The women came out on top 19-40 behind strong performances by freshmen Sue Shorrock and Vicky Dulac, who finished 1-2 overall, and senior captain Deb Fraser who came in fourth overall.
On the men's side, they were in complete control as they took the first five places, led by senior captains Rich Person and Ian Quinn who placed 1st and 3rd respectively. Senior Bruce Meacham put himself in between the two with a 2nd place finish.
All the scoring came early in the second half. Gordon got on the board first when they scored five minutes in. WPI now seemed to pick up the pace as they scored just two minutes later when freshman Chris Prueher put in a shot after senior Jim Goodreau hit the cross post. With the score tied, WPI got a little luck when Prueher, who was standing about ten yards in front of the goalie just defending, deflected a possible clear back into the goal. It was a bang-bang play which caught the goalkeeper by surprise. This goal turned out to be the winner as junior keeper Craig O'Rourke kept Gordon scoreless over the last forty minutes, making some outstanding saves, to record the win.
In the Framingham Match, WPI jumped out to a quick two-game lead in the match. In the third game, the Rams battled back and won 15-7 before the Engineers closed the door in the fourth with a 15-4 win. Throughout the match, coach Nancy Vaskas was able to substitute freely and got some steady play from her reserves. Freshmen Alyssa Moyer and sophomore Wendy Jobling contributed five kills and senior Patty Panlilio had three kills and a service ace to help in the victory.
Last Thursday, WPI faced a strong Mount Holyoke squad in a New England Women's Eight Conference match. Even though the final outcome does not indicate it, the Engineers played a very good match. The final scores were 13-15, 15-12, 3-15, 7-15. Coach Vaskas was pleased with her teams' effort and is optimistic about the rest of the season.
Thursday, it was WPI's turn to host the Little Four at Holden Hills. The Engineers got a great performance from a couple of freshmen as James Carlson and Haig Altoonian were low scorers on the day with an 84 and 86 respectively. In the match though, WPI finished fourth with a team score of 465.
Saturday, September 23rd, WPI traveled south to play the Corsairs. WPI fell behind early in the first half and were not able to recover as they dropped the game 3-0.
Last Tuesday, the Engineers hosted the Tufts Jumbos in a non-conference game. In a well played game by both squads, Tufts won 1-0. WPI had opportunities throughout the game, but couldn't get the ball by the Jumbo goalkeeper.
Thursday, WPI went on the road to play Nichols College hoping to snap their losing streak. In a tight battle, the Engineers prevailed 2-1 on goals from sophomore Jade Gaudreau and junior captain Heather Bryer.
In the match versus MIT, WPI played well but were shutout 9-0. Junior Alyson Sherman has moved into the #1 singles spot and freshman Jessica Buffone has played herself into the #2 slot.
Last Tuesday, WPI was on the road against Smith. Smith took the match 8-1. The WPI winner was sophomore Michelle Lafond with a 2-1 win over her opponent at #5 singles. She won a second set tie-breaker 7-4 before winning the third set 6-0.
Thursday, the ladies took on Worcester State and came out victorious 6-3. Winners for WPI were, Sherman, Buffone, senior Corinne Kachler and Lafond in singles and the teams of Buffone/Kachler and Lafond/Ann Sbriglio in doubles play.
In the game versus Boston University, junior goalkeeper Lynn Kearnan turned in a stellar performance, keeping the Engineers in the game. She had 17 saves, some of which were outstanding, as she held back the Terriers. An early goal by BU set the pace, but WPI regrouped and played a strong first half and trailed only 1-0 at halftime. In the second half, WPI wasn't able to create enough sustained pressure on the opposing goalkeeper and BU tallied another score halfway through the second half for the 2-0 win.
Last Tuesday, WPI traveled accross the city to play Clark in their first NEW 8 encounter for both schools. This being our first season and it is also Clark's first season in the conference. Clark scored two goals early and went on to the 2-0 victory.
The following day the Engineers made another trip. This time to Paxton, which is just on the edge of the city, to play the Amcats of Anna Maria. WPI snapped out of their scoring slump and broke their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 win. Senior captain, Elaine Mongeon, opened the scoring 13:00 minutes into the game, assisted by sophomore Lisa Sorgini. The Engineers continued to pressure the Anna Maria goalkeeper and by the end of the half, they led 3-0. Junior Karen Scheurer and junior captain Laura Bielitz added two unassisted goals for WPI. Kearnan had another solid game in goal with 10 saves.
Give feedback: newspeak@wpi.wpi.edu