THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 19 MIT 9, Mount Holyoke 1
 
- Records: No. 19 MIT (11-3, 7-0 NEWMAC); Mount Holyoke (8-8, 1-6 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: Led by three goals and one assist from graduate student Liberty Ladd (Cornelia, Ga.), the No. 19 ranked MIT field hockey team defeated Mount Holyoke by a 9-1 final on Tuesday night to remain unbeaten in conference play. The Engineers have now won nine straight games, marking the program's longest winning streak since capturing 11 straight during the 2019 season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT got on the scoreboard just 18 seconds into the game when first-year Janie Thomas (Houston, Texas) scored her sixth goal of the year off an assist from Ladd for the 1-0 advantage. The Engineers scored three more before the 10-minute mark with two coming off the stick of junior Ashley Lederman (Villanova, Pa.) and one from Ladd off a crossing pass from junior Eva Oppenheim (Tiburon, Calif.).
 
- Ladd made it a 5-0 game just 37 seconds into the second quarter, followed by her third goal of the game on a tip-in to complete the hat trick. Sophomore Shealy Callahan (Oak Park, Ill.) assisted on the third goal from Ladd and then scored a pair of her own to close out the first-half scoring at 8-0 in favor of MIT.
 
- Following a scoreless third quarter, Laurissa Montigny got the Lyons on the board with a penalty stroke with 6:23 remaining in the fourth. First-year Sammi Blocher (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) poked home the final goal of the game for the Engineers and her second of the season to account for the 9-1 final margin.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- In addition to Ladd's hat trick, Lederman and Callahan each posted two goals and one assist as 10 different Engineers recorded at least one point in the game.
 
- MIT outshot the Lyons by an 18-11 margin, while Mount Holyoke used five fourth-quarter penalty corners for the 7-5 overall edge for the game.
 
- First-year Maeve Zimmer (Rockville, Md.) picked up the win as junior Anna Duncan (St. Louis, Mo.) made three saves to go along with two stops by first-year Adowyn Byrne (Essex, Vt.). Rachel Katzenberg made six stops in 41:49 of play as she fell to 7-8 overall.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT is back in action on Saturday, October 21st as the Engineers travel to No. 2 ranked Babson College for a 1 p.m. start.
 
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