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A group photo of the MIT women's soccer team celebrating in front of the NCAA sign
Gil Talbot
1
Southern Maine SMWS2023 (16-2-4)
4
Winner MIT MITWSOC (21-3-1)
Southern Maine SMWS2023
(16-2-4)
1
Final
4
MIT MITWSOC
(21-3-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern Maine SMWS2023 1 0 1
MIT MITWSOC 0 4 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Comeback Complete! No. 14 Women's Soccer Scores Four Second Half Goals to Defeat Southern Maine 4-1; Advance to NCAA Third Round

THE BASICS:

- Score: MIT - 4, Southern Maine - 1

- Records: No. 14 MIT (21-3-1), Southern Maine (16-2-4)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field)

- The Lead: Trailing 1-0 entering the second half, the No. 14 MIT women's soccer team scored four unanswered goals to rally for the 4-1 win and a trip to the NCAA Third Round.

Senior Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) scored twice in the second frame to help lead the Engineers to victory. Her 18 goals are tied for third most in a single season, and her 46 points are the second most in a single season in team history.  

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Just 6:15 into the game, Catriona Gould sent a cross to the front of the goal to Julia McKenna whose shot found the back of the net to give the Huskies a quick 1-0 lead.

- The Engineers quickly looked to tie the match, taking 10 first-half shots with five on net, but Breanna Atwood made all the saves to keep USM in the lead.

- Rowlett tied the match at 54:46 when junior Natalie Barnouw (Los Angeles, Calif.) flicked a pass to Rowlett who fired a shot into the back of the goal. Just a minute under later, a shot from junior Mia Sedgwick (Wilmette, Ill.) bounced off the crossbar to a waiting Rowlett, and she wasted no time in placing the ball into the back of the cage to give MIT the lead.

- After a yellow card on the Huskies, sophomore Sean Luk (Bel Air, Md.) put the free kick into the back of the net to make it 3-1 MIT.

- Graduate student Kaitlin Zareno (Los Angeles, Calif.) sealed the game at 78:25 as she raced past the Southern Maine defense and got her shot past Atwood to complete the thrilling come-from-behind win for MIT.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Barnouw tallied her seventh assist and 27th point of the season. Zareno now has six goals this year with Luk scoring her fourth.

- Senior Morgan Everett (Danville, Pa.) made a career-high seven saves to improve to 18-3-1. Atwood also made seven saves and fell to 16-2-4.

- The Engineers held the advantage in shots (24-10) and shots on goal (11-8). They also held a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks.

UP NEXT:

- MIT will take on John Carrol in the third round of the NCAA Tournament next weekend. The game time and location will be announced later in the week.

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