THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT -2, Wheaton - 1
 
- Records: MIT (7-6-0, 4-1 NEWMAC), Wheaton (5-4-5, 1-2-2 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field)
 
- The Lead: After falling behind 1-0 in the 19th minute, the MIT men's soccer responded with two unanswered goals, including the game-winner in the 86th minute to defeat visiting Wheaton, 2-1 under the lights on Roberts Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- The Lyons took advantage of a free-kick opportunity at 18:46 when Alasdair Ferrier sent the ball into the top corner of the net for the score.
 
- Just over 10 minutes later at 29:38, senior Rami Bikdash (Oak Ridge, N.C.) took advantage of his free-kick opportunity and sent the ball into the upper corner of the goal to tie the match.
 
- Cam Millington made back-to-back saves on senior Hendrik Mayer (Montville, N.J.) and junior Garrett Robinson (Winfield, Ill.) to keep the game tied.
 
- The Lyons looked to have taken the lead in the 66th minute, but the goal was waved off due to a handball. Wheaton continued to pressure the MIT defense after Ferrier's shot was saved by senior Paarth Desai (Lawrenceville, Ga.), and sophomore Joseph Gross (Miami, Fla.) cleared a Niall Blackadar shot out of the goal to keep the game tied.
 
- Senior Richter Brzeski (Los Angeles, Calif.) sent a corner kick into the front of the net where a shot from senior Alex Weiler (Portland, Ore.) was saved by Millington and the rebound went to sophomore Jack Minor (Boca Raton, Fla.), whose shot rang off the post. Senior John Flynn (Ashburn, Va.) was then able to retrieve the loose ball and rifle a shot under the crossbar at 85:24 to give MIT the 2-1 lead.
 
- Desai made two big saves in the final minute to secure the victory for the Engineers.  
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Flynn now has two goals on the season both of which are game-winners. Bikdash leads the team with five goals and 11 points.
 
- Desai made ten saves to improve to 5-3 on the season. Millington made five saves for Wheaton.
 
- Wheaton held a 16-14 advantage in shots and a 12-7 advantage in shots-on-goal. The Engineers had a 6-4 edge in corner kicks in the contest.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers remain on Roberts Field as they will host Worcester St. University on Wednesday, October 19th at 7:00 p.m.

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