CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 3 MIT women's soccer team defended its NEWMAC Tournament Championship as the Engineers defeated seventh-seed WPI 3-0 in the final to claim the program's eighth NEWMAC Championship and ninth conference championship overall. MIT earned the NEWMAC's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
 
Junior Sean Luk (Bel Air, Md.) was named the NEWMAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
 
Luk put a pass across the front of the goal to sophomore Arianna Doss (Houston, Texas) where Doss collected the ball, spun around her defender, and laced a shot into the corner of the goal at 26:02.

Senior Natalie Barnouw (Los Angeles, Calif.) controlled a throw-in and flicked the ball over the goaltender from 15-yards out to give MIT a 2-0 advantage at 31:53.

Luk made it a 3-0 lead when she took a pass from senior Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.), spun around her defender, and put the ball past a diving Lili Hellerman (Ashland, Mass.) at 68:21.

Senior Mia Gilmore (Canton, Mass.) had a chance to put WPI on the board late in the match but her shot sailed wide of the net. 

First year Maddy Noll (Northbrook, Ill.) improved to 12-0 on the season as she made one save in the game. Hellerman fell to 10-7-3 with six saves.

MIT will await its NCAA berth when the selections are announced on Monday, November 11 at 2:00 PM live on NCAA.com.

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.