NORTON, Mass. – The third-seeded MIT men's soccer team traveled to Keef Field to take on No. 2 Wheaton in the semifinals of the NEWMAC Tournament, where, after pulling ahead 2-1, the Engineers fell to the Lyons by a 4-2 score.
THE BASICS:
- Score: Wheaton 4, MIT 2
- Records: MIT (9-5-4 Overall), Wheaton (10-2-6 Overall)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Engineers struck quickly as Dilin Meloni sent the ball to Jonah Gurion whose shot from outside the box trickled past a diving Nick Phinney just 4:23 into the first half.
- A shot from Declan Rhatigan was saved by Nicolas Santos-Shin, but the rebound went right back out to Ben Kane who kept the rebound away from the MIT defense and tucked the ball into the goal at 10:01.
- A free kick from Shikhar Motupally went into the box where it was tipped by Woods Windham in the box to Eli Mick whose shot went into the lower corner of the net at 35:53 to give the Engineers a 2-1 lead.
- Rhatigan tied the match early in the second half on a penalty kick goal.
- Ben Kane sent a pass to Caleb Cassetta-Waxman right outside the box who lifted a pass into the front of the goal where Paco Polo was able to head the ball into the goal and give Wheaton a one-goal lead at 72:52.
- Avery Dinhman added an insurance score for the Lyons at 83:35.
- Meloni and Motupally both had shots with time winding down, but neither were able to find the back of the net.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Gurion tallied his fourth goal of the season while Mick got his second.
- Santos-Shin made a season-high 12 saves and finished the year with a 6-3-2 record.
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