THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 16 MIT 4, Smith College 2
 
- Records: No. 16 MIT (5-1, 1-0 NEWMAC); Smith (2-4, 0-1 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Northampton, Mass. (Smith Turf Field)
 
- The Lead: Four different players found the back of the cage as nationally-ranked No. 16 MIT defeated Smith College, 4-2, in the NEWMAC field hockey opener for both teams on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Just 44 seconds into the game, senior Erica Radler (Wayne, N.J.) corralled the rebound of her saved shot and set up first-year Bailey McIntyre (Concord, Mass.) for the goal. Following four shots (three on goal) and a trio of penalty corners, the Engineers increased their lead when senior Paige Forester (Glencoe, Ill.) connected on a feed from sophomore Jordan Dattero (East Setauket, N.Y.) in the ninth minute.
 
- Smith cut its deficit in half when it found the back of the net in the 25^th minute.
 
- Despite being down a player, senior Liberty Ladd (Falmouth, Maine) scored in the 37^th minute to give MIT a 3-1 lead.
 
- The Pioneers scored off a penalty corner after five minutes elapsed in the fourth quarter. The Engineers replied with an insurance goal from sophomore Eva Oppenheim (Larkspur, Calif.) in the 53^rd minute. MIT controlled the action down the stretch as it generated three penalty corners and three shots on goal.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Senior goalie Kiely Smiga-McManus (Etna, N.H.) turned away two shots in the first half while sophomore Anna Duncan (St. Louis, Mo.) made one save in the second half.
 
- MIT led the way in shots (28-7), shots on goal (18-5), and penalty corners (12-4).
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to non-conference action on Wednesday, Sept. 21 when it hosts No. 12 Amherst College at 6:30 p.m.
 
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