THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 17, University of New England 7
 
- Records: MIT (4-0); UNE (2-3)
 
- Location: Biddeford, Maine (Blue Bolt Field)
 
- The Lead: MIT scored eight unanswered goals during the first quarter, propelling it to a 17-7 non-conference men's lacrosse victory over the University of New England on Saturday afternoon. Graduate student Ryan Gebhardt (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) racked up five goals and two assists for the Engineers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Sophomore Heath Nilsen (Carlsbad, Calif.) opened the scoring after 46 seconds elapsed and then Gebhardt scored twice before setting up graduate student Eric Pence (Portland, Ore.). Senior Gavin Vandenberg (Elmhurst, Ill.), Nilsen, junior Tory Lentine (Flemington, N.J.), and Gebhardt each found the back of the net, resulting in a comfortable 8-0 advantage at the end of the quarter.
 
- The Nor'easters ended the shutout almost a minute into the second stanza, however, MIT went on to outscore UNE, 5-1 during the quarter. Senior Liam Miller (Pasadena, Calif.) started the spurt with an unassisted marker with 13:15 on the clock as Gebhardt went on to produce two goals and an assist. Vandenberg and Nilsen both notched one goal and one assist, helping the Engineers enter halftime with a 13-2 advantage.
 
- MIT had a 3-2 scoring edge in the third quarter while the Nor'easters had a 3-1 margin in the fourth quarter.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Nilsen totaled three goals, two assists, three groundballs, and two caused turnovers as Miller registered a hat trick to go along with three groundballs. First year Matthew Sardis (Bernardsville, N.J.) won 15 of his 20 faceoff attempts and collected 10 groundballs as junior Chris Perrino (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) notched three groundballs and two caused turnovers.
 
- In net, MIT senior Lukas Drexler-Bruce (Denver, Colo.) made one save during the first half. Junior David Vapnek (San Diego, Calif.) recorded five saves and two groundballs in the third quarter as classmate Devin McCabe (New Castle, N.H.) had five saves in the fourth quarter.
 
- The Engineers led the way in shots (59-23), shots on goal (34-18), groundballs (45-28), and face-off wins (18-9).
 
- MIT was 19-of-21 during its clearing attempts and was 1-for-2 during man-up opportunities.
 
- UNE was 20-of-28 during its clearing attempts and was 3-for-5 with a man up.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will host Roger Williams University on Wednesday, March 9 at 5:00 p.m.
 
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