No. 5 Wheaton 0, No. 1 MIT 3 – Final 

A first-half brace from Natalie Barnouw (Los Angeles, Calif.) helped send the No. 8 MIT women's soccer team to its third-straight NEWMAC Tournament Championship. The Engineers, the top-seed in the tournament, defeated the fifth-seed Wheaton, 3-0 on Thursday night on Roberts Field. 
 
After a save by Patrica Bandrup (Poway, Calif.) off a shot from Leena Mehendale (Dallas, Texas), Barnouw put a shot on goal that Bandrup saved; however, the rebound went right back to Barnouw, who put the ball into the goal at 17:20. 

Barnouw found herself in the right place again minutes later as a shot by Mehendale rang off the post right to Barnouw, who headed the ball into the goal to complete the first-half brace at 21:12. 

MIT wrapped up its scoring when Andrea Cummings (Seattle, Wash.) sent a touch pass to Ayla Sumer (Dallas, Texas), who fired the ball into the far corner of the net to make it 3-0 MIT at the 71:04 mark. 

Ali Roche (Maynard, Mass.) looked to get Wheaton on the board late in the game, but her shot was saved by Maddy Noll (Northbrook, Ill.) as the Engineers took the 3-0 win. 

Barnouw's two goals bring her season total to 18 and her points total to 49. She is tied for third in the nation in points. She's now two goals shy of the single-season goals record and three points shy of the single-season points record. She now has 50 career goals to rank tied for third all-time, and her 134 points rank third. Barnouw also has seven game-winning goals this season. 

Ava Muffoletto (Kings Park, N.Y.) played the first 45 minutes to earn the win and improve to 16-0. Noll played the second half and made one save. Bandrup made eight saves for the Lyons. 

The Engineers will host No. 2 Springfield on Saturday, November 8, at 1:00 PM in the NEWMAC Tournament Championship, with the winner earning an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. 

No. 6 WPI 2, No. 2 Springfield 3 – Final

The second seeded Springfield College women's soccer came back in the second half to defeat the sixth-seeded WPI in the semifinal round of the NEWMAC Tournament, 3-2, tonight on Brock-Affleck Field.

With the win, the Pride improve to 11-8 overall while the Engineers finish their season with a record of 11-7-3. The Pride will travel to top-seeded MIT on Saturday, November 8 at 1:00 pm for the championship game of the NEWMAC Tournament. This will mark Springfield's first NEWMAC title match appearance since 2021 and first under the direction of Kursten Shade.

Molly Baxter (Pleasantville, N.Y.), Jessica Perry (Middleboro, Mass.), and Natalia Mottura (Scarsdale, N.Y.) all scored for Springfield while Kaitlyn Suller (Oviedo, Fla.), Meredith Healy (Niantic, Conn.), and Mu Kue (Hartford, Conn.) notched assists. 

Just nine minutes into the game, Suller sent a pass to Baxter, who launched a shot from outside of the box and buried it in the back of the net to get on the board.

WPI equalized in the 27th minute off a goal from the Engineers' top goal scorer, Abigail Johnson, and then added another goal just six minutes later to take the lead.

In the 62nd minute, Healy sent a ball that hit the crossbar, and Perry was able to put in the rebound to tie up the game.

A little over a minute later, Kue sent a ball in the box on a free kick that was getting kicked around in front of the goal for Mottura to find a way to score the game-winner.  

Springfield outshot WPI 16-11 and led 7-3 on corner kicks. Mairead Marsden (Amsterdam, N.Y.) had six saves in the win.

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 eight Associate Members: Brandeis University (Women's Lacrosse, 2026-2027), New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 20 sports.