ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - Seniors Cori Winslow and Ali Zumpetta both scored for the second straight game to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's soccer team to 2-1 win over Bard College on Saturday at Ferarri Field. With the win, the Engineers improve to 13-3 overall (5-2 Liberty League), while the Raptors drop to 7-9 (1-6 Liberty League).

RPI was able to take advantage of the weather first, with a goal in the ninth minute. The Engineers attempted a shot from distance that O'Brien tried to catch against her chest, but it squirted free, and Cori Winslow (Ballston Spa, NY) was right there to punch the rebound in for a 1-0 lead.

Later in the first half, Bard had a great opportunity to equalize the match. In the 33rd minute, Caroline Gluck received a pass and raced down the sideline with it, she then sent in a cross that Avalon Qian got her head on and sent toward goal. However, RPI goalie Joey Lyons was able to get her hands on the header, parrying it away from goal. 

As the first half neared conclusion, Bard once again found itself with a chance to score. Qian made a run forward, beating the defense to the ball. As she made a move to beat the final defender, the two players had their feet entangled just outside the box. Lyons raced up to grab the ball, but before she could grab it, Qian passed the ball out toward Dylan McDonald, who had a wide open chance on frame. The pass was too long and went out of bounds.

In the 53rd minute, Winslow sent a cross into the box from the left side that O'Brien got her hands on, but the ball popped out, where Ali Zumpetta (Mount Laurel, NJ) was waiting for an easy tap in to make it 2-0.

Bard played with greater energy from that point and cut RPI's lead in half in the 83rd minute. Hattie Wilder Karlstrom drove a long free kick toward goal - a rocket - and Lyons got a glove on it before it hit the crossbar and bounced right back into the box as Lyons fell back into the goal. Katie Hopper ran onto the ball and chested it in to make it 2-1.

RPI outshot Bard 23-12; Lyons had four saves, and O'Brien had 14 in her final home game.

The Engineers return action on Tuesday, when they visit Castleton (7pm). Bard's season will conclude on Tuesday with a Liberty League match at Vassar (3:30pm).