Women's Soccer

MIT Women's Soccer Crowned NEWMAC Tournament Champions For Fourth Straight Season

Story Courtesy of MIT Athletics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 4 MIT women's soccer team claimed its fourth straight and 10th overall NEWMAC Tournament Championship with a 4-0 win over Salve Regina on Saturday afternoon on Roberts Field. 

Arianna Doss earned the NEWMAC Laurels of Academic Excellence and the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player Award as she finished the tournament with two goals and an assist. 

THE BASICS: 

  • Score: No. 4 MIT 4, Salve Regina 0 
  • Records: No. 4 MIT (20-2-1 Overall), Salve Regina (12-4-5) 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • MIT struck quickly, scoring just over a minute into the match. Doss got a pass from Madelyn Popilek on the MIT side of midfield and raced down the near sidelines. Once inside the box, she sent a shot into the far corner of the goal to give MIT the lead with 43:29 on the clock. 
  • The Engineers got another early goal in the second half as Doss dribbled down the far side and sent a pass to the top of the box to Claire Zhang. Zhang settled the ball and after spinning around the Salve defender, powered a shot just under the crossbar at 47:53.  
  • Madeline Seebeck sent a corner kick to the front of the goal that was deflected by Zhang to Ayla Sumer for the third Engineer goal of the day just under two minutes later at 49:59. 
  • Lauren Won dribbled just inside the box on the far side and lifted the ball into the goal to put MIT up four 20:48 left in the match. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

  • MIT claims its fourth-straight NEWMAC Tournament Championship and 10th overall. Including the NEW 8, the program has collected 11 Tournament Championships. 
  • The Engineers have reached the 20-win mark for the fourth-straight season and sixth time in the last seven seasons.  
  • Doss collected her 12th goal and team-leading 13th assist as she also leads the team with 37 points. Zhang scored her team-leading 14th goal of the year and recorded her fourth assist while Sumer got her sixth and Won got her second. 
  • Seebeck got her third assist.  
  • With the shutout, Maddy Noll moves to 16-1-1 as she made three saves in the match. The Engineers earned their 18th shutout of the season.