THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 24, Clark University 3
 
- Records: MIT (10-4, 7-1 NEWMAC); Clark (2-11, 0-8 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Granger Field)
 
- The Lead: MIT opened the game with 16 unanswered goals before going on to record a 24-3 victory over Clark University in NEWMAC women's lacrosse action on Saturday night. Junior Delaney Goetz (Rockville, Md.) dished out a career-high eight assists, just two shy of tying the program record for assists in a game.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- First-year Julianne Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) found the back of the net after 2:31 elapsed in the first quarter, sparking an 8-0 run during the frame. Along with junior Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio), the duo was a factor in five goals as they both had two goals and an assist. Junior Lindsey Gambino (Garden City, N.Y.) scored twice, the second on a free-position attempt, while first-year Sydney Pyon (Garnet Valley, Pa.) buried a solo effort early in the run.
 
- MIT recorded six goals in the second stanza, increasing its advantage to 14-0. Rabenold and junior Emma Tauckus (Manhasset, N.Y.) both contributed a goal and an assist while Goetz earned assists on strikes by Gambino and senior Naomi Lutz (Northbrook, Ill.).
 
- In the third quarter, Pyon corralled the opening draw and immediately scored. Exactly 3:30 later, Lutz connected on a feed from Goetz to make the score 16-0. Clark ended the shutout at the 8:07 mark, but Gambino scored twice during the last six minutes of the period.
 
- The Engineers outscored the Cougars, 6-2, in the fourth quarter as Goetz assisted on four goals. Tauckus recorded an unassisted blast while first-year Sydney Hawkins (Franklin, Mass.) capped the scoring when she converted her free-position attempt, resulting in her first intercollegiate marker.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Rabenold tallied four goals, three assists, three draw controls, two groundballs, and two caused turnovers. Flusche and Gambino both posted five goals and an assist while Flusche collected seven groundballs. Pyon totaled two goals and six draw controls as Hawkins generated one goal, three caused turnovers, and two groundballs. Sophomore Makena Armstrong (San Diego, Calif.) had one goal and five draw controls while classmate Grace Harrington (Seattle, Wash.) made seven saves in her first start in net.
 
- This was the first meeting between both programs as Clark's inaugural season was in 2020.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT wraps up the regular season on Wednesday, April 27 when it hosts Wellesley College at 6:00 p.m.
 
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