WORCESTER, Mass. - Clark men's soccer (4-4-3, 0-2-1 NEWMAC) stormed back to tie the match in the second half, but allowed a goal in the 87th minute as the Cougars fell 3-2 to MIT (6-6-0, 1-2-0 NEWMAC) on Saturday afternoon from Granger Field.

How it Happened

• Junior Diego Marin recorded a pair of saves within the first eight minutes of play off shots from Shikhar Motupally and Ethan Reich before Jonah Gurion gave the Engineers a 1-0 lead off a volley.
• First-year Joseph Joannou sent a header just wide of the mark in the 21st before MIT extended their lead to 2-0 off a goal from Aidan Hallinan.
• Senior Lucas Saia nearly cut the deficit in half with a shot that hit the crossbar and junior Mauro Perez Colon had a shot stopped by Paolo Mangiafico right before the break as MIT led 2-0.
• First-year Graham Summers brought the Cougars back within one after beating the Engineer defense as Clark trailed 2-1 in the 58th minute.
• Joannou, junior Ben Siegel, and sophomore Evan Thompson each had shots saved before senior Colin Ruiz found the back of the net off a pass from sophomore Luca Echeumuna in the 83rd minute.
• MIT's Jack Minor clinched the victory for the Engineers with a goal off a pass from Ethan Reich in the 87th minute as they came away with a 3-2 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark attempted 14 shots, with six going on target, and earned six corner kicks.
• Summers netted his first career goal.
• Ruiz scored his first goal of the season and second as a Cougar.
• Echeumuna dished out his first assist of the year and second in the scarlet and white.
• Marin recorded four saves.

What's Next
Clark will close out a three-game homestand on Wednesday when they welcome Salem State to Granger for a non-conference contest beginning at 4:00 p.m.