THE BASICS:

- Score: No. 7 MIT - 1, Johnson & Wales - 0

- Records: MIT (2-0-1); Johnson & Wales (2-2-0)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field at Steinbrenner Stadium)

- The Lead: The MIT women's soccer team continued its home winning streak as a late first half goal by sophomore Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) and excellent defense gave the Engineers a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Johnson & Wales on Tuesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Neither team was able to create much offense early on in the contest as booth teams played excellent defense in the first half.

- The Engineers finally broke through in the 44^th minute as freshman Ashley English (Sheboygan, Wisc.)  stole the ball from a Wildcat player and sent a beautiful pass over to Rowlett who sent a low but powerful shot into the far corner of the net.

- Rowlett and the Engineers had some opportunities in the second half to extend their lead, but JWU netminder, Carly McCrub made some excellent saves to keep it a one-goal game.

- The Engineer defense, led in part by sophomore Julia Chen (La Jolla, Calif.)  was able to preserve the shutout win with the defense not allowing a shot ono goal the entire game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- This is just the second meeting between the two programs, with the Engineers capturing the first meeting in 2019.

- Rowlette now has two goals on the season while the assist was the first collegiate point for English.

- Ava Gillikin (Flemington, N.J.) earned her first shutout victory of the season.

UP NEXT:

- The Engineers continue their home stand as MIT will host Lesley for a 7 p.m. contest on Friday, September 10^th.

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