Boston, MA --- Freshman forward Megan
Forti's (Lynn, MA) goal with 14:09 remaining in
regulation snapped a 1-all tie and lifted the WPI women's soccer
team to its second straight victory, a 2-1 triumph over Wentworth
in a non-league contest played on Sweeney Field Monday
afternoon. The one-goal margin of victory marked the sixth
time in the 11 meetings between the two schools a game has been
decided by a single goal.
A back and forth opening stanza yielded few chances for both
teams to break the ice until the visiting Engineers took a 1-0 lead
on a freshman defender Natalie
McMillan (Acton, MA) goal. McMillan's first
collegiate marker, a shot from the top left of the 18-yard box,
came off a feed pass from senior forward Kristen
Garza (Kingston, MA). The half would end with
WPI holding a 1-0 advantage. Wentworth held an 8-6 advantage
on shots.
The Leopards knotted the score at 1-all at 54:32 when
sophomore Elizabeth Somma (Windham, ME) fed
freshman forward Jenelle Wolff (Portland, CT) just
outside of the 18. Wolff's shot would find the top left
corner of the net for her first collegiate goal. Wentworth
had a chance to go ahead in the 59th minute, but freshman
keeper Maddie
Willer (Penfield, NY) made a stop at point-blank range
on a header off of a corner kick.
Garza fed Forti, who would go in past the Leopard defense and
shoot from inside the 18. The shot initially hit the right
post, but before a Wentworth defender could clear it out, it
crossed the goal line for her fourth tally of the season.
Wentworth had a pair of corner kicks in the 84th and
85th minutes of play and had one last quality attempt to tie
it with less than a minute to play, however the shot would go wide.
Willer turned aside five shots for the Engineers, who
improves to 3-6-1 on the season.
WPI resumes NEWMAC play Saturday night with a 6pm home game
against Babson. Wentworth falls to 2-6-1 and resumes TCCC
play on Wednesday at Gordon.
Release Courtesy Wentworth Sports Information
