CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT men's soccer team concluded the regular season on Saturday afternoon on Roberts Field as the Engineers dropped a 3-1 match to Emerson. With the decision, the Engineers locked up the three seed for the NEWMAC Tournament.
Prior to the match, MIT acknowledged its senior class of: Hernando Jose Ardila, Paolo Mangiafico, Garrett Dyson, Dilin Meloni, Woods Windham and Nico Mangiafico.
THE BASICS:
- Score: Emerson 3, MIT 1
- Records: MIT (8-5-4 Overall, 4-2-2 NEWMAC), Emerson (9-6-4 Overall, 2-5-2 NEWMAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Emerson had three good chances early in the match. A header by Owen Simas off a throw-in went just off the crossbar at 6:47. A few minutes later a header from Jack Wasserman was blocked off the line by Dilin Meloni and another header off a corner Nick Mirogiannis sailed high.
- A throw-in went to the front of the box where Wasserman was able to turn and tuck the shot into the far corner of the net at 20:44.
- After a flurry of activity off a corner kick, the ball found an open Cade Lagerwey for the second Emerson goal at 22:54.
- A header from Gianluca Balestrieri rang off the post right to Meloni whose shot went high.
- Shikhar Motupally earned a penalty shot off a hand ball in the box and converted to cut the Lions lead to one at 28:33.
- Less than a minute into the second half, a misplay in the MIT defensive end found Mirogiannis whose shot trickled into the back of the net at 45:55 to put Emerson back up by two goals.
- Mangiafico had a great chance, but his shot went off the post at 70:16. The rebound went right to Eli Mick but his shot sailed high.
- Jonah Gurion and Mick had their late shots turned away by Asa Roberts.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- The three goals are the most the Engineers have given up this season.
- Motupally notched his second goal of the season.
- Mangiafico got the start and made five saves with Ardila making four saves in the second half.
UP NEXT:
- MIT will host sixth-seed WPI on Tuesday, November 3 at 4:00 PM.
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