By Tiffany Williams - WPI got a Saturday lesson in just how thin the line is between taking a game and giving one away. The men’s soccer team protected an early goal, the field hockey team fought through overtime and a shootout, and the women’s soccer team watched a halftime advantage disappear under Salve Regina’s … Continue reading WPI Survives Two Saturday Battles as Women’s Soccer Lets Halftime Lead Slip Away

By Tiffany Williams - OXFORD, Ohio — Miami (Ohio) scored touchdowns on its first five meaningful possessions, added a special-teams score and built a 42-point halftime lead before cruising to a 45-7 victory over Holy Cross Friday afternoon at Fred C. Yager Stadium. Miami improved to 1-1, while Holy Cross fell to 0-3 overall and … Continue reading Miami (Ohio) Dominates Holy Cross 45-7 Behind McComb’s Perfect Passing Day, 42-Point First Half

By Laura Soukkavong - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — For much of the second half Sunday afternoon, WPI had done the difficult part. The Engineers had erased a halftime deficit, found an attacking answer in Adin Pezo and turned a one-goal hole into a one-goal lead. Then came the final 7 minutes 14 seconds. Western New England … Continue reading WPI Men’s Soccer Falls 3-2 to Western New England After Surrendering Two Goals in Final 7 Minutes

By Laura Soukkavong - WORCESTER, Mass. — There are victories that reveal themselves through the final score, and there are victories that say something about how a team responds when a game begins moving against it. For the WPI women’s soccer team, Sunday afternoon’s 3-1 victory over Cortland offered a little of both. The Engineers … Continue reading WPI Women’s Soccer Earns First Win of Season With 3-1 Victory Over Cortland

By Laura Soukkavong - WALTHAM, Mass. — For WPI, Saturday at the Brandeis Invitational was an afternoon that offered two very different results and perhaps one encouraging lesson. The Engineers showed how dangerous they can be when their offense is operating efficiently, then showed how stubborn they can be when a match appears to be … Continue reading WPI Volleyball Earns First Win With Wentworth Sweep, Falls to Williams in Four Sets

By Laura Soukkavong - WORCESTER, Mass. — The final score will say Montclair State dominated WPI on Saturday afternoon. Four goals against none usually leaves little room for interpretation, but the numbers from H. Carr Field at Alumni Stadium reveal something more instructive about the Engineers' first loss of the season. WPI created opportunities. The … Continue reading Montclair State Shuts Out WPI 4-0 as Engineers Remain Scoreless Through Two Matches

By Laura Soukkavong - ITHACA, N.Y. — For more than 53 minutes Saturday afternoon, Katie Adiletta's right foot had given WPI exactly what it needed. The Engineers had the lead on the road, had survived Ithaca's first-half pressure and were trying to turn one spectacular goal into their first victory of the season. Then the … Continue reading Ithaca Rallies Past WPI 2-1 After Katie Adiletta’s Long-Range Goal Gives Engineers Early Lead

By Laura Soukkavong - AMHERST, Mass. — Cross country rarely gives a team one decisive moment. There is no last-second shot, no fourth-quarter touchdown and no ninth-inning swing, but there are places throughout a race where seconds become positions and positions become points. For WPI on Saturday morning, enough of those positions belonged to the … Continue reading WPI Men’s Cross Country Takes Second at UMass Invitational, Edges Holy Cross by Three Points