Box Score THE BASICS
Score: WPI 2, Emerson 0
Records: Emerson Lions (3-2, 0-1 NEWMAC) ; WPI Engineers (6-3, 1-1 NEWMAC)
Location: Worcester, Mass.
Date: September 11, 2021
The Lead: In their 2021 NEWMAC opener, the Emerson women's soccer were handed a 2-0 shutout at the hands of WPI on Saturday afternoon in Worcester.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Ainslee MacQuarrie & Jennifer Van Pelt: two shots
Goalie: Amara Schaub (3-1): two goals allowed on seven shots with five saves through 90 minutes
WPI
Sofia Orrico & Caitlin Bonavita: one assist
Annika Keck: one goal
Elizabeth Rocco: one goal
Goalie: Lauren Paul (4-2): zero goals allowed on four shots and four saves through 90 minutes
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both teams remained scoreless through the opening half as Emerson held the 6-4 shot advantage over WPI.
55": 10 minutes into the second half of play, WPI broke the scoreless tie with its first goal in the 55th minute. After Schaub made the initial save, Rocco came in tallied a cleanup goal that put the Engineers on top, 1-0.
84": Off Bonavita's corner deep into the frame, WPI gained an insurance goal when Keck connected with the kick and headed the 2-0 goal in from six yards out into the top left.
UP NEXT
- Emerson regroups on Tuesday, September 28th as the Lions treks out to Amherst for a non-league tilt at 4:30 p.m.
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