THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT - 4, Lesley - 0
 
- Records: No. 6 MIT (3-0-1), Lesley (1-2)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field)
 
- The Lead: Four different goal scorers helped lead a balanced attack as the sixth-ranked MIT women's soccer team earned a 4-0 win over visiting Lesley University on Thursday night.   
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Graduate student Karenna Groff (Weston, Mass.) got the scoring started for the Engineers as she broke through the Lynx defense and sent a shot into the far corner for her fourth goal of the season.
 
- After Lesley committed a foul in the box, senior Reese Alley (Columbus, N.C.) stepped up for the penalty kick and converted for her first collegiate goal at 29:23 to give the Engineers a 2-0 advantage.
 
- The Lynx came out quick in the second half looking for a score, but both their early half changes were saved by senior Ava Gillikin (Flemington, NJ).
 
- Sophomore Lauren Davis (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) recorded her first collegiate goal at 78:28 as she headed in the corner kick from first-year Leena Mehendale (Dallas, TX) to make it a 3-0 lead.
 
- First-year Sean Luk (Bel Air, Md.) continued the trend of Engineers recording their first goal as she took a pass from classmate Alice Vranka (Bronxville, NY) and tapped it into the back of the net with 11 seconds remaining in the game.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- MIT outshot Lesley 19-6 and held a 4-0 edge in corner kicks.
 
- Senior Lauren Castle (Ridgefield, Conn.) improved to 3-0-1 with one save in 45 minutes of play. Gillikin played the final 45 minutes and made three saves in the contest.
 
UP NEXT:
- MIT heads out on the road to take on Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday, September 10 at 4 pm in Manchester Center, Vt.
 
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