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Franco
Silva's game-winning goal was his third of the
season
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SOMERVILLE -- The Tufts University Jumbos defeated the Suffolk
University Men's Soccer team by a 2-0 margin on Wednesday evening
in non-conference action. The victory improves Tufts to 3-2-1
overall, already surpassing last season's total of two victories.
Suffolk managed only five shots against the Jumbo defense.
Sophomore Franco Silva
(Houston, TX) scored the first goal of the game at the 52-minute
mark as he picked up a loose ball on the side of the Suffolk goal
and fired a shot by Rams goalkeeper Jack DeJesus (Swampscott,
MA).
With a little over one minute remaining in the contest, freshman
Scott
Blumenthal (Simsbury, CT) would ice the game for the Jumbos as
he made a spectacular effort play diving for a loose ball and
pushing it with his lead leg into the net for the second tally over
the game.
Neither team could get much offense going in the first half as
both teams played a physical contest. Tufts outshot the Rams 15-8
overall in the contest.
Junior Alan
Bernstein (Wayne, NJ) made six saves in goal for the shutout,
as the Tufts defense swarmed the Suffolk forwards all night putting
pressure on them and not allowing many offensive opportunities.
Tufts will be back in action on Saturday as they host Bates
College in their Homecoming game at 2:30 pm. The Rams (5-4) will be
back in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action hosting
Lasell College at 4:00 pm.
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