Football’s Comeback Falls Short as Springfield Hands Engineers First Conference Loss

Springfield, MA — WPI battled back from a 13-point halftime deficit, but Springfield held on for a 19-13 NEWMAC football victory Saturday afternoon at Stagg Field. The Engineers pulled within three points in the fourth quarter, but the Pride answered with a field goal and made a final defensive stop to secure the win. WPI (4-2, 2-1 NEWMAC) opened the scoring with a 36-yard field goal by Nathan Napier (Natick, MA) with 7:30 remaining in the first quarter. Springfield (5-1, 3-0 NEWMAC) got on the board in the second quarter with a safety before taking the lead on a three-yard…