THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 4 Tufts University 1, No. 16 MIT 0
 
- Records: No. 16 MIT (4-1); No. 4 Tufts (3-0)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: Reegan McCluskey scored with four minutes left in the first quarter and nationally-ranked No. 4 Tufts University withstood No. 16 MIT's furious second-half attack to hold on for a 1-0 win in non-conference field hockey action on Tuesday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Following its third penalty corner of the opening quarter, McCluskey dribbled to her right and then unleashed a shot from the near side to the far post to give Tufts the lead.
 
- In the second quarter, both teams generated four shots while MIT had a 3-1 edge in penalty corners. During the Engineers' first penalty corner of the night, Jumbos goalie Sam Gibby kicked away back-to-back shots by first-year Bailey McIntyre (Concord, Mass.) and sophomore Eva Oppenheim (Larkspur, Calif.).
 
- MIT maintained possession for most of the second half as it had advantages in shots (6-0), shots on goal (4-0) and penalty corners (6-0) but Tufts maintained the shutout. The Jumbos almost extended their lead in the 51^st minute as Meghan MacDonald tried to chase down a loose ball in the arc for a potential one-on-one situation but senior goalie Kiely Smiga-McManus (Etna, N.H.) kicked the ball away.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Smiga-McManus finished with two saves while Gibby turned away seven shots.
 
- MIT ended the night with advantages in shots (10-8), shots on goal (7-3), and penalty corners (9-5).
 
UP NEXT:
 
- Both teams travel to conference foes on Saturday, Sept. 17. MIT will visit NEWMAC rival for a 1:00 p.m. game while Tufts will take the field at No. 11 Amherst College an hour earlier for a NESCAC tilt.
 
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