Wentworth 3, WPI 2

Box Score

Boston, MA -- For the second consecutive game, senior forward Dan Marra (Sea Cliff, NY) scored the game-winning goal for the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's soccer team. And, for the second consecutive game it came by way of a penalty kick as he converted his third penalty kick in the last two games in the 65th minute of play to snap a 2-all tie and lift the Leopards (5-0-1) to a 3-2 win over WPI (5-1-1), the ninth-ranked team in New England, 3-2.

The Leopards took a 1-0 lead at 16:43 when sophomore forward Matt Martins (Bristol, RI) took a long feed from classmate Ben Hamlin (Vernon, CT) and found an opening on the left side of the net. Exactly six minutes later, Martins would put Wentworth up 2-0 when he took a Marra feed and scored his third goal of the season.

WPI cut the lead in half at 32:02 when senior midfielder Matt Douville (Northbridge, MA) crossed the ball to sophomore midfielder Benjamin Gilde (Manchester, NH) whose diving header found the upper left corner of the goal. Just 57 seconds into the second half, Douville would take a pass from senior forward Sean O'Keefe (Walpole, MA) and tie the game at 2-all.

Marra, who earlier in the day was named the Commonwealth Coast Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season, was fouled inside the box and was able to break the tie with his sixth tally of the season.

Freshman Mike Gregory (Rockaway, NJ)  made eight saves for the Leopards, including seven in the second half when Wentworth was outshot 14-7. WPI freshman Steve Hoffer (South Glens Falls, NY), making his first appearance of the season, made six saves for the Engineers, who held a 20-14 shot advantage for the game.

Wentworth continues non-league play on Saturday as the Leopards travel to Babson for a 2:00 kick-off against the sixth-ranked team in the region. WPI will be back in action on Wednesday with a road match at Framingham State at 3:30pm.

Release Courtesy Wentworth Sports Information