Men's Soccer Edged by WPI

BOSTON, Mass. – The WPI men's soccer team jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half and held on to defeat Wentworth Institute of Technology, 2-1, in non-conference action Tuesday night on a rainy Sweeney Field.

RECORDS:

WPI:     5-3-1
WIT:     5-5-0

SCORING:

• WPI:     Luke Reid (unassisted) 8'
• WPI:     Aaron Vaz (Erik Herrera) 33'
• WIT:     TJ Prouty (Jacon Dukeshire) 59'

SHOTS (ON GOAL):

WPI:     20 (10); WIT:   15 (7)

GOALIE SAVES:

WPI:     Roe Hendrick (90:00), 6
WIT:     Liam Nasr (45:00), 2; Louis Quintero (45:00), 5

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• A WPI throw in from the far side led to a cross towards the net. Wentworth sophomore Liam Nasr (Chester, N.H.) intercepted the cross but could not maintain possession, leading to a goal from Engineer junior Luke Reid (Chester, N.H.) at 7:09.
• The Engineers made it 2-0 at the 32:40 mark when senior Erik Herrera (San Diego, Calif.) threaded a long pass down the far side to sophomore Aaron Vaz (Medford, Mass.) who tucked a shot inside the far post.
• Wentworth cut into the lead the 58:53 mark. Sophomore Jacob Dukeshire (Nashua, N.H.) flicked a header towards the net where senior TJ Prouty (Glendora, Calif.) put a shot inside the left post.
• WPI looked to add to its lead with three shots on net in a four-minute span, however, junior Louis Quintero (Boston, Mass.) made three saves, including one diving to his right.
• The Leopards had a chance to tie the game in the 88th minute after a foul and a yellow card gave the Black & Gold a set piece from 25 yards out. However, the bid went high.
• Junior Roe Hendrick (Nashua, N.H.) made six saves for WPI. Nasr made three stops for Wentworth in the first half while Quintero made five over the final 45:00.

THE SERIES:

• Today marked the 18th all-time meeting between the two teams. Winners of three series meetings in a row, WPI holds a 10-7-1 advantage. This was the 10th one-goal game in the series.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth is at the University of New England in Commonwealth Coast Conference action on Saturday at 5:30 pm. WPI hosts New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference foe Springfield, also on Saturday.

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