THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Gordon - 1, MIT - 0
 
- Records: MIT (0-1), Gordon (1-0)
 
- Location: Wenham, Mass. (Brigham Complex)
 
- The Lead: The MIT men's soccer team opened the 2022 season with a 1-0 loss on the road to Gordon College.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- MIT came out quickly as the Engineers put up six shots on net in the match's first 20 minutes, but Thomas Reardon saved them all to keep the game scoreless.
 
- Gordon broke the scoreless tie in the 41st minute with a goal from Benji Wright. MIT looked to tie with shots from sophomore Nathan Guntvedt (Santa Clara, Calif.) and junior Billy Menken (Woodbury, Minn.), but the Engineers could not get the ball into the back of the net.  
 
- The home team looked to take a 2-0 lead in the second half, but junior Lukas Hanson-Puffer (London, England) turned away shots from Benji Dahlke and Casey Torres to keep it a one-goal game.
 
- With time winding down, senior Adam Snowdon (Lorton, Va.) put one final shot on goal in the 86th minute but it was turned away by Reardon to give Gordon the 1-0 win.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- The Engineers outshot the Fighting Scots 15-8 including 11-1 in the first half.
 
- Hanson-Puffer made three saves while his counterpart made 10.
 
- Both teams earned three corner kicks in the match.
 
UP NEXT:
- The Engineers will remain on the road as they head to Endicott College for a 1 pm match on Saturday, September 3.