Wentworth Institute of Technology Athletics

Men's Soccer Battles Coast Guard in Home Opener

Leopards fall to Bears, 2-0; TJ Prouty takes a team-high three shots, including two on target in the first half

Men's Soccer Battles Coast Guard in Home Opener
Box Score
September 3, 2022

BOSTON, Mass. – The United States Coast Guard Academy scored a goal in each half to spoil the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's soccer team's home opener as the Bears beat the Leopards, 2-0, Saturday afternoon on Sweeney Field.

RECORDS:

CGA:    2-0-0
WIT:     0-1-1

SCORING:

  • CGA      Noah Engstrom (Charles Fish)                10:21
  • CGA      Fish (unassisted)                                     88:24

SHOTS (ON GOAL):

CGA:    15 (8); WIT:     6 (2)


GOALIE SAVES:

CGA:    Max Pfleghar, 2
WIT:     Louis Quintero, 6

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Coast Guard had its first chance of the afternoon in the fifth minute when junior Charles Fish (Little Silver, N.J.) took a shot that was blocked and resulted in a corner kick. However, nothing materialized from the set piece.
  • At the 10:21 mark, Fish helped the Bears get on the board when he served a free kick from the top left of the box to the right side. Senior Noah Engstrom (Brea, Calif.) got a head on the service and put a shot home inside the right post.
  • Senior TJ Prouty (Glendora, Calif.) had a pair of shot attempts for Wentworth in the 27th and 30th minutes, however, junior Max Pfleghar (Fairfield, Conn.) made saves on both attempts.
  • Coast Guard mounted pressure in the second half, using a 7-1 shot advantage to their favor. However, senior Louis Quintero (Boston, Mass.) made three saves to keep the game at 1-0. In the 89th minute, Fish took a loose ball and fired a shot from the top of the box that beat Quintero and have the Bears a 2-0 advantage.
  • Quintero finished with six saves, while Pfleghar had two. Coast Guard had a 15-6 shot advantage and a 4-2 edge in corner kicks.

THE SERIES:

  • This was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

NEXT UP:

  • Wentworth is at Salem State Wednesday night.

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