THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 20, Wentworth Institute of Technology 4
 
- Records: MIT (3-0); Wentworth (0-2)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field at Steinbrenner Stadium)
 
- The Lead: The MIT men's lacrosse team generated 10 straight goals spanning the second and third quarters, helping it pull away for a 20-4 non-conference victory over Wentworth Institute of Technology on Wednesday. Graduate student Ryan Gebhardt (Baldwinsvile, N.Y.) powered the Engineers with five goals and one assist while Calvin McKenna paced the Leopards with one goal and one assist.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- For the second game in a row, senior Andy Shin (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) opened the scoring for MIT as he found the back of the net after 1:02 elapsed. Gebhardt quickly followed with a solo strike and then Shin redirected a feed from junior Tory Lentine (Flemington, N.J.). First-year Dylan Nelson (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) capped the Engineers' scoring burst with 11:17 on the clock. Wentworth ended the shutout midway through the quarter courtesy of McKenna's unassisted marker. Shortly after the ensuing faceoff, senior Gavin Vandenberg (Elmhurst, Ill.) connected a feed from first-year Andrew Merrell (Monument, Colo.) while another goal from Gebhardt late in the quarter gave MIT a 6-1 lead.
 
- Sophomore Heath Nilsen (Carlsbad, Calif.), Gebhardt, and Vandenberg increased the Engineers' advantage early in the second stanza. However, the Leopards narrowed the gap to 9-2 at the 4:23 mark when Erik Vogt scored a on pass from Anthony D'Avolio. The Engineers replied with three goals, which closed out the first half but also sparked the pivotal 10-0 run that moved the score to 19-2 at the end of the third quarter.
 
- Wentworth ended its scoring drought on a man-up goal by Logan Maklan with 9:21 left to play. First-year Nick Stiles (New Canaan, Conn.) recorded MIT's final goal, a man-up strike with just under six minutes remaining. Shortly after the faceoff, Erik Madden buried the last goal of the game.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Vandenberg totaled two goals, two assists, and a career-high eight groundballs while Nilsen finished with three goals and one assist. Junior Andrew Johnson (Dover, Mass.) and first-year Nico Bowden (Concord, Mass.) both had three caused turnovers as first-year Matthew Sardis (Bernardsville, N.Y.) won 13 of his 17 faceoff attempts and collected a game-high 11 groundballs.
 
- In net, MIT senior Lukas Drexler-Bruce (Denver, Colo.) notched four saves in 40 minutes while junior David Vapnek (San Diego, Calif.) was not forced to make a save during his 11 minutes of action but posted one caused turnover and a groundball. Junior Devin McCabe (New Castle, N.H.) turned away two shots during the last nine minutes of play.
 
- Danny Bartosiewicz and Jake Rocchio both registered four groundballs for Wentworth while Jack Munroe tallied 20 saves, four groundballs, and two caused turnovers.
 
- The Engineers led the way in shots (57-20), shots on goal (40-10), groundballs (48-31), and face-off wins (18-10).
 
- MIT was 17-of-21 during its clearing attempts and converted its only extra-man opportunity.
 
- The Leopards were 14-of-29 during their clearing attempts and were 1-for-1 with a man up.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to the road on Saturday, March 5 for a 12:00 p.m. game at the University of New England. Wentworth, meanwhile, will host Emmanuel College on Friday, March 4 at 4:00 p.m.
 
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