 2-1, Saturday afternoon at the Brigham Athletic Complex. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Gordon 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-1-1, 0-1-0 CNE) | Gordon (3-2-1, 1-0-0 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Gordon got on the board first. Eowyn Lapp handled a feed from Ada Forbes near the end line and at an impossible angle, the sophomore curled the ball into the far upper netting to put the Rams in a 1-0 hole at the 11:20 mark of the opening half.  

The Fighting Scots stretched their advantage 15 minutes into the second half. Kristi DiRico sent a pass to a wide open Forbes who booted a shot that bounced off a defender, over the Rams' keeper Arden Ferrari-Henry, and into the net.  

Suffolk eliminated the shutout two minutes later. Lily Goldmann zoomed up the pitch on a breakaway where Emily Bengtson came out of the goal to make the initial save. Goldmann managed to regain possession oof Bengston's turned aside attempt and cut the deficit in half.  

In the final 25-plus minutes, Gordon's defense backed up Bengston to hold strong and seal Suffolk's setback, its first of the season. 

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

• Ferrari-Henry had seven saves in the loss. 
• Bengston finished with seven saves in the victory. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Goldmann scored Suffolk's lone goal, unassisted. 
• The Fighting Scots outshot the Rams, 17-11 and held a 9-8 edge in shots on target. 
• Gordon had more corner kick opportunities as well, 4-2. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk moved to 1-3-0 in its CNE debuts. 
• The Rams faced Gordon in the CNE debut for the second time, first since 2021. 
• The blue-and-gold scored a goal in the first CNE game of the season when playing Gordon. 
• On the road, the Rams are 0-2-0 in the first CNE game of the year. 
• Suffolk began its CNE schedule on the road for the first time since 2022. 
• The Rams fell to 0-9-0 all-time against the Fighting Scots. 
• On the road, Suffolk is 0-6-0 versus Gordon. 
• Suffolk got on the scoreboard against Gordon for the fifth time, fourth game, first since Oct. 22, 2022.
• Goldmann scored her third goal of the season. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams are back at the friendly confines of East Boston Memorial Park's James A. Sartori Stadium Tuesday, Sept. 24 for a tilt with Fisher at 7:00 p.m.