Women's Soccer Falls to #6 MIT, 3-0

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Graduate forward Karenna Groff (Weston, Mass.) scored a pair of goals and junior midfielder Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) added a goal and two assists to lead #6 ranked MIT to a 3-0 shutout victory over host Bridgewater State University in a non-conference women's soccer matchup on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field.

The visiting Engineers improve to 2-0 on the young season while the Bears fall to 0-1-1. MIT now holds an 11-9-1 advantage in the all-time series which dates back to 1986.

The Engineers led 2-0 at the break following a pair of early first half goals by Groff  and Rowlett. Groff converted off an assist from Rowlett in the eighth minute, while Rowlett potted an unassisted tally just 75 seconds later.

Groff tucked a shot inside the right post of a short feed from Rowlett in the 57th minute to extend the MIT lead to 3-0.

The Engineers outshot the Bears 23-2 for the game and held a 7-2 edge in corner kicks attempts.

Senior goalkeepers Lauren Castle (Ridgefield, Conn.) and Ava Gillikin (Flemington, N.J.) combined on the shutout for MIT as they each played a half. Castle made one save over the first 45 minutes of the contest as recorded her second win of the season.

Senior netminder Tory Viola-Laughery (Brockton, Mass.) turned aside nine shots including a couple of diving stops in the setback for Bridgewater State.

Bot teams are back in action on Tuesday night at seven o'clock. The Bears travel to Suffolk University to take in the Rams, while the Engineers head at Johnson & Wales University to face the Wildcats.