Hagen's Late Goal Gives Women's Soccer Tie Against Roger Williams

BOSTON, Mass. – The Wentworth Institute of Technology women's soccer team wasn't going down without a fight at home against Roger Williams after a goal from freshman Emily Hagen (Ellicott City, Md.) in the 88^th minute knotted the score at two apiece in the Commonwealth Coast Conference tie on Saturday afternoon.

RECORDS:
WIT:     6-4-2 (1-2-1 CCC)
RW:       5-7-2 (2-1-1 CCC)

SCORING:

• WIT:            Meghan Barilone (Madison Wolf), 3:54
• RW:             Sofie Morris (Julia Robbins), 30:24
• RW:             Biana Robbins (Sarah Baptista), 56:50
• WIT:            Emily Hagen (Madelyn Seder), 87:31

SHOTS (ON GOAL):
WIT:     12 (5); RWU 15 (6)

GOALIE SAVES:
WIT:     Julianna Heaton, 4; RWU:             Coco Marrelli, 3

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The conference contest started with a shot by the Hawks that went wide in the 3^rd minute. A minute and change later, freshman Meghan Barilone (Bennington, Vt.) fired a shot past the Hawks' keeper from a slick cross-field pass from senior Madison Wolf (Falmouth, Maine), giving the Leopards an early 1-0 advantage.
• The Hawks nearly tied the game in the 22^nd minute but the Leopards got a key grab from sophomore goalkeeper Juliana Heaton (Swansea, Mass.). Eight minutes later, that same Hawks' player wouldn't be denied again, scoring a goal to tie the score at 1-1 in the 31^st minute.
• Heaton provided another save for the Leopards towards the end of the first half. Montville and junior Madelyn Seder (Marlborough, Mass.) both nicked shots towards the Hawks' goal in the waning moments of the first half only to be stopped.
• The second half started with another brilliant save from Heaton and a powerful shot from junior Lauren Bradley (Lumberton, N.J.) that was stopped. Momentum began to run in the Hawks favor, resulting in a tie-breaking goal in the 57^th minute.
• Play stayed to the edges of the field for a lot of the second half, resulting in many corner kicks and wide shots.
• In the 88^th minute, Seder found some open space on the offensive side of the field, giving her the room to dish off a clutch pass to freshman Emily Hagan (Ellicott City, Md.), who had nothing but net to shoot at. She scored in style in the 88^th minute to tie the game at 2-2, which is how the contest would end.

THE SERIES:

• Today marked the 29th meeting between the two squads. Roger Williams leads the all-time series 20-6-3.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth plays Suffolk at home on Tuesday afternoon.

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