Men’s Soccer Chases CNE Championship Saturday

SUFFOLK vs ROGER WILLIAMS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Nov. 8 1:00 PM Bayside Field Bristol, R.I. NSN RWUHawks.com GoSuffolkRams.com 0-5-3 Oct. 11, 2025, L, 3-2 Never Lost 1

BOSTON – One more game stands in the way of Suffolk men's soccer and the 2025 Conference of New England Championship as the second-seeded Rams head to Bristol, Rhode Island Saturday, Nov. 8 for the title tilt at top-seeded Roger Williams. The blue-and-gold will aim to capture its second straight league banner at 1:00 p.m.

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2025 CNE MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
First Round - Saturday, Nov. 1
Game 1: No. 5 Western New England defeated No. 4 Hartford, 2-1 – Box Score   
Game 2: No. 6 Endicott defeated No. 3 Johnson & Wales, 2-0 – Box Score

Semifinals - Tuesday, Nov. 4
Game: 3: No. 1 Roger Williams tied No. 5 Western New England, 2-2, RWU advanced on PKs, 5-4 – Box Score
Game 4: No. 2 Suffolk defeated No. 6 Endicott, 2-1 – Box Score

Championship - Saturday, Nov. 8
Game 5: No. 2 Suffolk at No. 1 Roger Williams – Live Stats | Live Video

MORE INFO: Championship Central

SUFFOLK IN THE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk will begin its 23rd overall conference tournament appearance, fifth in the CNE, and fifth straight league postseason play Tuesday. 
• The Rams advanced to the conference championship for the fourth time in program history and second straight season. 
• The Rams have hoisted a conference crown twice, in 2010 when they captured the GNAC title, and a year ago when it grabbed the CNE banner. 
• Suffolk is undefeated in a league championship contest as the second seed, 1-0-0.
• Overall, the Rams sport a 1-1-1conference championship ledger including a 0-1-1 mark in the CNE title tilt, 0-1-1.
• Suffolk is 1-1-0 on the road when playing in a league championship with a 0-1-0 ledger in CNE Championships as the away team. 
• The Rams played in the league semifinal for the seventh time and fourth straight season.  
• Suffolk is 4-2-1 in the conference semis and 3-0-1 when playing in the CNE semis. 
• Suffolk hosted the conference semifinal for the second time in program history and second time in as many years. 
• The Rams are undefeated, 2-0-0, in a league semifinal as the home team. 
• As the home team, the blue-and-gold is 6-2-2 in a conference tournament, including an unbeaten, 3-0-2 mark in the CNE. 
• It is the second straight season and second time in program history that Suffolk is competing in a league postseason as the second seed. 
• Suffolk will play in a conference championship on the road for the first time since 2022. 
• Suffolk is unbeaten, 2-0-1 as the second seed in a league tournament.
• The Rams are 4-2-3 in the postseason in the Bill Maddock era. 
• Suffolk has needed extra time to determine a winner in a league postseason game five times.
• The last OT conference postseason contest was the 2024 CNE Championship, which ended in a 1-1 draw and was determined via penalty kicks.
• The Rams are 1-1-3 in OT outings in the conference playoffs.
• Suffolk went into a PK shootout in the postseason three times, including last season's CNE Championships. 
• The Rams have advanced via PKs twice, the 2022 CNE Quarterfinals versus Salve Regina, Oct. 29, 2022, and the 2024 CNE Championship against Roger Williams, Nov. 9, 2024. 
• Eighteen (18) of Suffolk's 30 postseason games have come via shutouts. 
• The Rams are 5-13-0 in shutouts in conference postseason play. 
• At home, the Rams sport a 3-1-0 ledger in postseason shutouts. 
• On the road, Suffolk sports a 2-12-0 postseason clean sheet record. 
• Suffolk's last shutout in the postseason came in 2024's semifinal contest, a 1-0 win over Western New England, Nov. 6, 2024. 
• Suffolk's three goals against Salve Regina in the 2022 CNE (formerly CCC) Quarterfinals are the most goals scored in a playoff game in the Rams history.  

RAMS IN THE CNE CROWN CHASE

• The Rams are in their fifth straight trip to the CNE Tournament in as many years in the league. 
• Suffolk will compete in the CNE Championship for the third time and second straight season. 
• The Rams have captured one CNE Championship in program history, in 2024 via penalty kicks.
• The blue-and-gold hold a 0-1-1 record in the CNE title game in program history. 
• The Rams appearances in the CNE Championship have been split between home (0-0-1) and road (0-1-0) games.
• Suffolk has only battled Roger Williams in the CNE Championship.
• The Rams played in CNE Semifinals for the third time and third consecutive campaign. 
• The Rams hosted the CNE semifinal for the second time in program history and in as many years. 
• Suffolk sports a 4-2-2 record in the CNE postseason.
• Suffolk is playing in the CNE tourney as the second seed for the second time overall and in as many years. 
• At home, the Rams are 3-0-2 in the CNE Tournament. 
• On the road, Suffolk is 1-2-1 in the CNE postseason.
• Four CNE postseason games have been determined via shutouts. 
• Suffolk is 3-1-0 when a team is kept off the scoreboard in the CNE tournament. 
• Three Suffolk CNE postseason contests have gone into overtime, all have ended in stalemates and have been determined by penalty kicks. 
• The Rams have advanced on PKs twice (2022 quarterfinals, 2024 championship) and have been eliminated by PKs once (2023 semifinals).

LAST TIME OUT
The second-seeded Suffolk men's soccer secured its spot in the CNE Championship with a 2-1 victory over sixth seed Endicott in the CNE Semifinal on Tuesday night at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park. 

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Advances to CNE Championship with 2-1 Win Over Endicott

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN

• Suffolk enters the championship with a 13-3-3 record, the winningest mark in program history. The Rams' 7-2-1 conference ledger also stands as a program best.
• The Rams advanced to the title game after defeating Endicott, 2-1, in Tuesday's Semifinal.
• Suffolk earned a program-best 11 All-Conference of New England (CNE) honors, highlighted by four major award winners: CNE Offensive Player of the Year Francisco Valck, CNE Defensive Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year Matthew Belluardo, and CNE Rookie of the Year Mohamed Mehaya.
• Mehaya leads the Rams' offense and the league with 29 points on 11 goals and seven assists.
• Diego Pierantozzi has stayed hot, recording a point in six of his last seven outings with five goals and two assists over that span. 
• Valck adds six goals and three assists for 17 points.
• Zach Vlachos (4g, 4a), Christian Gardner (3g, 3a), and Dylan Trachtenberg (2g, 4a) round out a balanced Suffolk attack.
• Between the pipes, Nathan Harlow owns eight wins and six shutouts on the year, posting a 0.82 goals-against average and an .820 save percentage.
• Head coach Bill Maddock heads the Rams following his 100th career win as a men's soccer coach.

HAWKS HIGHLIGHTS

• Roger Williams enters the championship at 13-1-5, coming off a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Western New England on Tuesday after a 2-2 draw.
• Tyler Jastrab (8g, 1a) and Dylan Robbins (5g, 7a) are the main focal points of the Hawks' offense.
• Dylan Thomas is an important goalscoring piece up front, tallying four goals and finding form with two against Western New England.
• The Roger Williams attack is rounded out by Liam Blaisdell (2g, 4a) and Max Patenaude (3g, 1a).
• In net is the CNE Goalkeeper of the Year Eliot Panaccione, who has conceded just 12 goals in 16 appearances. He owns eight shutouts on the year with a 0.74 goals-against average and a .778 save percentage.

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk men's soccer could not hold on to an early two-goal lead as roger Williams, who is receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, poured in three unanswered to hand the Rams a 3-2 Conference of New England (CNE) setback Saturday at Bayside Field.  

MORE READING: Men's Soccer Slips to Roger Williams, 3-2

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Roger Williams will meet for the ninth time in program history and third time in the CNE Championship.
• The blue-and-gold is 0-1-1 versus RWU in the postseason with both meetings coming in the CNE Championships.
• The Rams are winless (0-5-3) all-time against the Hawks.
• In the regular season, Suffolk fell at Roger Williams, 3-2, Oct. 11, 2025. 
• Four of the last five matchups have ended in draws.
• Suffolk is 0-4-1 in matchups in Bristol, Rhode Island.
• Under head coach Bill Maddock, the Rams are 0-4-3 versus Roger Williams.
• There have been two shutouts in the series. Suffolk is 0-1-0 when a team is kept off the scoreboard. The last clean sheet between the foes with a scoreless draw Oct. 24, 2023. 
• Suffolk scored more than one goal against the Hawks for the first time in program history in the last tangle, Oct 11, 2025, a 3-2 setback. 

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Roger Williams – All-Time Series

STATS SHOWDOWN

RAMS RECOGNITION
On the heels of the winningest season in program history, Suffolk men's soccer captured 11 Conference of New England (CNE) honors including four major awards in CNE Offensive Player of the Year Francisco Valck, CNE Defensive Player of the Year Matthew Belluardo, who was CNE Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well, and CNE Rookie of the Year Mohamed Mehaya, the league office announced Thursday.  

Along with their major awards the trio of Valck, Belluardo and Mehaya garnered spots on the All-CNE First-Team alongside Diego Pierantozzi. Ricardo Feliciani and Nathan Harlow were selected to the All-CNE Second-Team and Ford Lee rounded out the award winners with a spot on the All-CNE Third-Team. 

MORE READING: Valck, Belluardo, Mehaya Headline Men's Soccer's Historic CNE Award Haul

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Saturday's showdown earns the league's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship with the national championship selection show set for Monday, Nov. 10 at 11:30 a.m. on NCAA.com.