THE BASICS:
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Score: No. 7 MIT – 4, Roger Williams - 0
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Records:Â MIT (5-0-1); Roger Williams (4-2-0)
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Location:Â Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field at Steinbrenner Stadium)
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The Lead:Â The No. 7 ranked MIT women's soccer team continued its home-turf dominance as the Engineers shutout visiting Roger Williams 4-0 behind goals from four different players.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Engineers took a quick 1-0 lead in the first half as
Natalie Barnouw (Los Angeles, Calif.) sent a perfect corner kick into the front of the box where
Kayla Villa (St. Charles, Ill.) headed it in for her first goal of the season at 8:22.
- In the 62
nd minute, sophomore
Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) got past the Hawks defense with some nice footwork and knocked the ball just inside the goal post at 61:11 to give MIT a 2-0 lead.
- Just 44 seconds later, junior
Stephanie Howe (Geneva, Ill.) made it 3-0 as she took a pass from classmate
Kaitlin Zareno (Montebello, Calif.) from the corner and placed the ball just over the outstretched arms of Roger Williams' goaltender,
Morgan McCutcheon.
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Ceci Muñoz (Maplewood, N.J.) wrapped up the scoring for the Engineers as she corralled the ball off a free kick attempt by
Grace Xiong (Princeton, N.J.) for her third goal of the season at 71:50.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- With her assist in the game, Barnouw has now registered a point in three straight games and in four of the Engineers six games this season as she leads the team with 11 points.
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Lauren Castle (Ridgefield, N.J.) earned her third shutout victory this season.
- The MIT defense has been strong this season as they allowed just four shots in the contest and have allowed just four goals this season, all coming on the road.
UP NEXT:
- The Engineers will open NEWMAC play on Saturday, September 18
th as they head to Clark University for a 1 p.m. contest.
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