WPI 3, Coast Guard 2
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Score
New London, CT --- Three different players
scored as WPI snapped a five-game losing streak and picked up its
first New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC)
win of the season with a 3-2 victory over host Coast Guard.
The Bears got on the board first in the 14th minute as junior
Katie Kurek (Williamstown, NJ) scored her
team-high 11th goal of the season with senior Trish
Ohle (Franklin Lakes NJ) assisting.
WPI (6-9, 1-5) tied the match with 4:38 left in the first half
on a goal by freshman Suzanne Najem (Derry, NH) with senior
Jocelyn Moody (Bainbridge Island, WA) adding the
assist.
The Engineers took the lead in the 55th minute when Moody scored
an unassisted goal.
WPI scored an insurance goal, the eventual game winner, with
exactly 20 minutes left when freshman Victoria
Howland (Red Hook, NY) found the back of the net while
sophomore Kristen Garza (Kingston, MA) assisted on
the score.
Kurek pulled Coast Guard (5-8, 1-5) to within a goal in the 74th
minute with her 12th score of the season with Ohle again assisting,
but that would be all the scoring in the game.
Sophomore Abaigeal Caras (Essex, CT) made four
saves to pickup the win for WPI while freshman Mary
Mills (Amherst, NH) saves in the loss for Coast Guard
which was outshot 13-9.
The Crimson and Gray will return to the field on Tuesday evening
with a key NEWMAC home match versus Smith. Kickoff is slated
for 7pm. Coast Guard is also back in action at the same time
on Tuesday, hosting Springfield.
Release Courtesy Coast Guard Sports Information
