BABSON PARK, Mass. – The MIT men's soccer team dropped a 2-0 road NEWMAC contest to Babson at Hartwell-Rogers Field.  
 
THE BASICS: 

• Score: Babson 2, MIT 0 
• Records: MIT (3-6-4 Overall, 1-2-1 NEWMAC), Babson (7-4-2, 3-0 NEWMAC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Titus Charles got Babson on the board quickly with a goal in the tenth minute of play. Will Loyd got possession of the ball and sent a pass to Maxi Martinez who then found Charles for the score. 
• The host had a chance to make it a 2-0 lead but Paolo Mangiafico made a diving save on a penalty kick attempt by Alexander Yablonovskiy. He made another diving save just over a minute later on a free kick from Loyd.  
• Kaleb Asfaw had a scoring chance for MIT in the 58th minute, but his header was saved by JB Montague. 
• The Beavers got an insurance goal from Ben Cosentino at 64:15 to seal the win. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Mangiafico made five saves in net and saw his record move to 3-5-2. 
• Both Charles and Cosentino scored their first career goals.  

UP NEXT: 

• The Engineers return to the pitch on Saturday, October 18 for a 1:00 PM match against Wheaton. Prior to the match, MIT will celebrate its senior class. The Beavers will play at Salve Regina next Saturday at 6:00 PM. 

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