{"id":893945,"date":"2026-03-24T04:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/best-in-mls-sam-surridge-nashville-sc-off-to-record-start-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T04:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:17:45","slug":"best-in-mls-sam-surridge-nashville-sc-off-to-record-start-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/best-in-mls-sam-surridge-nashville-sc-off-to-record-start-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Best in MLS? Sam Surridge &#038; Nashville SC off to record start | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<p>  <main role=\"main\" id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Page main content\"><\/p>\n<div data-bucket-name=\"main-content-before-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 You&#8217;ve been warned, MLS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/nashville-sc\">Nashville SC<\/a> are for real.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Three days after their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/concacaf-champions-cup\/news\/nashville-sc-oust-inter-miami-cf-in-concacaf-champions-cup\">stunning elimination<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/lionel-messi\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/inter-miami-cf\/\">Inter Miami CF<\/a> in the 2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/concacaf-champions-cup\/\">Concacaf Champions Cup<\/a>, the Coyotes emphasized their <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLS_PR\/status\/2035520220178039012\">best-ever start<\/a> to a season with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/nshvsorl-03-21-2026\">5-0 demolition<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/orlando-city-sc\">Orlando City<\/a> at GEODIS Park Saturday night.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_YTRGhdH8s?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Sam Surridge is ON FIRE with a HAT TRICK!\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Surridge&#8217;s Golden Boot form<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/sam-surridge\/\">Sam Surridge<\/a> was the star of Saturday night&#8217;s rout, bagging his fourth career MLS hat-trick. The English DP striker reached seven goals in just four league appearances this season, good for the Golden Boot presented by Audi lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After his 24 goals finished second to Messi in last year&#8217;s Golden Boot race, Surridge is gunning for the award.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I wanted to carry on the back of last season,&#8221; he told reporters post-match. &#8220;I haven&#8217;t changed anything I do off the pitch&#8230; but I think as a team there&#8217;s a change, I&#8217;d say a change of mentality. We definitely had a great mentality last year, but we want to have a better mindset this season with games like this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nashville certainly have been relentless at home. In three matches at GEODIS Park, they&#8217;ve scored 12 goals while conceding just twice, putting teams to the sword in front of the home fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want that relentless mindset,&#8221; said Surridge. &#8220;We want to give teams no hope when we go ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Elite performance, elite mentality \ud83d\udd1d\ud83e\udde0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wwBGozvwIH\">pic.twitter.com\/wwBGozvwIH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nashville SC (@NashvilleSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NashvilleSC\/status\/2035527493310918759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Supporters&#8217; Shield leaders<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Nashville, who improved to 4W-0L-1D en route to their third straight win, also finished the night on top of the\u00a0Supporters&#8217; Shield standings.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Surridge&#8217;s hat trick, the Coyotes got additional goals from winter signings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/cristian-espinoza\/\">Cristian Espinoza<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/warren-madrigal\/\">Waren Madrigal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every guy in this team is important. Every role that is played is important,&#8221; said head coach B.J. Callaghan. &#8220;You saw those guys come off the bench and elevate the way that we played, and took what the game gave us. And so that&#8217;s what we ask.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t be more proud of those guys stepping on the field and continuing to push.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sam Surridge after bagging a hat-trick on his bobblehead night, putting him at 8 goals in 7 games: \u201cWe want that relentless mindset. We want to give teams no hope when we go up.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a6b2QaRaat\">pic.twitter.com\/a6b2QaRaat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Wright (@benwright) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benwright\/status\/2035526839557337525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Bobblehead magic?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Nashville may have discovered the ultimate hack to unlock their superstars. Last season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/hany-mukhtar\/\">Hany Mukhtar<\/a> bagged a pair of assists on a night when the club passed out <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NashvilleSC\/status\/1902482211812647366\" target=\"_blank\">bobbleheads<\/a> of their MVP to fans.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NashvilleSC\/status\/2033664731475534300\" target=\"_blank\">Surridge&#8217;s turn<\/a> in the form of a three-goal performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s amazing for everyone to come and obviously support the bobblehead and support me and the team,&#8221; Surridge chuckled. &#8220;So yeah, it&#8217;s a special night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want more nights like this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/main><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/best-in-mls-sam-surridge-nashville-sc-off-to-record-start\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Randy Drews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 You&#8217;ve been warned, MLS: Nashville SC are for real. Three days after their stunning elimination of Lionel Messi &#038; Inter Miami CF in the 2026\u00a0Concacaf Champions Cup, the Coyotes emphasized their best-ever start to a season with a 5-0 demolition of Orlando City at GEODIS Park Saturday night. 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