WPI Athletics

Springfield, MA --- The 24th-ranked WPI field hockey team picked up its first win of the season and first road victory on Saturday afternoon, rallying past Western New England, 2-0, at Golden Bear Stadium. The Engineers improve to 1-1 on the season while the Golden Bears fall to 1-1.

Waltham, MA --- Bridget Spees totaled 24 kills across two matches as the WPI Volleyball team split a pair of contests Saturday at the Brandeis Invitational. The Engineers opened the day with a 3-0 sweep of Wentworth, 25-14, 25-22, 26-24, before falling to Williams in four sets, 17-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-27. WPI moves to 1-3 on the season.

WORCESTER -- Montclair State scored twice in a three-minute span midway through the first half and added a pair of second-half goals as the Red Hawks defeated WPI, 4-0, Saturday afternoon at H.Carr Field at Alumni Stadium.

Amherst, MA --- Graduate student Everett Mosher, freshman Tucker Presnell and junior Drew O'Reilly all finished among the top eight as the WPI men's cross country team raced to a second-place finish at the Ken O'Brien Minuteman Invitational, hosted by UMass on Saturday morning.

Troy, NY --- Sophomore Dylan Gallo threw for 268 yards in his first career start Dante Atwood hauled in nine receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown, but RPI used three second-half scores to pull away from WPI for a 35-7 victory Saturday in the annual Transit Trophy game. RPI improves to 1-0 on the season, while WPI drops to 0-1.