Cambridge, Mass. – In a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game on a uncharacteristically warm late October afternoon, sophomore Sean Bingham (Garden City, N.Y.) netted two goals to lead the MIT men's soccer team to a 2-0 win over Clark University.

Tech is now 9-3-1 for the season and remains undefeated in conference action with a record of 4-0-1. The Cougars dipped to 3-10-2 and 0-4-1 in league play.

Just 11 minutes into the first half, following a cross from classmate Austin Freel (San Diego, Calif.), Bingham scored his first goal of the game from inside the box, shooting to the left side of the net and past the hands of diving Clark keeper Alfonso Alvarez (San Salvador, El Salvador). For the rest of the period, junior goalie Sam Cannon (Scarsdale, N.Y.) saw more action than Alvarez, having to make three saves compared to Alvarez's one.

With 10 minutes remaining in the half, Kyle Russo (Westford, Mass.) took a point blank shot but Cannon was able to make the save to preserve MIT's lead.

At the 40 minute mark, Alvarez made an impressive save when he punched a shot by junior Nicholas Diamantoni (Boca Raton, Fla.) over the crossbar. Seconds later, he caught a corner kick, also sent by Diamantoni, which was heading directly towards the right corner of the net, preventing the Engineers from increasing their lead.

A minute and a half into the second half, Bingham found the back of the net once again after receiving a quick pass from senior Matthew Monheit (Abington, Pa.) directly outside of the cage, shooting to the right corner of the net.

For the next 20 minutes, both teams struggled to gain possession and the ball spent a lot of time going from one side of the field to the other. MIT took 10 shots during this time and only two of them had to be saved by Alvarez.

With three and a half minutes left in the game, Kenneth Vera (Franklin Square, N.Y.) took a promising shot but it was blocked by freshman Matthew De La Ossa (New York, N.Y.). MIT defense played well during the second half, blocking all but three of Clark's attempts at goal, the others being saved by Cannon. When the clock ran out, Tech walked away with its fourth straight win.

Alvarez was strong in goal again for the Cougars, recording his second straight eight-save outing.

The Engineers will host Framingham State on Wednesday, while Clark is next in action next Saturday when they host Emerson.