CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After falling behind late in the first half to Clark, the seventh-ranked MIT women's soccer team converted on two corner kicks just over a minute apart to rally for a come-from-behind win on Saturday afternoon on Roberts Field.
 
THE BASICS
Score: MIT 2, Clark 1
Records: MIT (8-1-1 Overall, 3-0 NEWMAC), Clark (3-7 Overall, 0-3 NEWMAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• MIT peppered the Clark defense in the opening part of the first half but the Engineers could not break through for a score.
• Clark got on the board at 42:01 off a free kick attempt that went into the back right of the net off the foot of freshman Madeleine Reeves (Denver, Colo.).
• The Engineers continued to pressure the Cougars' defense and MIT finally broke through to tie the game when junior Sean Luk (Bel Air, Md.) sent the corner kick into the front of the goal where senior Emiko Pope (St. Louis, Mo.) flicked the ball in at 73:34.
• Just a short time later off another corner, this time taken by senior Ashley English (Sheboygan, Wis.), senior Lauren Davis (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) got her head on the ball and put it past the Clark keeper to put MIT in the lead at 74:54.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• The Engineers held a decisive 22-1 advantage in corner kicks and outshot Clark 33-1 with 13 of the MIT shots being on goal.
• Luk leads the team and the NEWMAC with five assists.
• Davis recorded her first goal of the season while Pope recorded her fourth.
• Sophomore Cassidy Jennings (Sioux Falls, S.D) got the win to move to 6-1-1.
• Senior Anabella White (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) made 11 saves in the game and is now 2-6. 

UP NEXT: 

• The Engineers will head to Wheaton for a mid-week NEWMAC contest on Wednesday, October 9 at 4:00 PM. Clark will also play a NEWMAC contest on Wednesday as they welcome Clark for a 7:00 PM match.  

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