THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 7 Tufts University 22, MIT 3
 
- Records: MIT (3-4); Tufts (6-1)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: Nationally-ranked No. 7 Tufts University generated 10 unanswered goals before going on to defeat MIT, 22-3, in a non-conference women's lacrosse game on Wednesday night. Junior Delaney Goetz (Rockville, Md.) paced the Engineers with one goal and one assist. The Jumbos' balanced attack, which featured 16 players recording at least one point, was highlighted by hat tricks from Margie Carden and Caroline Walter.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Tufts saw seven different players find the back of the net as it built a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
 
- The Jumbos increased their advantage to 10-0 during the first three minutes of the second stanza. Carden and Anna Clarke both buried free-position shots for their second goals of the night while Becca Gable added an unassisted marker. Sophomore Nora Donnelly (Ridgewood, N.J.) ended the shutout at the 11:33 mark but Tufts tacked on four more goals, including back-to-back strikes by Walter. MIT made the score 14-2 after junior Lindsey Gambino (Garden City, N.Y.) connected on a feed from Goetz with 16 seconds remaining while being down a player.
 
- In the third quarter, Genna Gibbons and Ella Lesperance recorded their first goals of the night as Carden completed the hat trick with 2:29 remaining.
 
- During the first minute of the fourth quarter, Kathryn Fernandopulle generated a turnover, collected the groundball, and sprinted to the net for her first intercollegiate goal as the visitors' lead grew to 18-2. Goetz ended the Engineers' scoring drought with 12:30 on the clock, however, the Jumbos closed out the game with goals by Lesperance, Lucy Hodge, Kate Mastrobuono, and Caroline Cromwell.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Gambino and sophomores Katie Bell (Radnor, Pa.), Nora Donnelly (Ridgewood, N.J.), and Meredith Arterburn (Cooksville, Md.) each posted two draw controls. Senior Christine Padalino (Potomac, Md.) collected a career-high and game-high seven groundballs as sophomore Grace Harrington (Seattle, Wash.) notched two caused turnovers.
 
- In net, senior Kiely Smiga-McManus (Etna, N.H.) made three saves in the first half while classmate Eva Boal (West Windsor, N.J.) registered five saves in the second half.
 
- Fernandopulle tallied a game-high four caused turnovers to go along with four groundballs as Gibbons led all players with four draw controls. Molly Laliberty made three saves in the first half while Courtney Kaufman turned away one shot in 20 minutes of action. Pascale de Buren was not forced to make a save down the stretch.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- Both teams resume conference play later this week. MIT will travel to NEWMAC foe Emerson College on Friday, April 1 for a 7:00 p.m. game while Tufts will host No. 1 Middlebury College in a NESCAC match-up on Saturday, April 2 at 2:00 p.m.
 
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