THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 18, Curry College 4
 
- Records: MIT (2-0); Curry (0-1)
 
- Location: Milton, Mass. (Walter M. Katz Field)
 
- The Lead: MIT outscored Curry College, 8-1, in the first quarter en route to an 18-4 victory in a non-conference men's lacrosse game on Sunday. Graduate student Ryan Gebhardt (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) generated eight goals, including four during the open frame, for the Engineers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Senior Andy Shin (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) connected on a pass from classmate Gavin Vandenberg (Elmhurst, Ill.) 17 seconds after the opening faceoff. Curry quickly evened the score, however, MIT rattled off seven unanswered goals to take control of the game. Gebhardt started the rally with a natural hat trick, followed by a strike from Vandenberg, another goal by Gebhardt, a man-down marker from Vandenberg, and then a goal by sophomore Bennett Stankovits (Rumson, N.J.) which was set up by classmate Heath Nilsen (Carlsbad, Calif.).
 
- A solo effort by Gebhardt less than a minute into the second quarter extended the Engineers' advantage to 9-1. The Colonels ended their scoring drought at the 11:31 mark, but back-to-back blasts by junior Tory Lentine (Flemington, N.J.) kicked off a 4-0 burst that gave MIT a 13-2 lead at halftime.
 
- The second-half scoring was more balanced; however, the Engineers had a 5-2 edge during the final 30 minutes.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Vandenberg finished with three goals and a career-high four assists, tying his career-high mark of seven points which he set during MIT's season-opener at Lasell University on Wednesday. Nilsen posted one goal and three assists while junior Teddy Corcoran (Harrison, N.Y.) tallied one goal, one assist, and six groundballs. Junior Andrew Johnson (Dover, Mass.) generated 10 groundballs and three caused turnovers as first-year Matthew Sardis (Bernardsville, N.J.) collected 11 groundballs and won 15 of his 21 faceoffs.
 
- In net, senior Lukas Drexler-Bruce (Denver, Colo.) registered 8 saves in 42 minutes of action while junior David Vapnek (San Diego, Calif.) turned away two shots in 10 minutes. Junior Devin McCabe (New Castle, N.H.) closed out the game for MIT, making three saves down the stretch.
 
- The Engineers led the way in shots (60-33), shots on goal (36-17), groundballs (49-27), and face-off wins (16-10).
 
- MIT was 21-of-23 during its clearing attempts and 1-of-4 with an extra man.
 
- Curry was 19-of-31 during its clearing attempts and went 0-of-4 during its extra man opportunities.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will host Wentworth Institute of Technology on Wednesday, March 2 at 5:00 p.m.
 
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