<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4QFcr7_0wER6KtH00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4QFcr7_0wER6KtH00" width="800" height="450" >CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – First year Shikhar Motupally (Avon, Conn.) scored twice to help lead the MIT men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Emerson on Roberts Field on Saturday afternoon.THE BASICS<ul><li>Score: MIT 2, Emerson 1</li><li>Records: MIT (7-7-1 Overall, 2-2-1 NEWMAC), Emerson (4-8-2 Overall, 0-2-1 NEWMAC)</li></ul>HOW IT HAPPENED: <ul><li>Motupally took a short pass from senior Nathan Guntvedt (Santa Clara, Fla.) and chipped the pass low and past Beckett Hobbs (Issaquah, Wash.) at 24:53.</li><li>Junior Kyler Maira (Acton, Mass.) tied the match early in the second half as he collected a 50/50 ball and put it into the goal at 46:21.</li><li>Graduate student Adam Snowdon (Lorton, Va.) sent a low cross into Motupally who shot the ball into the goal with his left foot at 53:41.</li><li>Sophomore Daniel Bede (Framingham, Mass.) had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds, but his shot was turned away by Hernando Ardila (Miramar, Fla.).</li></ul>INSIDE THE NUMBERS:<ul><li>Motupally now leads the team with eight goals, seven assists, and 23 points.</li><li>Ardila made two saves and is 4-4 on the year.</li><li>Hobbs made a season-best nine saves for Emerson and is 3-5-0 on the year.</li><li>Maira scored his first career goal.</li></ul><ul><li>The Engineers wrap up the home portion of their regular season schedule on Saturday, October 26 with a 4:00 PM match against Babson. Prior to the event MIT will honor to its Senior class. Emerson will host Wheaton on Wednesday, October 23 at 6:00 PM.</li></ul>STAY CONNECTED: <ul><li>For the latest on MIT Athletics, follow the Engineers on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.</li></ul></div></body>

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – First year Shikhar Motupally (Avon, Conn.) scored twice to help lead the MIT men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Emerson on Roberts Field on Saturday afternoon. THE BASICS. Score: MIT 2, Emerson 1. Records: MIT (7-7-1 Overall, 2-2-1 NEWMAC), Emerson (4-8-2 Overall, 0-2-1 NEWMAC)