THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 68, Wellesley College 35
 
- Records: MIT (11-8, 4-1 NEWMAC); Wellesley (7-12, 1-4 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Wellesley, Mass. (Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse)
 
- The Lead: On the strength of a season-high 12 three-pointers, the MIT women's basketball team defeated Wellesley College, 68-35, in NEWMAC action on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Sarah Berman (York, Pa.) led all players with 15 points as she went 5-of-6 from behind the arc for the Engineers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Trailing 4-1, a three-pointer by Berman and a layup by sophomore Kamsi Nwogu (Algonquin, Ill.) put MIT ahead for good at the 5:37 mark. The game remained scoreless during the next two minutes until sophomore Angie Choi (Cypress, Calif.) knocked down a three-pointer, which was followed by treys from Berman and graduate student Paula Pieper (Greenville, S.C.), resulting in a 15-4 lead at the end of the first quarter.
 
- First year Kaya Weiser (Villanova, Pa.) buried a three-pointer 16 seconds into the second stanza, continuing the Engineers' run with their lead eventually growing to 32-8 courtesy of Pieper's trifecta with 2:06 on the clock. Wellesley replied with a three-pointer of its own and then an exchange of baskets followed, moving the score to 34-13 at halftime.
 
- MIT maintained its comfortable cushion throughout the third quarter as a jumper by first year Alice Hall (Ambler, Pa.) at the buzzer made the score 54-25.
 
- The Engineers continued to cruise in the fourth quarter as their largest lead reached 35 points (68-33) courtesy of a three-pointer by graduate student Anna Broski (Stillman Valley, Ill.) with 1:49 remaining. The Blue immediately responded with a jumper, resulting in the final score.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- For the second game in a row, Pieper posted 11 points while also generating five rebounds and four assists. Nwogu recorded nine points to go along with a game-high seven rebounds and a career-high four steals. Hall tallied seven points, five rebounds, three assists, and two blocks.
 
- MIT's total of 12 three-pointers were three shy of tying the program record which was set in 2019 against Wheaton College and equaled last season at Westfield State University.
 
- The Engineers ended the day with advantages in rebounds (38-33), points off turnovers (17-4), second-chance points (10-7), bench scoring (23-6), and points in the paint (24-12).
 
- MIT shot 46.6 percent (27-of-58) from the floor, 57.1 percent (12-of-21) from three-point range, and 50 percent (2-of-4) from the free throw line.
 
- Wellesley shot 24.5 percent (12-of-49) from the floor, 22.2 percent (2-of-9) from behind the arc, and 56.3 percent (9-of-16) at the charity stripe.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT concludes its road trip on Wednesday, Feb. 1 when it travels to the University of Southern Maine for a 6:00 p.m. non-conference game.
 
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