In the first half, both teams had trouble getting on track offensively, with neither being able to sustain a drive. The two defenses were playing very tough, forcing each offense to punt the ball away. It wasn't until late in the half that Union got a break after they blocked a punt to set up a first down at WPI's 41-yard line. From there, they proceeded to march the ball down to the Engineers' five before punching it in with 37 seconds remaining. Union went into the lockerroom with a 7-0 halftime lead.
In the second half, the Union defense came up with some key plays to set up six more scores to win the game 44-0. A bright note to the game, junior defensive back Brian Learned was named to the Freedom Football Conference and ECAC Weekly Honor Rolls for his performance versus the Dutchmen. Learned had 14 tackles, which was the second consecutive week he had registered double-digits in tackles.
Saturday, the 16th the Engineers hosted the Lady Jeffs of Amherst at Alumni Field. WPI jumped out quickly as junior Jessica Cram scored 3:54 into the game on an offensive corner assisted by junior Sarah Tremblay.
Amherst tied the score late in the first half and tallied two more goals late in the second half to take the win 3-1. Last Tuesday, the 19th, WPI journeyed to Merrimack College to try and break a mini two-game slide. In a tightly contested game, the Engineers pulled out the win 1-0. Junior captain Heather Bryer scored her second game-winning goal of the season with an assist from senior captain Tracy Langis. Sophomore goalkeeper, Lyn Dubois, recorded her third shutout in five games for WPI.
Two nights later, the Falcons of Bentley College came to Worcester in hopes of continuing their three-game winning streak. Bentley's relentless pressure on the WPI end of the field early was enough to get them a 1-0 lead only nine minutes into the first half. They added another score near the end of the half to lead the game 2-0. In the second half, WPI put on a late charge, but couldn't capitalize. The game ended in favor of the Falcons 2-0.
In their match with Wellesley, the Engineers made too many errors in their service game as Wellesley won the match 3-1.
Next, they took on an improved Clark squad who was looking to steal one on our home court. In a very competitive match, the Engineers met the challenge and defeated the Cougars 3-1. In the fourth game, WPI was down early, but managed to pull out a 15-12 win. In the match, senior captain Angela Wonsey had 11 kills to go with 21 assists. Freshman Shannon Sura had 10 kills for the Engineers.
Two days later, WPI hosted the Beacons of UMass-Boston. The Engineers made quick work of the match, winning 3-0 to even their record at 3-3.
In the first Little Four match at Nichols, the Engineers managed to place third with a team score 463. Low scorer on the day was senior Brian Klauber with an 85.
In the second match at Suffolk, WPI only had three golfers and technically were disqualified, but they played and finished fourth. Senior Jeff Peterson was low man with an 88.
On Thursday, the 21st, WPI hosted the Constitution Athletic Conference Championships at Sterling Country Club. The Engineers finished fourth with a team score of 369. Peterson again was the low scorer with an 83.
On the women's side, freshman Sue Shorrock placed sixth overall in her first collegiate meet. Classmate Vicky Dulac was impressive also with a 12th place finish overall. This year's squad will defeinitely make strides as the year goes on.
In the match versus Wheaton, the Engineers fell behind in the singles and were not able to regroup in the doubles, dropping the match 9-0.
In the Clark match, WPI came out with a 7-2 win. The Engineers dominated at the #2 through #6 singles as junior Alyson Sherman won at #2, freshman Jessica Buffone won at #3, senior Corinne Kachler took the #4, sophomore Michelle Lafond won at #5 and freshman Michelle Jurofcik won at #6.
In doubles, WPI won at the #1 and #2 spots with the teams of senior Jen Lovin and Sherman at #1 and Buffone and Kachler at #2. The win was also the Engineers first conference win of 1995.
In the game against Gordon, the Engineers fell behind halfway into the first half and couldn't regroup. By the end of the half, it was 3-0 as WPI just couldn't get started offensively. The final two goals were tacked on for the final 5-0.
Last week, the Falcons of Fitchburg State made a visit as part of a rescheduled game that was originally scheduled for the end of October, then dropped. Although WPI was able to put more pressure on the opposing goalkeeper, they still were not able to put one by and were defeated 1-0 to drop their third game in a row.
Last Wednesday, the 20th, the Engineers opened their CAC schedule versus MIT. In a tightly contested game, WPI was able to steal one 1-0 on a goal by freshman Chris Prueher late in the first half. The goal was assisted by sophomore Mike Dellasanti. O'Rourke recorded the shutout with five saves.
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