THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Endicott College 16, MIT 3
 
- Records: MIT (1-1); Endicott (2-0)
 
- Location: Beverly, Mass. (Hempstead Stadium)
 
- The Lead: Endicott College raced out to a 5-0 lead and maintained a comfortable cushion as it went on to defeat MIT, 16-3, in a non-conference women's lacrosse game on Tuesday afternoon. Junior Lindsey Gambino (Garden City, N.Y.) posted two goals and two draw controls for the Engineers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Endicott opened the scoring after 4:30 elapsed and generated four more goals during the next 10 minutes. MIT ended the shutout at the 1:57 mark when sophomore Nora Donnelly (Ridgewood, N.J.) connected on a pass from junior Delaney Goetz (Rockville, Md.). The Gulls extended their lead to 6-1 with eight seconds left in the quarter.
 
- Endicott scored twice during the first 31 seconds of the second stanza but Gambino registered an extra-player goal with 12:28 on the clock. The Gulls tacked on two more goals, going up 10-2 with just under six minutes remaining. Gambino buried a free-position shot shortly after the draw, however, Endicott increased its advantage to 11-3 heading into halftime.
 
- The Gulls controlled the action in the second half as they outscored the Engineers, 5-0. Endicott had a 6-2 edge in shots on goal during the third quarter and both teams produced two shots on net during the final 15 minutes.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Junior Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio) collected four draw controls while sophomore Faith Bulan (New Providence, N.J.) generated a game-high four caused turnovers to go along with two groundballs. Sophomore Grace Harrington (Seattle, Wash.) and first-years Sydney Hawkins (Franklin, Mass.) and Julianne Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) each recorded three groundballs. In net, senior Kiely Smiga-McManus (Etna, N.H.) tallied eight saves.
 
- Endicott led the way in shots (29-14), shots on goal (25-12), groundballs (20-19), and draw controls (12-11).
 
- The Engineers were 13-of-21 during their clearing attempts and 1-of-5 in free-position shots.
 
- The Gulls were 18-of-22 during their clearing attempts and went 1-of-5 from eight meters.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT concludes its road trip on Saturday, March 12 when it visits Roger Williams University for a 1:00 p.m. game.
 
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