THE BASICS:

- Score: MIT - 7, Lesley - 0

- Records: MIT (1-0-0); Lesley (0-1-0)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field at Steinbrenner Stadium)

- The Lead: Five goals in the second half helped lead MIT to a 7-0 season opening victory over Lesley on Wednesday night. Will Seiple (Boulder, Colo.) and Peter Novoa (Omaha, Neb.) led the way with two goals apiece in the contest.

SCORING SUMMARY:

- 26^th Minute (25:29) – MIT 1, Lesley, 0 : Nathan Guntvedt (Santa Clara, Calif.) sent a cross over to Novoa who headed the ball over Michael Bolduc.

- 45^th Minute (44:16) – MIT 2, Lesley, 0: Aidan Hallinan (Carlsbad, Calif.) sent a pass to the middle of the box for Seiple who converted on the header.

- 54^th Minute (53:21) – MIT 3, Lesley, 0: Guntvedt set up Billy Menken (Woodbury, Minn.) with a pass that he was able to tip in past the Lesley netminder.

- 58^th Minute (57:30) – MIT 4, Lesley, 0: Nova tipped in a deflection off of a save by the Lynx for his second of the evening.

- 75^th Minute (74:46) – MIT 5, Lesley, 0: Rami Bikdash (Oak Ridge, N.C) sent a pass over in front of the net as Seiple slid and got a toe on the ball to put it in the back of the net.

79^th Minute (78:04) – MIT 6, Lesley, 0 : Alex Weiler ( Portland, Ore.) took a pass from Seiple and got past his defender and lifted the ball over Bolduc.

86^th Minute (85:03) – MIT 7, Lesley, 0 : Hendrik Mayer ( Montville, N.J.) converted on a free kick with a low shot into the corner of the net.   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- The two goals by Seiple set a new career-high while Novoa tied his career best.

- Guntvedt finished the night with two assists in his first collegiate game.

- The Engineers outshot Lesley 26-0 in the contest.   

UP NEXT:

- MIT remains at home as the Engineers will host Emmanuel College on Saturday, September 7 at 7 p.m.

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