CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior John Dauphin (Yorba Linda, Calif.) scored a pair of goals in the first half to stake the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's soccer team to a 2-0 lead over MIT and the Leopards held on for a 3-2 win over the Engineers on Wednesday night. Dauphin factored into all three of the Black & Gold's goals, as he assisted on what held up as the game winner in the 66th minute.
The game was a battle of regionally ranked teams in the latest United Soccer Coaches regional rankings as Wentworth came into the game ranked ninth, while MIT, which also received votes in the national poll, was ranked third.
RECORDS:
WIT: 5-3-1
MIT: 5-2-1
SCORING:
- WIT: John Dauphin (Eddie Smith) 22'
- WIT: Dauphin (unassisted) 26'
- MIT: Peter Novoa (unassisted) 40'
- WIT: Jacob Dukeshire (Dauphin) 66'
- MIT: Loukas Carayannopoulos (Nick Ciepley) 76'
SHOTS (ON GOAL):
WIT: 12 (7) MIT: 13 (4)
GOALIE SAVES:
WIT: Robbie West, 2
MIT: Paarth Desai (73:57), 4: Lucas Hanson-Puffer (16:03), 0
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Dauphin netted his first of the night at the 21:39 mark when he scored 45 seconds after taking a corner kick. Senior Eddie Smith (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) took possession of the corner and found Dauphin, who fired a laser from 25 yards out.
- At 25:41, Dauphin put the Leopards ahead, 2-0, as he gained possession off a deflection and put home a shot from the top of the box. The Black & Gold nearly went up 3-0 in the 37th minute when Wentworth was awarded a penalty kick. However, senior Jomar Martins' (Braintree, Mass.) attempt was saved.
- With 5:47 left in the half, MIT cut the lead to 2-1 as senior Peter Novoa (Omaha, Neb.) fired home a shot to the far corner.
- Dauphin added his fifth point of the night when he assisted on sophomore Jacob Dukeshire's (Nashua, N.H.) goal at 65:59. Dauphin served a corner towards the box where Dukeshire headed it home.
- The Engineers pulled back within one at 75:17 when junior Nick Ciepley (Carlsbad, Calif.) sent a pass from the opposite side of the field to graduate student Loukas Carayannopoulos (Westfield, N.J.), who found the far corner of the net.
- MIT had possession late, however, an offsides call gave the ball back to Wentworth to let time expire.
THE SERIES:
- Tonight marked the 25th all-time meeting between the two programs. Wentworth won for the first time in the last four meetings and the Engineers lead, 16-7-2.
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