Women’s Soccer Blanks UMass Dartmouth, 1-0

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Suffolk women's soccer used a goal from Vivienne Murphy and a seven-save effort by Arden Rose to shutout UMass Dartmouth, 1-0, Tuesday night at Cressy Field.  

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

HOW IT HAPPENED
UMass Dartmouth had the ball on the right sideline and attempted to clear its own zone. Gianna Maina intercepted the clearing pass, dribbled it towards the middle of the field and found a diving, wide-open Murphy. The sophomore sent a rocket towards the cage and scored past a glove-out diving keeper Tori Russo to give Suffolk the 1-0 lead at the 27:29 mark.  

The score stood still in the second stanza as both sets of goalie gloves did their jobs. For the Rams, Rose denied all four shots she faced to preserve the victory.  

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

• Rose finished with seven saves in the cleansheet victory. 
• Russo started for the Corsairs and allowed the lone goal of the night, the only shot she faced. 
• Marina Cassano defended the net for the second half for UMD and turned aside all three shots put on target.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Murphy netted the only goal of the night. 
• Maina registered one assist. 
• Suffolk held a narrow edge in shots, 11-10, and the upperhand in shots on target, 7-5. 
• Both teams took two corner kicks.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk started the season 2-0-0 for the second straight season. 
• The Rams are unbeaten through the first two games of the year for the fourth consecutive campaign.
• The blue-and-gold compiled back-to-back shutouts to open the year for the second straight season. 
• It is the first time that Suffolk has blanked back-to-back opponents since Oct. 15-19 when it played to a pair of scoreless draws against Western New England and Curry. 
• Suffolk remains undefeated all-time against UMass Dartmouth, 2-0-1. 
• The Rams have defeated the Corsairs in back-to-back meetings. 
• All three battles between Suffolk and UMass Dartmouth have ended via shutout. 
• The Rams recorded a victory over UMD on the road for the first time. 
• Suffolk moved to 1-0-1 at UMD all-time. 
• Murphy was responsible for the first-ever goal scored by a Ram at UMass Dartmouth in program history. 
• Every meeting between Suffolk and UMass Dartmouth has taken place in the Ellie McDougall era. 
• Murphy scored her second collegiate goal, first of the season. 
• Maina recorded her first point of the season. 
• Rose made her collegiate debut in net.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk remains on the road, but local, as it makes the short trip across town to Emerson Saturday, Sept. 6 for a 1:00 p.m. match.