THE BASICS:
- Score: No. 6 MIT – 2, WPI – 3 (OT)

- Records: MIT (13-3-1, 5-1-1 NEWMAC); WPI (10-4-3, 3-2-2 NEWMAC)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Steinbrenner Stadium)

- The Lead: The No. 6 MIT men's soccer team suffered a heart-breaking 3-2 loss in overtime against WPI on Saturday afternoon to conclude the regular season for the Engineers. The loss snapped MIT's eight-game winning streak, which tied the program record that was set in 2015.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- At 23:04 in the first half, Filippo Marcantoni gathered a rebound in front of the net and put it in for the goal to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.

- Just 27 seconds into the second half, Marcantoni got his second score of the game, taking a cross pass from Francesco Valagussa and hooking the ball into the corner of the goal to make it 2-0.

- The MIT offense then came alive with junior Rami Bikdash (Oak Ridge, N.C) sending a crossing pass to senior Peter Novoa (Omaha, Neb.) who laced a shot past the WPI keeper at 46:40 to bring the home team to within one.

- With the game's final minutes ticking down, sophomore Garrett Robinson (Winfield, Ill.) sent a pass into senior Sebastian Simon (Detroit, Mich.) who lifted a perfect shot over the outstretched hands of Roe Hendrick to tie the game at 83:54.

- The teams went into overtime, where at 90:44 Franco Bazzini was granted a penalty kick but sailed the shot high to keep the match tied.

- Bazzini redeemed himself taking a pass from Matt Dzwil and lacing a shot into the back of the net for the game-winning goal at 93:10.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Before the match, the Engineers honored their graduating class which has played an instrumental part in the team's success this season, including reaching the highest ranking in program history at number six. The members honored were: Kaleb Blake (Los Angeles, Calif.), Loukas Carayannopoulos (Westfield, N.J.), Andrei Dumitrescu (Andover, Mass.), Noah Faro (Rexford, N.Y.), Garrett Gordon (The Woodlands, Texas), Carlos Hernandez (Weston, Fla.), Aaron Makikalli (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Peter Novoa (Omaha, Neb.), Sebastian Simon (Detroit, Mich.), and Jack Snowdon (Lorton, Va.).
 
- Novoa leads the NEWMAC with 19 points and is tied for the lead in goals with eight on the year.
 
- Junior Paarth Desai (Lawrenceville, Ga.) made four saves in net while Hendrick made three for WPI.

UP NEXT:
- With the top spot in the NEWMAC conference the Engineers will await their November 4^th opponent which will be the winner of the quarterfinal match between WPI and Coast Guard.

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