Men’s Soccer Secures 4-0 Triumph Over Curry

BOSTON – Suffolk men's soccer capped off RamFest with a 4-0 victory over Curry in Conference of New England (CNE) play Saturday afternoon at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.

Ryan Chamberlain, Matthew Belluardo, and Diego Pierantozzi all found the back of the net on their Senior Day that also celebrated the careers of Faisal Bajunaid, Jeremy Cooke, Emiliano Esquire, Tommy Kurz, Ford Lee, Matthew Moreno, and Carter Van Buskirk. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4 | Curry 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-2-2, 2-1-0 CNE) | Curry (2-6-2, 0-3-0 CNE) 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The senior connection of as Lee and Pierantozzi combined for the opening goal of the contest in the 18th minute. Lee delivered a free kick from 40 yards out that found Pierantozzi, who slipped his shot past the Curry defense.
• Mohamed Mehaya chipped the ball over the Colonel backline to Zach Vlachos, who raced onto the ball and finished past the keeper to double the margin in the 35th minute.
• Mehaya orchestrated the third goal in the 41st minute, weaving through the Colonel midfield before slipping a through ball to Vlachos, who squared across to Chamberlain for an easy tap-in.
• Belluardo capped the scoring in the 49th, rising to head home from close range after a deflected corner kick fell into his path, stretching the lead to 4-0. 

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

• Nathan Harlow stopped all seven shots faced and improved his record to 3-1 on the campaign.
• Justin Ritz and Ryan McGourty combined for nine saves in net for the Colonels. The former took the setback. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Belluardo and Vlacho had identical one-goal, one-assist stat lines.
• Chamberlain and Pierantozzi provided one goal apiece.
• Mehaya dished out two assists.
• Lee logged one helper.
• Suffolk outshot Curry, 28-12 and held a 9-7 edge in shots on goal.
• The Rams held an 11-5 advantage in corner opportunities.
• Tommy Kurz had a game-high seven shots.
• Pierantozzi, Kurz, and Francisco Valck each registered a pair of shots on goal.

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams and Colonels met for the ninth time.
• Suffolk now holds a 7-1-1 advantage over Curry.
• The blue-and-gold remain flawless at East Boston Memorial Park versus the Colonels as it moved to 5-0-0 against Curry on home turf.
• Suffolk is now 4-0-1 against Curry in CNE matchups, all of which have come under head coach Bill Maddock.
• The shutout was the third in series history, all belonging to the Rams.
• Suffolk has outscored Curry, 29-13, in the all-time series.
• Mehaya collected his 13th point of the season, extending his run of form with contributions in six of the last seven games.
• Mehaya has compiled points in back-to-back games. In that span he has six points on two goals and two assists.
• Chamberlain and Belluardo tallied their first goals of the season.
• Belluardo tied a personal-best in points (3), goals (1) and assists (1).
• Vlachos registered his first multi-point performance of his collegiate career. He finished with a career-best three points.
• Harlow secured his third shutout of the season.
• The blue-and-gold attack produced a season-high 11 corners. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk will remain in Eastie Tuesday, Sept. 30 to resume its suspended contest against Dean on Tuesday, Sept. 30, with the Rams leading 3- 2 in the first half. Kickoff for the resumed match is set for 7:00 p.m.