THE BASICS:
- Score: No. 5 MIT – 5, Wheaton (Mass.) - 1
- Records: MIT (11-0-1, 3-0-0 NEWMAC) Wheaton (5-3-2, 1-1-1 NEWMAC)
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field at Steinbrenner Stadium)
- The Lead: The fifth-ranked MIT women's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak on Saturday afternoon behind six points from senior Karenna Groff as the Engineers defeated Wheaton, 5-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Engineers took a quick lead just 2:12 into the game when junior Kaitlin Zareno (Montebello, Calif.) took a long outlet pass from senior Karenna Groff (Weston, Mass.) and went one-on-one with the Wheaton goalie and beat her to put MIT up 1-0.

- MIT scored again at 6:34 as Groff took a pass from senior Grace Xiong (Princeton, N.J.) and beat the Lyons goaltender on the left side to make it 2-0.

- Later in the half Groff caused a Wheaton turnover and found junior Stephanie Howe (Geneva, Ill.) who put into the left side of the net to give MIT a 3-0 lead just two seconds later at 28:16.

- Groff was not done scoring as she added her second goal of the game at 28:29 as she took a great pass from Howe and tucked the ball into the far post to put MIT up 4-0.

- Wheaton got on the board in the 61^st minute when Jamie Rattenni took a crossing pass from Chloe Troy in a crowd in front of the goal and snuck the ball into the back of the net.

- The Engineers answered back at 66:39 as sophomore Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) took advantage of a misplay in front of the net and scored the walk-in goal to make the score 5-1.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- The Engineers have outscored their opponents by a 38-6 margin this season and the goal by Wheaton was the first MIT has given up at home this season.

- Groff and Rowlett are tied for second on the team with 14 points while Howe and Zareno are tied for fourth with 11 points this year. MIT currently has six players with at least 11 points this season.

- Rowlett has seven goals this season to lead the team while Groff is tied for second with five scores this year. Howe has found the back of the net four times this season and Zareno has scored three times during the 2021 campaign.

- Junior Ava Gillikin (Flemington, N.J.) improves to 6-0-1 in net this season.

UP NEXT:
- The Engineers will head back on the road for a key mid-week NEWMAC contest against Babson on Wednesday, October 6^th. The game is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m.

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