Framingham State 3, WPI 2

Box Score

Worcester, MA --- Jason Silva, (Milford, MA) Scott Faria, (Fall River, MA) and Johnny Goncalves (Framingham, MA) all notched first half goals to help Framingham State defeat host WPI 3-2 in non-conference men's soccer action on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Rams improve to 6-2-1 while the Engineers slip to 3-6.

Framingham State jumped out to a quick 3-0 advantage midway through the first half with a trio of goals 13 minutes apart. Sean Austin (Winchester, MA) tallied helpers on the first two goals and forward Jim Colombo (Littleton, MA) picked up his first assist of the season on the third.

WPI broke the shutout in the 85th minute when Ben Gilde (Manchester, NH) made a perfect cross to an open David Zuniga (Cromwell, CT) and scored again less than a minute later on an unassisted shot by midfielder Keeon Tabrizi (Harvard, MA).

Framingham State netminder Eddie Polomba (Saugus, MA) turned aside five shots while his WPI counterpart Paul Moan (Watertown, MA) made two saves on the evening.

Both teams play their next games at home on Saturday at 3pm. WPI will continue NEWMAC play hosting Babson and Framingham State will entertain MASCAC foe Mass. Maritime.

Story written by WPI Athletics Intern - Steven M. Miller Jr