THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 3, Wellesley College 0
 
- Records: MIT (10-4, 5-1 NEWMAC); Wellesley (6-5, 4-1 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: Two goals in the third quarter helped lift the MIT field hockey team to a 3-0 victory over Wellesley College in a NEWMAC game on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT opened the scoring after 2:31 elapsed when senior Lucy Kitch-Peck (Bethlehem, Pa.) converted a penalty stroke. Alex Lenart almost registered the equalizer late in the frame but senior goalie Juliana Strother (Mequon, Wis.) came up with the save.
 
- The second quarter was a defensive battle. Wellesley had a 3-2 edge in penalty corners as the Engineers had a 5-2 margin in shots, three of which were on goal.
 
- MIT increased its lead to 2-0 in the 36^th minute. On a breakaway, junior Liberty Ladd (Falmouth, Maine) sent a pass from the near sideline to junior Paige Forester (Glencoe, Ill.) in the middle of the field. Forester drew goalie Kyra Deehr-Lewis off her line, faked a pass to the far post, dodged Deehr-Lewis and sent the ball just inside the near post.
 
- The Engineers added an insurance goal almost three minutes later. Senior Emily Genevriere (San Diego, Calif.) corralled a loose ball in the circle with Deehr-Lewis off her line, spun to her right and sent a blast to the near post.
 
- Cass Novello nearly ended the shutout with a pair of shots in the fourth quarter, however, senior goalie Kiely Smiga-McManus (Etna, N.H.) turned away both attempts.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- MIT ended the day with advantages in shots (19-5), shots on goal (11-3), and penalty corners (13-7). However, the Engineers produced seven shots, six penalty corners, and five shots on goal in the pivotal third quarter.
 
- Strother finished with one save while Smiga-McManus had two in MIT's sixth shutout of the season.
 
- Deehr-Lewis collected eight saves for Wellesley.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- Both teams will be back in action on Tuesday, Oct. 19 against NEWMAC opponents. MIT will travel to Wheaton College for a 7:00 p.m. game while Wellesley will host nationally-ranked No. 5 Babson College at 4:00 p.m.
 
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