THE BASICS:
- Score: No. 8 MIT – 3, WPI - 0

- Records: MIT (18-1-1, 9-1-0 NEWMAC), WPI (11-6-3, 5-3-2 NEWMAC)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Steinbrenner Stadium)

- The Lead: In a rematch of the 2019 championship game, the nationally-ranked No. 8 and No. 1 seed MIT women's soccer team took down No. 5 WPI, 3-0 on Thursday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Senior Karenna Groff (Weston, Mass.) put MIT up 1-0 early, taking a pass from sophomore Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) and placing a beautiful shot into the corner of the goal at 8:22.

- Shortly later at 12:57, Rowlett set up first-year Ashley English (Sheboygan, Wisc.) for her second goal of the year as English took the Rowlett pass and laced the ball into the corner of the net to give the Engineers a 2-0 advantage.

- Rowlett got herself a goal at 50:13 as Groff sent a touch pass down the sideline to Rowlett who one-touched the ball into the back of the net to give MIT a 3-0 lead.

- The three goals were more than enough for MIT as the Engineers secured their 15^th shutout of the year to advance to Saturday's championship game.  
 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- The Engineers are 18-11-9 all-time in NEWMAC Tournament games and have won their last six tournament games.
 
- Rowlett now leads the Engineers in goals (12) and points (27) while Groff sits second with nine goals and 25 points.
 
- In goal for MIT, juniors Lauren Castle (Ridgefield, Conn) and Ava Gillikin (Flemington, N.J.) split the game with each registering one save in net.

UP NEXT:

- The Engineers will take on Springfield in the NEWMAC Championship match which will be held on Saturday, November 6 on Roberts Field at 12 pm.

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