HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 5, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team will host the 11th Annual Engineering Cup this weekend, September 6-7, at the DeBaun Athletic Complex beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Stevens (1-1) welcomes SUNY Cortland (0-1), New York University (1-1) and Vassar College (1-0) to this year's installment of the Cup. The Ducks have won the Cup seven times over the past 10 seasons and tied with Vassar last fall, while NYU won the tournament twice in 2008 and 2009. This will be the first time that Cortland has participated in the Engineering Cup.

This year's Engineering Cup features the previous two Offensive Most Valuable Players, Stevens' senior Ann Heine (Sammamish, Wash.) - the 2012 recipient, and Vassar's senior Chloe Wheeler – last season's MVP.

All four matches this weekend will be available online via live stats and webcast.

Weekend Schedule:

Saturday

10 a.m. – Stevens 1, Vassar 0 Box Score

12:30 p.m. – NYU 3, Cortland 2 Box Score

Sunday

12 p.m. – Cortland 1, Vassar 0 Box Score

3 p.m. – Stevens 1, NYU 0 Box Score


Breakdown of Teams:

Stevens Ducks (1-1)

The Ducks opened 2014 with a 4-0 home loss to five-time national champion Messiah College on August 29, but bounced back two days later with a 7-0 shutout over Brooklyn College.

In the victory last Sunday, sophomore Raba Nassif (Northvale, N.J.) tallied a career-high four goals and netted her hat trick within the first 13:18 of the contest. Junior Kristen Goncalves (Dix Hills, N.J.) recorded four points on a goal and two assists, while sophomore Rachel Chavkin (Franklin Park, N.J.) and freshman Sandi Komar (San Diego, Calif.) picked up their first collegiate goals. The Ducks outshot Brooklyn, 38-2.

Cortland Red Dragons (0-1)

The Red Dragons dropped their only match this year, 2-0, to No. 17 Misericordia University on August 29. Cortland was held to just three shots in the contest, all of which were saved, but received a solid performance from its own goalkeeper, sophomore Rachel Axt, who stopped six shots in the loss.

Cortland does possess three of its top four goal scorers from a year ago. Seniors Amanda Margolis (3G, A) and Caitlin Guerra (3G), and junior Jessica McFadden (2G, 2A) will all look to record their first points of 2014.

NYU Violets (1-1)

NYU kicked off the season against a pair of New Jersey institutions, Richard Stockton College and Kean University on August 29 and 30. The Violets came away with a 1-0 win against Stockton in their season opener, but fell to Kean, 2-1, the following day.

Freshman Olivia Braedner-Carr notched NYU's game-winner against Stockton in the 38th minute, while sophomore Cassie Steinberg made three saves in the shutout win in goal. The Violets were tied with Kean until the 77th minute of play on the 30th. Senior Cami Crawford netted the early equalizer in the 18th minute which was assisted by junior Melissa Menta. Steinberg made four more saves in the setback.

Vassar Brewers (1-0)

The Brewers are the only team in this year's Cup with an undefeated record after a 1-0 triumph over Mount Saint Mary College on August 29.

Wheeler put home the game-winner for Vassar in the 62nd minute of action off a pass from freshman Jessica Schwed. Junior Emma Nichols posted four saves in her first shutout of the season. Last fall, Wheeler tallied 25 points on 11 goals and three assists, while Nichols went 3-2-1 with a 0.94 goals-against average and a .878 save percentage.

At last year's Engineering Cup, Vassar defeated Stevens in double overtime, 2-1.

Previous Cup Winners:
 

Year	Champion
2004	Stevens
2005	Stevens
2006	Stevens
2007	Stevens
2008	NYU
2009	NYU
2010	Stevens
2011	Stevens
2012	Kean
2013	Stevens and Vassar
2014	Stevens

2014 Standings:
 

	W	L	D	Points	+ / -	GF	GA
Stevens	2	0	0	14	+2	2	0
Cortland	1	1	0	7	0	3	3
NYU	1	1	0	7	0	3	3
Vassar	0	2	0	0	-2	0	2

Point System:

• Seven points for a win in the regulation 90 minutes
• Six points for a win in the first overtime
• Five points for a win in the second overtime
• Four points for a win in the penalty-kick shootout
• Three points for a loss in the penalty-kicks
• Two points for a loss in the second overtime
• One point for a loss in the first over-time
• Zero points for a loss in the regulation 90 minutes

 
Tiebreakers:

• 1. Goal differential
• 2. Goals scored
• 3. Goals allowed
• 4. Head to Head

 
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