Xander Balog
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
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- Position:
- GK
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- So.
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- High School:
- Leon
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- Major:
- Business
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Bio
CAREER HIGHS
Saves: 14, at Salve Regina, Oct. 25, 2022
Shutouts: 12, last at No. 23 Endicott, Nov. 2, 2022
SOPHOMORE • 2022
All-CCC Second-Team ... Played and started in all 21 games ... Put together a 10-6-5 ledger with nine shutouts ... Assembled a 1.23 GAA ... Logged a .790 save percentage ... Backstopped the season-opening 2-1 win over Mitchell (Sept. 1) ... Recorded two stops in the 1-0 shutout at Westfield State (Sept. 3) ... Had one save in the 7-0 offensive onslaught at Mass. Maritime (Sept. 5) ... Registered seven saves against Emmanuel (Sept. 7) ... Turned aside seven saves in the 1-1 draw with Emerson (Sept. 10) ... Tallied five saves at Framingham State (Sept. 13) ... Notched three saves in a 1-1 tie at Nichols (Sept. 16) ... Put together a four-save effort in a 1-0 cleansheet at Lasell (Sept. 21) ... Produced a four-save performance in the 1-0 shutout of Endicott (Sept. 24) ... CCC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26) ... Had one stop in the 3-0 decision over MIT (Sept. 28) ... Chipped in five saves against Roger Williams (Oct. 1) ... Provided seven saves at No. 15 Babson (Oct. 4) ... Pitched in four saves to the 4-0 shutout of the University of New England (oct. 8) ... Had four stops in the 4-0 cleansheet at Wentworth (Oct. 11) ... Registered three saves in the 1-1 draw at Curry (Oct. 14) ... Tallied seven stops versus Western New England (Oct. 18) ... Logged eight saves in the 2-0 shutout at Gordon (Oct. 22) ... Put together a 14-save performance in the 1-1 draw at Salve Regina (Oct. 25) ... Assembled a four-save effort in the double overtime CCC Quarterfinals contest with Salve Regina (Oct. 29) ... CCC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31) ... Notched two stops in the 2-0 CCC Semifinals shutout at No. 23 Endicott (Nov. 2) ... Tallied six saves in the CCC Championship at Roger Williams (Nov. 5).
FRESHMAN • 2021
Appeared in eight games, all starts ... Put together a 3-5-0 record ... All three of his wins came in shutout fashion ... Recorded a 1.99 GAA and .686 save percentage ... Turned in a five-save, complete-game shutout in his collegiate debut, a 4-0 win over Mass. Maritime (Sept. 1) ... Notched six stops in an overtime outing versus Westfield State (Sept. 4) ... Picked up a pair of saves at Emmanuel (Sept. 8) ... Had one save in a 1-0 cleansheet over Gordon (Sept. 18) ... Registered three saves in a 2-1 setback at Western New England (Oct. 2) ... Regsiterd four saves in a complete-game, 1-0 win over Nichols (Oct. 9) ... CCC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 12) ... Stopped six shots at Endicott (Oct. 16) ... Made eight saves against Wentworth (Oct. 20).
ACADEMICS
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District in 2022 ... CCC Fall All-Academic Team honoree in 2022 ... Two-time member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club (Fall of 2021, Spring 2022 ... Four-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • LEON
Letterwinner at Leon and served as captain as a senior in 2020-21 … Led Leon to back-to-back district championships … Aided Leon to a state-regional finalist finish.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 21 | 9 |
| Games started | 21 | 9 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 1 | 1 |
| Points | 1 | 1 |
| Shots | 0 | 0 |
| Shot Pct | - | - |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Mitchell | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 3 | at Westfield St. | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Sep 5 | at Mass. Maritime | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 7 | Emmanuel (Mass.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .778 |
| Sep 10 | Emerson | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .875 |
| Sep 13 | at Framingham St. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .625 |
| Sep 16 | at Nichols | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .750 |
| Sep 21 | at Lasell | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Sep 24 | Endicott | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Sep 28 | MIT | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Oct 1 | Roger Williams | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .833 |
| Oct 4 | at #15 Babson | L, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .500 |
| Oct 8 | U. of New England | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Oct 11 | at Wentworth | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Oct 14 | at Curry | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .750 |
| Oct 18 | Western New Eng. | L, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .700 |
| Oct 22 | at Gordon | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 |
| Oct 25 | at Salve Regina | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .933 |
| Oct 29 | Salve Regina | T, 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .571 |
| Nov 2 | at #23 Endicott | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Nov 5 | at Roger Williams | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .750 |
Game Log - Extended Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Mitchell | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 3 | at Westfield St. | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 5 | at Mass. Maritime | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 7 | Emmanuel (Mass.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 10 | Emerson | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 13 | at Framingham St. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 16 | at Nichols | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 21 | at Lasell | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 24 | Endicott | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 28 | MIT | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 1 | Roger Williams | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 4 | at #15 Babson | L, 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 8 | U. of New England | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 11 | at Wentworth | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 14 | at Curry | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 18 | Western New Eng. | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 22 | at Gordon | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 25 | at Salve Regina | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 29 | Salve Regina | T, 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 110:00 |
| Nov 2 | at #23 Endicott | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Nov 5 | at Roger Williams | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 21 | 21 | 26 | 98 | .790 |
| Conference | 9 | 9 | 7 | 52 | .881 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 9 | 9 | 11 | 39 | .780 |
| Away | 12 | 12 | 15 | 59 | .797 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 10 | 10 | 1 | 30 | .968 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 18 | 37 | .673 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 10 | 10 | 8 | 34 | .810 |
| October | 9 | 9 | 16 | 56 | .778 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .800 |
| Statistic | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9/0 | 1910:00 |
| Conference | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4/0 | 810:00 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3/0 | 830:00 |
| Away | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6/0 | 1080:00 |
| Neutral | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9/0 | 900:00 |
| Losses | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0/0 | 540:00 |
| Month | ||||||
| September | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5/0 | 900:00 |
| October | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3/0 | 830:00 |
| November | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 180:00 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga/g | gaa | sv/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 21 | 21 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 4.67 |
| Conference | 9 | 9 | .78 | 0.78 | 5.78 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 9 | 9 | 1.22 | 1.19 | 4.33 |
| Away | 12 | 12 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 4.92 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 10 | 10 | .10 | 0.10 | 3.00 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.17 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 10 | 10 | .80 | 0.80 | 3.40 |
| October | 9 | 9 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 6.22 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g |
|---|---|---|
| Event | ||
| Total | 21 | 90:57 |
| Conference | 9 | 90:00 |
| Exhibition | - | 0:00 |
| Location | ||
| Home | 9 | 92:13 |
| Away | 12 | 90:00 |
| Neutral | - | 0:00 |
| Result | ||
| Wins | 10 | 90:00 |
| Losses | 6 | 90:00 |
| Month | ||
| September | 10 | 90:00 |
| October | 9 | 92:13 |
| November | 2 | 90:00 |
News mentions
Suffolk men’s soccer saw five student-athletes pick up College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors in seniors Elias Parreira and Dai Podziewski and sophomores Xander Balog, Taj Jensen and TJ Maselek.
After enjoying its most successful season in over a decade, the Suffolk men’s soccer team had five student-athletes named to the All-Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) teams, the league office announced Wednesday morning. Jack Phelps, Tommy Handelsman and Xander Balog earned spots on the second team, while Brady Sorensen and Carter Van Buskirk picked up third-team status.
Suffolk men’s soccer slipped in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship as the second-seeded Hawks of Roger Williams scored two goals over a 5:15 span in the second half to take down the fourth-seeded Rams, 2-1, Saturday afternoon at Bayside Field.
The fourth-seeded Suffolk men’s soccer team handled business in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Semifinals Wednesday, shutting out nationally-ranked, top-seeded No. 23 Endicott, 2-0, to secure a spot in the conference championship. The Rams hunt continues in the title tilt Saturday, Nov. 5 at second-seed Roger Williams at 1 p.m. at Bayside Field in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Suffolk men’s soccer had it all Wednesday night, stealthy offense, with two goals in a 10-minute span, spread out over each half, unmatched defense and perfect goaltending from Xander Balog to upset the nationally ranked, Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) tournament top-seed, No. 23 Endicott, 2-0, at North Field. The victory sends the Rams to the CCC Championship for the first time in program history.
The Suffolk men’s soccer team continues its quest for the 2022 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship as the fourth-seeded Rams head to regular-season champion, top-seed, No. 23 Endicott Wednesday, Nov. 2. The semifinal showdown is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start at Hempstead Stadium.
Suffolk men’s soccer keeper Xander Balog picked up Commonwealth Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his performance in the regular-season finale at Salve Regina Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Suffolk men’s soccer punched its ticket to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) semifinals in thrilling fashion Saturday afternoon. The fourth-seeded Rams came back in regulation and again in double overtime before the blue-and-gold prevailed 5-4 in a penalty-kick shootout against fifth-seed Salve Regina at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.
For the first time in the CCC era and first time since 2016, Suffolk men’s soccer will play host to a league postseason came as the fourth-seeded Rams welcome fifth seed Salve Regina to James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park Saturday, Oct. 29 for the CCC Quarterfinals. Action is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
Suffolk men’s soccer 2022 regular-season closer is a pivotal Commonwealth Coast Conference contest at Salve Regina Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. The Rams and Seahawks enter the tangle tied in the CCC standings with home field advantage in the playoffs on the line Tuesday night.
Suffolk men’s soccer forced a 1-1 stalemate with Salve Regina Tuesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at Toppa Field.
Suffolk men’s soccer defeated Commonwealth Coast Conference opponent Gordon College 2-0 in a game that was controlled by the Rams defense at Brigham Complex Saturday afternoon.
Suffolk men’s soccer ventures to Wenham, Massachusetts, Saturday, Oct. 23 to take on Gordon in Commonwealth Coast Conference action. The Rams and Fighting Scots are set for a 3:30 p.m. kick off.
Suffolk men’s soccer caps off its regular-season schedule at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park Tuesday, Oct. 18 when Western New England stops by for a 7:00 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference clash.
In a game where all the scoring spanned 13 minutes in the second half, Suffolk men’s soccer came out on the wrong side of a 3-2 decision to Commonwealth Coast Conference counterpart Western New England Tuesday night at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.
Suffolk men’s soccer played to a 1-1 draw at Curry Friday night at Walter M. Katz Field. The Rams held onto one-goal lead in the final minutes, however, the Colonels snuck in the equalizer with 19 seconds remaining in regulation to for the Commonwealth Coast Conference stalemate.
Suffolk men’s soccer wraps up its week on the road at Curry Friday, Oct. 14. The Rams and Colonels Commonwealth Coast Conference contest is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.
Suffolk men’s soccer opens a week on the road at Wentworth Tuesday, Oct. 11. The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action is set to begin at 7 p.m.
Suffolk men’s soccer put away two goals in each half and kept the Leopards off the scoreboard to blank Wentworth, 4-0, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) competition Tuesday night at Sweeney Field.
Suffolk men’s soccer recorded its sixth shutout of the season in a 4-0 Commonwealth Coast Conference win against the University of New England as the Rams celebrated their four graduating seniors Saturday afternoon at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.
A Saturday, Oct. 8 showdown at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park pits Suffolk men’s soccer versus the University of New England. The Commonwealth Coast Conference clash is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m., following a Senior Day celebration that will honor the playing careers of its four graduating players – Trevor Murdock, Elias Parreira, Dai Podziewski and Kyle Rosa.
Suffolk men’s soccer has a heavy-hitting test on tap Tuesday, Oct. 4 when the Rams take their talents to No. 15 Babson. First kick at Hartwell-Rogers Field is on tap for 3:30 p.m.
Suffolk men’s soccer fell behind early and never caught up as No. 15 Babson ran past the Rams, 7-0, in non-conference action at Hartwell-Rogers Field Tuesday afternoon.
A goal just under two minutes into the contest proved to be the difference for Roger Williams to end Suffolk men’s win streak and take down the Rams in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action, 1-0, Saturday at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.
Suffolk men’s soccer caps off a three-game homestay Saturday, Oct. 1 with a Breast Cancer Awareness game against Commonwealth Coast Conference counterpart Roger Williams. Action at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park is scheduled to begin at noon.
After a scoreless first half, Suffolk men’s soccer put away three unanswered goals to take down MIT, 3-0, Wednesday night at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park. The win marks the Rams’ second-ever over the Engineers in program history.
Suffolk men’s soccer looks to wrap up its first month of competition on a high note Wednesday, Sept. 28, but will have its work cut out as the Rams welcome MIT to James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park. Action is set to get underway at 7 p.m.
Suffolk men’s soccer saw a pair of student-athletes recognized for their performances over the week by the Commonwealth Coast Conference as Xander Balog was named CCC Defensive Player of the Week and Matthew Belluardo was tabbed CCC Rookie of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Suffolk men's soccer picked up their first win in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 victory versus Endicott. The win came thanks to Matthew Belluardo’s first collegiate goal and marks the Rams second consecutive 1-0 scoresheet.
Suffolk men’s soccer is back on the friendly pitch of James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park Saturday, Sept. 24 for a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) contest against Endicott. First kick is set for 3 p.m.
Suffolk men’s soccer returned to the win column with a 1-0 victory over Lasell Wednesday night at Taylor Field. The victory wrapped up a three-game road trip for the Rams.
Suffolk men’s soccer wraps up a three-game road trip at Lasell Wednesday, Sept. 21. Action its set to commence at 4 p.m. at Taylor Field in Newton, Massachusetts.
Suffolk men’s soccer and Nichols traded goals less than two minutes apart in the second half and neither managed to find the back of the net again for the CCC opener of both squads to end in a 1-1 stalemate Friday afternoon at Nichols Soccer Field.
Suffolk men’s soccer gets its CCC portion of its 2022 campaign underway Friday, Sept. 16 at Nichols at 3:30 p.m.
Suffolk men’s soccer dropped a 3-1 decision to Framingham State Tuesday night at the Maple Street Field.
Suffolk men’s soccer takes the road for its next three battles with Framingham State its first stop Tuesday, Sept. 13 for a 4:30 p.m. kick-off.
Suffolk men's soccer played to a 1-1 draw against the Emerson College Lions on Saturday afternoon at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park after allowing a late penalty kick goal.
Suffolk men’s soccer welcomes its Boston Commons neighbor to James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park Saturday, Sept. 10 for a 3 p.m. outing. The action will be played as a cause game, bringing awareness to Suicide Prevention.
Suffolk men’s soccer carries its season-opening three-game win streak into Wednesday, Sept. 7’s match-up with Boston rival Emmanuel. Kick-off at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park is set for 7 p.m.
Suffolk men’s soccer saw its season-opening win streak come to an end Wednesday night as city rival Emmanuel topped the Rams, 2-1, at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.
Nine different Rams produced at least one point to push Suffolk men’s soccer to a lopsided 7-0 victory over Mass. Maritime Monday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium.
Suffolk men’s soccer is set for its third game in five days Monday, Sept. 5 as the Rams make the trip to Mass. Maritime for a 3 p.m. kick-off.
Carter Van Buskirk’s first collegiate goal proved to be the difference to lift Suffolk men’s soccer to a 1-0 victory over Westfield State Saturday night at Alumni Field.
Suffolk men’s soccer rides the high from its season-opening win into its first road trip of 2022, which sends the Rams to Westfield State Saturday, Sept. 3. First kick is set for 5 p.m.
Suffolk men’s soccer started its 2022 season in the win column as the Rams took down Mitchell, 2-1, Thursday afternoon at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.
The Suffolk men’s soccer team has been slotted to finish sixth in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the league office announced Monday.
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