Massachusetts Institute of Technology

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After Coast Guard scored just 35 seconds into the match, the MIT men's soccer team scored three-straight goals as the Engineers earned a 3-2 win on Wednesday night on Roberts Field. 
 
THE BASICS: 

• Score: MIT 3, Coast Guard 2 
• Records: MIT (4-3-3 Overall, 2-0-1 NEWMAC), Coast Guard (5-3-2 Overall, 1-1-1 NEWMAC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• The Bears scored quick off a free kick as Ryan Gottschalk received the kick that he sent to the front for goal where Naveen Jayareem put the ball into the corner of the goal. 
• MIT wasted no time in tying and taking the lead as they scored two goals just over two minutes apart. Shikhar Motupally raced down the near side and sent the ball to the front of the goal where Jonah Gurion got his back heel on the ball and got it into the back of the net at 7:42 
• Nico Mangiafico gave the Engineers the lead, running past the Coast Guard back line and powering a shot past a diving Samuel Linkous at 10:10. 
• Motupally sent a corner kick into the front of the goal where the ball was kicked around before Keegan Harrison collected the loose ball and got it past Linkous at 24:34. 
• After an Engineer foul in the box, Kai Trager scored on his penalty kick chance at 27:25 to make it a one goal contest.  
• Both teams played strong defense in the second half as the Engineers held on for the 3-2 win. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• This was the first win for the Engineers over the Bears since 2023, which MIT also won by a 3-2 score and saw Mangiafico score. 
• This was the first goal of the season for Mangiafico and the second game-winning goal of his career. Gurion and Harrison both scored their second goals of the year.  
• Nicolas Santos-Shin finished with five saves to improve to 3-2-1. 

UP NEXT: 

• The Engineers will host Babson on Saturday, October 10 at 1:00 PM while the Bears will host Emerson at 12:00 PM. 

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