Women's Soccer Comes Up Short Against WPI
Leicester, Mass. – WPI defeated Becker College 3-1 in non-conference women's soccer action Wednesday evening.
The Engineers scored the lone goal of the first half when a Becker defender fell down, allowing Megan Forti (Lynn, Mass.) to break free one on one with Becker goalkeeper Alena Phongsa (Putnam, Conn.) Forti took advantage of the opportunity by ripping a shot into the top right corner of the net for her 12th goal of the season.
WPI increased their lead in the 62nd minute when Kristen Garza (Kingston, Mass.) scored her sixth goal of the season on a beautiful centering pass from Lindsey Grasis (East Brookfield, Mass.). Becker cut the Engineers lead to 2-1 when Christina Boucher (Pawcatuck, Conn.) redirected a shot that slipped through the hands of the WPI goalkeeper. WPI put the game out of reach in the 84th minute when Megan Forti scored her second goal of the game on an assist from Kelly Ames (Glastonbury, Conn.).
Freshman goalkeeper Maddie Willer (Penfield, N.Y.) made three saves in a winning effort. With the victory the Engineers improve to 7-9-1 on the season. Alena Phongsa played the majority of the game for the Hawks, making five saves in a losing effort. With the loss Becker falls to 5-12 on the season.
