Babson 2, WPI 1 (2 OT)

Box Score

Worcester, MA --- Ayo Iwuahwu (Lagos, Nigeria) collected a goal with just 29 seconds remaining in the second overtime to propel visiting Babson to a dramatic 2-1 victory over WPI in NEWMAC men's soccer action on Saturday afternoon.  The win gives the Beavers at least a share of the NEWMAC regular season title and the number one seed in the conference tournament early next month.

Iwuahwu provided the heroics when he took a pass from Dan Fogarty (Brookline, NH) as he was colliding with the WPI goalkeeper.  The ball continued into the net for the freshman's sixth goal of the season.  The helper was Fogarty's 34th assist of his career, tying Dan Pucci '98 and Jonah Frisch '03 for the all-time Babson record.

WPI had opened the scoring with a goal just seven seconds before halftime. Reserve Keeon Tabrizi (Harvard, MA) notched his first goal of the year when he knocked home a pass by Michael Solano (Corning, NY) following a long throw in by Kevin Ducharme (Bedford, MA).

Babson, ranked tenth in this week's initial NCAA New England Division III rankings, rallied from the 1-0 deficit when Max Walker (Newton, MA) found Eric Anderson (Scituate, MA) with a nifty one-touch pass, who crossed to a streaking Edson Silva (Brockton, MA), who buried the shot for his second goal of the year.

Peter Crowley (Lexington, MA) tallied one save to earn the win in net for Babson.  Paul Moan (Watertown, MA) made five stops for the Engineers, who received a key clear off the line by Matt Wzorek (Southwick, MA) midway through the second half.

On the day, the Beavers enjoyed a 13-8 edge in shots and a 8-6 advantage in corner kicks.

WPI (9-4-1, 2-2-1 NEWMAC) is off until Wednesday when they travel to Westfield State for a 7pm matchup versus the Owls.  Babson (11-5-1, 5-0 NEWMAC) returns to the field on Sunday, hosting Plymouth State at 1pm.