THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 20, Wheaton College 10
 
- Records: MIT (9-4, 6-1 NEWMAC); Wheaton (9-6, 4-3 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: After a back-and-forth start, MIT rattled off 10 unanswered goals before going on to defeat Wheaton College, 20-10, in a NEWMAC women's lacrosse game on Wednesday night. Junior Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio) powered the Engineers with six goals and an assist while Darien Webb and Avonlea LeBeau both recorded four-point performances. Webb posted four goals, including the first three of the game, as LeBeau totaled three goals and an assist.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Webb buried a free-position shot 2:40 into the game, setting off an exchange of goals which resulted in a natural hat trick and a 3-2 edge with 4:31 left in the quarter. MIT junior Lindsay Gambino (Garden City, N.Y.) scored her second goal of the game when she redirected a feed from Rabenold with a player advantage two minutes later. Junior Emma Tauckus (Manhasset, N.Y.) corralled the ensuing draw control and sprinted to net, giving the Engineers a lead it would not relinquish. First-year Julianne Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) then increased MIT's cushion to 5-3 courtesy of a free-position goal with 49 seconds remaining in the quarter.
 
- The Engineers controlled the action in the second stanza as they rattled off seven straight goals. The Lyons ended their scoring drought at the 4:09 mark when LeBeau connected on a feed from Erin Ortega. MIT countered with goals from Gambino and Rabenold to enter halftime with a 14-4 advantage.
 
- Junior Delaney Goetz (Rockville, Md.), who earned an assist on Rabenold's goal right before halftime, set up Rabenold and Gambino during the early stages of the third quarter. Tauckus followed with an unassisted marker, extending the lead to 17-4 with 10:48 on the clock. Over a minute later, Brooke Harvey scored a free-position goal, kicking off a 3-1 burst by Wheaton. The Engineers replied with a goal from Rabenold that was set up by Gambino moments before the quarter ended, moving the score to 19-7.
 
- Despite the deficit the Lyons continued to attack, outscoring MIT 3-1 during the fourth quarter. Mia Murray recorded a goal and an assist, the first points of her career, as LeBeau also produced a goal and an assist.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Gambino finished with four goals and an assist while Tauckus tallied four goals and four draw controls. Goetz dished out five assists as Flusche posted two goals and five groundballs. First-year Sydney Pyon (Garnet Valley, Pa.) generated two goals, four groundballs, three draw controls, and two caused turnovers while sophomores Meredith Arterburn (Cooksville, Md.) and Grace Harrington (Seattle, Wash.) both had two caused turnovers.
 
- In net, senior Elena Boal (West Windsor, N.J.) notched six saves and three groundballs.
 
- Harvey totaled six draw controls and three groundballs as Ortega registered one goal, one assist, and four draw controls. Emily Oundijian made five saves for Wheaton.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- Both teams continue conference play on Saturday, April 23. MIT will travel to Clark University for a 7:00 p.m. game while Wheaton will host Springfield College at 1:00 p.m.
 
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