THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT - 3, Springfield - 2
 
- Records: MIT (5-4-0, 2-0-0 NEWMAC), Springfield (1-4-2, 0-2-0 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Springfield, Mass. (Brock-Affleck Field)
 
- The Lead: After falling behind 1-0 early in the match, the MIT men's soccer team scored three straight goals in 10 minutes to defeat Springfield College, 3-2 on the road on Saturday afternoon for the Engineers' fourth straight win.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Martin McDermott gave the Pride a 1-0 lead at 12:46, and the Engineers looked to quickly respond, but shots from seniors Hendrik Mayer (Montville, N.J.) and Will Seiple (Boulder, Colo.) were turned away.
 
- The Engineers rallied to take the lead in the second half with three-straight goals. Senior Richter Brzeski (Los Angeles, Calif.) sent a pass to junior Aidan Hallinan (Carlsbad, Calif.) who buried the shot at 58:51 to tie the game.
 
- Just a few moments later, senior Adam Snowdon (Lorton, Va.) scored in the 62nd minute to give the Engineers the lead. Junior Garrett Robinson (Winfield, Ill.) set up Brzeski at 68:05 for what proved to be the decisive goal as Chris Cruz scored for the Pride at 70:12.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- MIT out shot the Pride 27-11 and held a 15-4 advantage in shots on goal.
 
- Each team was awarded six corner kicks on the day.
 
- Robinson is now tied for the team lead with nine points while Brzeski has seven.
 
- Senior Paarth Desai (Lawrenceville, Ga.) made two saves in the match to improve to 2-2 on the year.
 
UP NEXT:

- The Engineers remain on the road as they will take on Suffolk University in non-conference action on Wednesday, September 28th at 7:00 p.m.

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