THE BASICS:

- Score: No. 5 MIT – 3, Wellesley - 0

- Records: MIT (14-0-1, 6-0-0 NEWMAC), Wellesley (5-3-2, 1-3-2 NEWMAC)

- Location: Wellesley, Mass. (Wellesley Soccer Stadium)

- The Lead: The fifth-ranked MIT women's soccer team got goals from three different players as the Engineers defeated Wellesley, 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon, registering the team's third-straight shutout win.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- First-year Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) set up senior Karenna Groff (Weston, Mass.) for the Engineers' first goal of the match at 6:16.
 
- Rowlett got herself in the goal column at 29:52 when she placed a kick directly over the Blue keeper, Kendall Lincoln, for her ninth goal of the year.
 
- At 56:10 in the second half, Groff sent in a perfect corner kick to fellow senior Maya Nielan (Danville, Calif.) who knocked it in the back of the net to give MIT a 3-0 lead.
 
- Wellesley put two shots on goal in the half looking to inch closer, but junior Lauren Castle (Ridgefield, Conn.) turned both chances away to seal the 3-0 MIT win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- MIT has not lost to the Blue since 2008, a span of 16 games.

- The Engineers have defeated their opponents via the shutout 11 times this season.

- Rowlett leads the Engineers and the NEWMAC with her nine goals this season.

- Groff now leads both MIT and the NEWMAC with 20 points this season as she has put up seven goals and six assists.

- Castle, the reigning NEWMAC Defensive Player of the Week, moved to 7-0 on the season as she registered her fifth shutout with four saves in the game.  

UP NEXT:

- The Engineers remain on the road as they will travel to Emerson to take on the Lions on Saturday, October 16 at 1 p.m.

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