THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Babson College 17, MIT 16 (OT)
 
- Records: MIT (3-3, 1-1 NEWMAC); Babson (3-3, 1-1 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: Erin Jayne scored on a feed from Courtney Kaskey with 30 seconds remaining in regulation and the duo repeated that performance 37 seconds into overtime, helping Babson College capture a 17-16 victory over MIT in NEWMAC women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon. Juniors Lindsey Gambino (Garden City, N.Y.) and Delaney Goetz (Rockville, Md.) along with first-year Sydney Pyon (Garnet Valley, Pa.) each posted five points for the Engineers while Jayne and Kaskey both registered six points for the Beavers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT built a 4-1 lead after five minutes elapsed as Gambino and Goetz both scored and assisted on each other's goals. Babson countered with its own 4-1 burst, tying the game at five at the end of the quarter. Claudia Dodge and Jayne scored twice, with both converting a free-position shot.
 
- The Engineers controlled the action in the second stanza as they outscored the Beavers, 5-2. First-year Julianne Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) contributed two goals, including a blast with eight seconds remaining that gave MIT a 10-7 lead at halftime.
 
- MIT's advantage gradually grew to 13-8 following a free-position goal by junior Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio) at the 6:30 mark of the third quarter. Sparked by an extra-player goal from Kaskey, Babson generated six unanswered goals, taking a 14-13 edge courtesy of a free-position goal by Jayne at the 10:33 mark of the fourth quarter.
 
- The Engineers ended their scoring drought with 6:02 on the clock when Gambino set up Pyon for a player-down goal. Rabenold redirected a feed from Goetz, quickly putting MIT in front, and then an extra-player free-position goal by sophomore Meredith Arterburn (Cooksville, Md.) created a 16-14 margin with 2:50 left to play. Following a save by Kathleen Murphy, Dodge buried a free-position goal with 1:19 on the clock. Babson won the ensuing draw and following a timeout, Kaskey found Jayne for the equalizer with 30 seconds remaining in regulation. In the extra session, Clare Connolly came up with the draw control, helping set up the game-winning Jayne-Kaskey collaboration.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Gambino and Pyon both posted three goals and two assists while Goetz recorded two goals and three assists. Flusche finished with three goals and an assist while Arterburn totaled three goals and three draw controls. Sophomore Katie Bell (Radnor, Pa.) produced five groundballs and four caused turnovers as Rabenold notched two goals, one assist, and four draw controls. Senior Christine Padalino (Potomac, Md.) contributed three caused turnovers while senior Kiely Smiga-McManus (Etna, N.H). had seven saves, two groundballs, and a caused turnover.
 
- Jayne racked up five goals and one assist while Kaskey generated four goals, two assists, four groundballs, and two caused turnovers. Dodge totaled three goals, one assist, six caused turnovers, three groundballs, and three draw controls as Connolly amassed seven draw controls.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- Both teams host nationally-ranked non-conference opponents for their next games. MIT will face No. 10 Tufts University on Wednesday, March 30 at 6:00 p.m. while Babson will take on No. 12 Wesleyan University on Sunday, March 27 at 1:00 p.m.
 
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