WPI 2, Mount Holyoke 1 

Worcester, MA --- Kelly Johnson (Buxton, ME) netted a goal and an assist as WPI scored two goals in the first nine minutes then withstood a furious Mount Holyoke rally in a 2-1 NEWMAC conference victory on Tuesday evening. With the win, WPI concludes regular season play with a 12-5 overall record and 4-4 mark in NEWMAC action while Mount Holyoke dips to 5-12 and 2-6 in conference play.

WPI broke into the scoring column just 1:16 into the game when Katie Nehmer (Southwick, MA) took a feed from Johnson and blasted a shot past the Mount Holyoke goalie for her fourth tally of the season. Just under seven minutes later, Johnson notched her eighth marker of the year when she finished a nifty pass from the stick of Nicole Maglione (Charlton, MA) at 8:07.

Mount Holyoke staged a spirited rally in the second half and were rewarded when Ariana Baudouin (Norwalk, CT) found the back of the net following a penalty corner with 12:40 remaining in regulation. Susan West (Gwynedd Valley, PA) was credited with an assist on Baudouin's third tally of the season. That was as close as the Lyons would get despite outshoting the Engineers 6-1 in the second half and earning four more penalty corners (4-0).

Mary Kate Toomey (Worcester, MA) made four saves on the evening, including three in the second half, en route to improving her record to 9-4. Allie Walsh (Ann Arbor, MI) registered four saves for the Lyons while Baudouin pulled of the rare feat of scoring a goal and making a defensive save.

Both teams open up NEWMAC tournament play on Saturday. Fifth-seeded WPI will travel to fourth-seeded Babson while eighth-seeded Mount Holyoke ventures to top-seeded Wellesley.