THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 12 MIT 8, Wheaton College 0
 
- Records: No. 12 MIT (12-3, 6-1 NEWMAC); Wheaton (3-12, 1-5 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: No. 12 MIT saw 12 different players record at least one point in an 8-0 victory over Wheaton College in a NEWMAC field hockey game on Tuesday night. First-year Marissa Liu (Chesterfield, Mo.) paced the Engineers with two goals as they won their fifth game in a row.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT opened the scoring after 6:25 expired when first-year Marisa Montione (Charlotte, N.C.) sent a quick pass from the far side to the middle of the circle which was redirected by senior Erica Radler (Wayne, N.J.) to the near post. The Engineers increased their lead four minutes later as senior Laura Schwendeman (Pittsburgh, Pa.) connected on a feed from senior Paige Forester (Glencoe, Ill.) during a scramble in front of the cage.
 
- MIT continued to control the action in the second quarter as its margin grew to 5-0 during the first half of the frame. Liu hit a pass from sophomore Ashley Lederman (Villanova, Pa.) that was hard enough to trickle into the goal after a diving stick-stop by Wheaton goalie Emma Lapreziosa. Less than two minutes later, sophomore Faith Choe (San Diego, Calif.) scored on a penalty corner that was set up by Lederman and Schwendeman. In the 23^rd minute, the Engineers scored during another penalty corner as sophomore Jordan Dattero (East Setauket, N.Y.) connected on a pass from first-year Bailey McIntyre (Concord, Mass.).
 
- Just under six minutes into the third quarter, the Lyons were awarded their first penalty corner of the night. The opportunity resulted in a shot by Mackenzie Yates that was blocked while the ensuing attempt by Lydia Gaudreau was wide. Wheaton almost ended the shutout during the final seconds of the period. An MIT miscue led to Delia Knox going on a fastbreak, who sent a cross from the near side but a member of the Lyons' attack couldn't put a stick on it as the ball went through the circle to opposite sideline.
 
- The Engineers generated three goals in the fourth quarter with first-year Hannah Hicks (Newton, Mass.) being a factor in the first and third goals. She earned an assist on a goal by Liu in the 50^th minute and then she tapped in a feed from sophomore Alice Zehner (Gladwyne, Pa.) with 2:16 left to play. First-year Shealy Callahan (Oak Park, Ill.) recorded the first point of her career when she collected the rebound of her saved shot and found Forester in the 54^th minute.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Senior Kiely Smiga-McManus (Etna, N.H.) and sophomore Anna Duncan (St. Louis, Mo.) split the game in net for MIT and neither was forced to make a save.
 
- Lapreziosa ended the night with 10 saves for the Lyons.
 
- The Engineers recorded their eighth shutout of the season and their fifth against NEWMAC opponents.
 
- MIT led the way in shots (26-2), shots on goal (18-0), and penalty corners (12-3).
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Monday, Oct. 24 when it hosts Johnson & Wales University at 6:00 p.m. Wheaton, meanwhile, continues NEWMAC play on the road when it visits WPI on Saturday, Oct. 22 for a 3:00 p.m. game.
 
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