Springfield, Mass. - October 17, 2026 - The Springfield College women's soccer team fell to New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opponent WPI on Saturday at H. Carr Field, 3-0.
The Pride drop to 3-10-0 overall and 2-5-0 in conference play while the Engineers improve to 7-5-2, 4-1-2.
WPI got on the board first just over 14 minutes in, when a pass from Aliza Margolis deflected off a defender and Maeve Steckley finished it into the bottom left corner. The Engineers controlled the opening half and outshot the Pride 11-3, but Mallory Forgatch (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) made three saves to keep Springfield within one at the break. The Pride also created chances of their own, including two early corner kicks but could not convert.
Springfield came out of halftime looking to get back into the game, outshooting WPI 5-4 in the second half and earning five corner kicks, but the Pride could not find the back of the net. The Engineers extended their lead at the 70:55 mark when Tiziri Tizi-Ougdal converted a penalty kick into the top left corner. With under four minutes remaining, Steckley added her second goal of the game, finishing a rebound off Forgatch.
WPI outshot Springfield 15-8, holding a 6-4 edge in shots on goal, while the Pride earned a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks. Forgatch made three saves in the loss, while Verheul stopped all four shots she faced to earn the win.
The Pride return to action on Wednesday at 7:00 against Wellesley.
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