WORCESTER -- Abbey Powers (Halifax, MA) and Eliza Dutson (Woodstock, CT) each notched a second half goal and an assist to help WPI breakup up a scoreless game at intermission and defeat visiting Wheaton 4-0 in a NEWMAC field hockey contest played on a beautiful October Saturday afternoon on H. Carr Field at Alumni Stadium.
 
WPI is now 7-6 on the season and 4-2 in conference play and is a now in a three-way tie for third place in the NEWMAC with Salve Regina and Wellesley.  Wheaton slips to 7-7 overall and 1-5 NEWMAC action. 
 
The first half was scoreless with the Engineers attempting all six shots and being awarded all three penalty corners.
 
Seconds after intermission, WPI opened the scoring gate Dutson redirected the ball to Abbey Powers (Halifax, MA) who fired a shot past the Wheaton goalkeepers' foot for her fourth goal of the season at 30:40.
 
The Engineers boosted their bulge to 2-0 early into the fourth quarter. Powers has a shot that was save but Lauren Meinhold (Boxboro, MA), corralled the rebound and deposited the ball into the middle of the net at 50:05, her seventh goal of the year.
 
A few minutes later the Crimson and Gray added an insurance marker when launched Meinhold launched the ball into the crease and after bouncing off multiple Wheaton defenders, Leah Uglevich (Maynard, MA) garnered possession and brushed the ball into goal for her third of the season with 5:39 remaining
 
With just over a minute remaining in the contest, Arie Lang (West Hartford, CT) delivered a pass to Dutson, who successfully tipped the ball into net for her first of the year and 29th career at 58:59.
 
For the game, WPI outshot the Lyons 18-9 and attempted all seven of the contest's corners.  Engineer netminder Ella Moreau (Huntington, MA) was credited with her third shutout of 2024 and eighth of her career while Grace Ferguson (Williston, VT) was credited with seven stops on the afternoon.
 
Both teams compete in a NEWMAC battle next Tuesday at 6pm. WPI adventures to Smith and Wheaton travels to Springfield.