THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 13, Skidmore College 11
 
- Records: MIT (3-2); Skidmore (1-4)
 
- Location: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Wachenheim Field)
 
- The Lead: The MIT women's lacrosse team built an eight-goal lead and held on for a 13-11 victory over Skidmore College on Tuesday afternoon. For the second game in a row, junior Delaney Goetz (Rockville, Md.) paced the Engineers with five points as she tallied one goal and four assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- A goal by Goetz just 1:42 into the game sparked a 4-0 run for MIT. Sophomore Meredith Arterburn (Cooksville, Md.) followed with an unassisted marker while first-year Sydney Pyon (Garnet Valley, Pa.) buried a free-position shot 15 seconds later. Goetz earned her first assist when junior Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio) found the back of the net at the 8:29 mark. The game remained scoreless until Skidmore broke through with 55 seconds left in the quarter.
 
- The Thoroughbreds narrowed the gap to 4-2 early in the second stanza, however, the Engineers replied with five unanswered goals. First-year Julianne Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) scored back-to-back goals as senior Naomi Lutz (Northbrook, Ill.) recorded a goal and an assist during the spurt. Skidmore provided the final goal of the quarter with just under four minutes remaining, making the score 9-3 at halftime.
 
- Junior Emma Tauckus (Manhasset, N.Y.) set up Flusche for an extra-player goal after 2:46 elapsed in the third quarter. The Thoroughbreds countered with two quick goals, trimming the deficit to 10-5 with 10:20 on the clock. MIT replied with three goals during the next four minutes. Junior Lindsey Gambino (Garden City, N.Y.) and Rabenold both scored on feeds from Goetz while Pyon converted another free-position attempt. Skidmore tacked on two more goals, ending the frame trailing 13-7.
 
- The Thoroughbreds carried the momentum into the fourth quarter as they recorded four unanswered goals, the last coming with 1:03 left to play. Sophomore Nora Donnelly (Ridgewood, N.J.) collected the ensuing draw control, helping the Engineers hold on for the victory. Skidmore controlled the action as it had an 11-3 advantage in shots and an 8-2 margin in shots on goal during the final 15 minutes.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Flusche finished with three goals, two groundballs, and a caused turnover while Pyon also posted a hat trick. Rabenold tallied nine draw controls (two more than the Thoroughbreds), two goals, three groundballs, and two caused turnovers. Arterburn contributed four draw controls, one goal, and one caused turnover.
 
- In net, senior Kiely Smiga-McManus (Etna, N.H.) produced six saves, six groundballs, and two caused turnovers.
 
- The was the second meeting between both programs. The last matchup was in 1997 and was won by Skidmore, 18-12.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT resumes NEWMAC action when it hosts Babson College on Saturday, March 26 at 12:00 p.m.
 
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