Men’s Soccer Flies Past Pine Manor, 4-1

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.  – Three different Rams found the back of the net Wednesday afternoon as the Suffolk men's soccer team found its rhythm and with it a 4-1 victory over Pine Manor at Hadley Field.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4, Pine Manor 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-3) | Pine Manor (1-3) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Alberto Bittan put away two goals in the first half to give Suffolk a nice 4-0 cushion heading into intermission. The Gators got on the board early in the second stanza, but Jarrett Davis and Jordan Casey each knocked a goal of their own in to capture the Rams' second victory of the season.  

GOALS GALORE

• Just 3:14 into the non-conference contest Bittan put away his seven goal of the year off a feed from Alex Ypsilantis, who not only recorded his first point of the season, but of the senior's collegiate career. 
• Bittan struck again at 34:29 unassisted for the 2-0 advantage. 
• Three minutes after Pine Manor got on the board, Davis tallied his first score of the season to stretch the Rams' lead back to three. 
• Casey rounded out the scoring with an unassisted score at 82:14. 

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

• In his first collegiate appearance, Jon Brodeur made seven stops to pick up the win. 
• Oscar Estrada saved half of Suffolk's eight shots on goal in the setback. 

NOTEABLES

• Suffolk earned its first ever win against Pine Manor and is now 1-1 all-time against the Gators.

POST-GAME PIC
 

COMING UP
Suffolk returns to action Saturday, Sept. 17 when it entertain Regis at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park at 3:30 p.m.