THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT - 1, Springfield - 0
 
- Records: No. 19 MIT (10-2-1, 5-0-0 NEWMAC), Springfield (6-3-1, 4-1-0 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Springfield, Mass. (Brock-Affleck Field)
 
- The Lead: The No. 19 MIT women's soccer team continued its undefeated streak in NEWMAC play this season as the Engineers took down Springfield College, 1-0, on the road on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- The Pride looked to get on the board in the 12th minute as Gabby Scott took a shot that rang off the post.
 
- Senior Brigette Wang (Clarksville, Md.) had an opportunity to give MIT a lead with a freekick with just under two minutes to play in the first half, but the shot went off the hands of Springfield keeper A. Harper for their eighth save of the half.
 
- In the 70th minute, Wang broke free off a pass from graduate student Gillian Schiffer (Arlington, Va.) and put the ball past Harper to give the Engineers a 1-0 lead.
 
- Kaitlyn Suller looked to tie the match, but her shot was turned away by senior Ava Gillikin (Flemington, N.J.), and a shot from Kayla McGrath in the 85th minute rang off the crossbar.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Gillikin improved to 3-1 as she made three saves in the game.
 
- Wang notched her second goal of the year, while the assist from Schiffer was her first of the season.
 
- MIT held the advantage in shots (27-7), shots-on-goal (14-3), and corner kicks (7-1).
 
UP NEXT:
 
- It's a quick turn-around for the Engineers as the team returns to the field tomorrow for a 12:30 p.m. contest at No. 11 Williams College.
 
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