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Western New Eng. WNE (8-5)
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Winner MIT MIT (8-5)
Western New Eng. WNE
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MIT MIT
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Western New Eng. WNE 0 1 0 3 0 4
MIT MIT 3 0 0 1 1 5

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Comes Back From Three Down In The Fourth Before Falling In Overtime, 5-4

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (October 14, 2026) – Down three in the opening six minutes of the game and with ten minutes remaining in the game, the Western New England field hockey team picked up three goals to tie contest on Wednesday night, but ultimately couldn't complete the comeback, falling to the Engineers of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in overtime by a final score of 5-4. 

Records:
  • Western New England: 8-5
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 8-5
How it Happened:

First Quarter:
  • It took the Engineers just 1:31 to come up with its first goal of the game when Jane Tortorella found the back of the net, beating Alex Tardugno, giving MIT the opening 1-0 lead. 
  • The Engineers scored again less than two minutes later when Ingrid Tomovski found twine to extend the Engineer lead to 2-0. MIT was all over the offensive side of the ball in the opening 15 minutes and scored again just 6:42 into the first quarter to take a 3-0 lead when Tomovski scored for the second time in the quarter. 
  • Tardugno kept Western New England in the game,, however, coming up with a huge penalty stroke save just ten minutes into the contest, which would have given MIT a four-goal lead. Analise Trani had WNE's only shot of the first quarter, as the Golden Bears were outshot 10-1. Tardugno came away with six saves overall in the frame. 
Second Quarter:
  • The Golden Bears continues to play defense in the second quarter as the Engineers continues their offensive attack on the Golden Bears. MIT took three shots in the opening eight minutes of the quarter, though none on goal.
  • Mikayla Mrzywka had the first offensive opportunity for WNE in the second quarter, putting a shot on goal that tested MIT's Alexia Ninios, but Ninios made the saves. The Golden Bears continued attacking and found the back of the net when Maddie Ripley took a pass from Mrzywka and fired home her fourth goal of the season and second straight game with a goal to get the Golden Bears back within two, 3-1. 
  • MIT tested Alex Tardugno late in the second quarter following a penalty corner, but the junior goalkeeper was up to the task, keeping the Engineers off the scoreboard. 
Third Quarter:
  • Western New England did not have any offense in the third quarter, seeing MIT dominate much of the attack, taking a pair of penalty corners in the opening five minutes of the frame and collected two shots on goal, both turned away by Tardugno. 
  • A late penalty corner from MIT nearly produced a goal, but a shot from Tomoviski went wide of the cage, keeping MIT ahead 3-1 after 45 minutes of play.
Fourth Quarter:
  • MIT restored its three-goal advantage, scoring just 1:27 into the fourth quarter when Meredith Wu scored off a penalty corner, giving the Engineers the 4-1 lead.
  • Western New England responded with offensive pressure following the goal from MIT, with Ripley taking a shot that just sailed over the crossbar, while Mrzywka picked up a shot on goal, saved by Ninios. The offensive pressure eventually cracked the MIT defense as Mrzywka registered an unassisted tally for her 15th goal of the season, getting WNE back within two, 4-2. 
  • Just three minutes later, Western New England scored again, as Abigail Petrini netted her second goal of the season, putting the Golden Bears with one for the first time since the early stages of the opening quarter, trailing 4-3. 
  • WNE had plenty of fight in the fourth quarter and fought all the way back, coming back from three down as Mikayla Mrzywka finished off a pass from Petrini with just 3:34 remaining in the quarter to tie the game at four. 
  • Despite late pressure from MIT which included four penalty corners in the final 2:39 of the frame, the WNE defense held off the Engineers to force overtime. 
Overtime:
  • MIT controlled much of the extra period, putting pressure on the WNE defense and forcing Tardugno into additional saves.
  • After several penalty corners and scoring chances, MIT's Audrey Oh found the back of the net on an assist from Tomovski to give MIT the 5-4 victory.
  • MIT came up with 12 total shots in the overtime session in eight minutes played, putting five on goal. 
Inside the Lines:
  • Mikayla Mrzywka led the WNE offense with two goals and an assist in the overtime loss. The WNE sophomore now has 16 goals and four assists on the season. 
  • Abigail Petrini had a goal and an assist on the night and is now up to two goals and three assists on the season. 
  • Maddie Ripley picked up her fourth tally of the season, scoring for the second straight game. 
  • Alex Tardugno made 16 saves for Western New England, her sixth game this season with 10+ saves. 
  • MIT outshot the Golden Bears 43-10 in the game and 21-7 on goal. 
Up Next on the Schedule:
  • The Golden Bears take on Nichols College on Saturday, October 17 at 4:30 PM on the road in a Conference of New England matchup. 
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