NEWPORT, R.I. - Playing in their first ever NEWMAC contest, Salve Regina University men's soccer welcomed Massachusetts Institute of Technology to Toppa Field. Engineers' leading scorer Garrett Robinson notched his fourth goal of the season with a give-and-go exchange with Dilin Meloni for a 1-0 halftime lead before Hendrik Mayer converted a penalty kick in the second half for a 2-0 final. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: MIT 2, Salve Regina 0
Records: Salve Regina (4-4-0; 0-1-0 NEWMAC), MIT (3-3-1; 2-0-0 NEWMAC)
All-Time Series: MIT has won all 11 meetings with the Seahawks including today's first NEWMAC contest for Salve Regina men's soccer. Today was also the first matchup of the two programs since 2014.

SUMMARY:

• 30:43 - Garrett Robinson (4) carried the ball down the right side before centering a pass to Dilin Meloni who one-touched it back to Robinson. | MIT 1, Salve Regina 0
• 79:06 - Graduate student Hendrik Mayer (1) scored his first goal of the season on a penalty kick, going towards the lower left corner. | MIT 2, Salve Regina 0

NOTEWORTHY:

• Both keepers recorded nine saves apiece - Aidan Figueira for the Seahawks and Lukas Hanson-Puffer for the Engineers.
• Salve Regina earned four more corner kick opportunities than the visitors, 6 to 2.
• The Engineers were flagged for offsides twice in the first half and three times in the last 45 minutes; no offsides for the Seahawks.
• MIT took 24 shots with 11 on frame while Salve Regina managed 13 shots with nine on target.

POSTGAME THOUGHTS FROM COACH O'ROURKE

"We need to do a lot better if we're going to have success. Creating scoring opportunities needs to be our main priority. You cannot win if you do not score."

ON THE HORIZON:
The Seahawks host Massachusetts Maritime Academy at Toppa Field on Tuesday (7 p.m.) to complete a four-game home stand.