Springfield, Mass. - October 18, 2023 - The Springfield College women's soccer team rallied to earn a 1-1 draw against WPI in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) matchup on Brock-Affleck Field this evening.

The draw pushed Springfield's record to 7-4-3 overall and to 5-2-1 in NEWMAC play, while WPI moved to 6-5-4 overall and 2-2-4 in league play.

WPI opened the scoring in the 28th minute when Olivia Toolin gathered a bouncing ball inside the box and buried it into the back of the net for the early 1-0 edge. The visiting Engineers held a slim 7-6 margin in shots over the first 45 minutes of play.

The score remained the same until midway through the second stanza when Sonia Dugger (Belchertown, Mass.) sent a long free kick into the box and found Kate Minoudis (Columbia, Conn.) who tipped the ball in for the equalizer. Minoudis registered her second goal of the season and first since the opener on September 2 against Thomas (Maine), while Dugger notched the first assist and point of her collegiate career.

Both teams had looks at net for the go ahead goal late in the contest, but both Taryn Ryan (Holyoke, Mass.) and Lili Hellerman for WPI held their own and kept their program's in line for a point in the NEWMAC standings with the draw. Ryan and Hellerman matched one another with seven saves apiece in 90 minutes tonight.

WPI held a slim 18-14 edge in shots, while Springfield took four of the game's seven corner kicks.

Springfield will return to the pitch on Saturday, October 21 at when the Pride travel to Wellesley College for a NEWMAC contest at 1:00 pm.

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