THE BASICS:
- Score: No. 8 MIT – 3, Smith - 0
- Records: MIT (17-1-1, 9-1-0 NEWMAC), Smith (5-8-4, 2-6-2 NEWMAC)
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Steinbrenner Stadium)
- The Lead: The eighth-ranked MIT women's soccer team celebrated senior day with a 3-0 victory over Smith in the final regular-season game for the Engineers.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Senior Karenna Groff (Weston, Mass.) put the Engineers up early converting on a penalty kick goal at 6:13 for her eighth goal of the season.

- Just over six minutes later, sophomore Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) made it a two-goal game taking a pass from first-year Natalie Barnouw (Los Angeles, Calif) and putting an off-angel shot into the back of the net at 13:29.

- At 21:55, first-year Ashley English (Sheboygan, Wisc.)  took an incredible pass from Grace Xiong (Princeton, N.J.) that went by the Smith defense and took a perfect shot from almost 40-yards out and got the ball just under the crossbar for her first collegiate goal which all but sealed the victory for MIT.

- Smith was able to get three shots off in the second half looking to get on the scoreboard, but as it has been all season, the MIT defense held strong and secured the shutout.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Before the match, the Engineers honored their six graduates: Eva Anderson (Edina, Minn.), Karenna Groff (Weston, Mass.), Sarah Moseson (Morristown, N.J.), Maya Nielan (Danville, Calif.), Allison Tong (Libertyville, Ill.) and Grace Xiong (Princeton, N.J.).
 
- With the win, the Engineers have won at least 17 games in five-straight seasons.
 
- MIT has 14 shutouts this season and has only surrendered three goals at Roberts Field during the regular season.
 
- Rowlett now has a team-high 11 goals and 23 points this season, which also leads the NEWMAC.
 
- Junior Lauren Castle (Ridgefield, Conn.) and junior Ava Gillikin (Flemington, N.J.) combined for the shutout win with Gillikin making two stops in net in the second half.
 
-  Groff's goal puts her second on the team with 22 points and gives her 94 points in her career, which are tied for sixth-most in team history, and her goal gives her 38 in her career which ranks 6^th all-time in program history.

UP NEXT:
- The Engineers will now await their opponent for the NEWMAC semifinals which will be held at Steinbrenner Stadium on Thursday, November 4^th. MIT will play the winner of the quarterfinal match between WPI and Babson which takes place on Tuesday, November 2nd. 

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