WPI Upended by Wheaton in NEWMAC Match
Norton, MA --- The Wheaton College women's soccer team won its third-straight match with a 5-1 triumph over WPI on Saturday afternoon in a NEWMAC contest at Mirrione Stadium.
Wheaton sophomore Tess Weyburne (Maynard, MA) provided the game-winner in the 44th minute, while junior Gabriella Verde(Miami, FL) and senior co-captain Kristina Braga (Lowell, MA) added two goals apiece to help the Lyons pick up their first conference win of the season.
WPI senior forward Megan Forti (Lynn, MA) gave the Engineers a 1-0 advantage in the 11th minute firing a strike into the upper right corner of the net for her seventh goal of the year.
Wheaton responded with five unanswered goals. The Lyons outshot the Engineers 21-6 in the contest, while WPI held a slim 5-4 margin in corner kicks.
Verde evened the score at the 27:33 mark converting a penalty kick and Weyburne finished a feed by sophomore Julia Cipriano(Middlebury, CT) right before halftime at 43:41 for her second-career goal and first-career game-winner.
Braga added back-to-back insurance goals just 3:05 apart in the second half and Verde capped the scoring with her second marker of the game at 56:03. Cipriano collected a pair of assists down the stretch giving her a team-leading four helpers on the season. JuniorLaila Razzaghi (Ringoes, NJ) also was credited with an assist on Verde's final goal of the match.
Wheaton sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Thacker (Brunswick, ME) made two saves to improve her record to 4-0-0 overall. WPI senior netminder Maddie Willer (Penfield, NY) notched five saves in the loss.
The Lyons (6-3-1, 1-0 NEWMAC) travel to Keene State on Tuesday, October 1 for a 6:30pm non-conference game. WPI (6-3-1, 0-2 NEWMAC) hosts Babson on Tuesday for a NEWMAC contest at 7pm.
Release Courtesy Wheaton Sports Information
