THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Colby - 70, MIT - 63
 
- Records: MIT (2-2), Colby (2-1)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)
 
- The Lead: The MIT women's basketball team rallied from 20-points down to tie the game, but fell just short of a comeback as the Engineers fell to visiting Colby, 70-63 on Tuesday night in Rockwell Cage. Three Engineers scored in double-digits as junior Kamsi Nwogu (Algonquin, Ill.) finished with her second-straight double-double.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

- The Mules got out to a quick start in the first 10 minutes of action as they took a 26-13 lead after the first quarter. Colby took a 20-point lead in the second before junior Angie Choi (Cypress, Calif.) drained a three to jump-start an Engineer run to end the quarter. Choi hit a three with 39 seconds left sending the Engineers into the half trailing 39-28.
 
- MIT began to chip away at the Mules' lead as a jumper by graduate student Christina Antonakakis (Holmdel, N.J.) got the Engineers to within five at 48-43 with 2:34 left in the third. She then buried a three with 25 seconds left to make it a four-point contest with 10 minutes left to play.
 
- Back-to-back threes from sophomore Kaya Weiser (Villanova, Pa.) and senior Grace Harrington (Seattle, Wash.) cut the Colby lead to 57-55, and a Harrington layup tied the game with 6:22 remaining. Carter McGloon scored four-straight points to put Colby back in the lead for good with 2:11 left as the Mules held off the Engineers' valiant comeback attempt to take the 70-63 win.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Nwogu posted a double-double with 17 points and 12 boards.
 
- Antonakakis added 15 points and Choi contributed 10.
 
- Kate Olenik led all scorers with 22 points in the game. She also grabbed eight rebounds with three steals.
 
UP NEXT:

- MIT has a short break before its next game on Wednesday, November 29 against Tufts. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Mules return to action on Saturday, November 18 for a 1 p.m. contest against New England College.