Massachusetts Institute of Technology

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – With a 2-1 win over fourth-seeded WPI, the No. 4 nationally ranked and top seed in the NEMWC Tournament the MIT women's soccer team advanced to its fourth consecutive NEWMAC Tournament championship with its win on Thursday night on Roberts Field.  

THE BASICS: 

• Score: No. 4 MIT 2, WPI 1 
• Records: No. 4 MIT (19-2-1 Overall), WPI (10-7-3 Overall) 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• After a scoreless 55 minutes of play, a foul by WPI set up a free kick right outside the box for Claire Zhang. Zhang's shot split the WPI wall and tucked into the near corner of the goal at 55:20 to put MIT in the lead. 
• MIT doubled its advantage late in the match. Ayla Sumer raced into the box on the near side of the field and sent a cross to the middle for a streaking Madeline Seebeck who turned and put the ball into the far corner of the net with 6:52 left in the match. 
• WPI was awarded a penalty kick after a foul in the box on a corner kick. Abigail Johnson stepped and converted to cut the MIT advantage to one with 6:21 remaining.  
• MIT controlled the ball for the remainder of the game as they held on for the 2-1 victory, advancing to Saturday's championship. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• With the win, MIT advances to its 13 NEWMAC Championship games as the team will be looking to win its fourth-straight tournament championship and 10 overall NEWMAC Championship. 
• Zhang scored her team-leading 13th goal of the season with Seebeck scoring her fifth. Sumer dished out her fifth assist. 
• The MIT defense held WPI without a shot on goal as Maddy Noll got her 15th win of the season. 

UP NEXT: 

• The Engineers will host No. 2 Salve Regina in the NEWMAC Championship on Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 PM. This is the first meeting between the two programs in the NEWMAC Tournament.   

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