THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 21, UMass Boston 10
 
- Records: MIT (1-1); UMass Boston (1-1)
 
- Location: Boston, Mass. (James Cotter Field at Boston College High School)
 
- The Lead: MIT outscored UMass Boston, 16-3, in the first half before going on to capture a 21-10 victory in non-conference men's lacrosse action on Thursday night. Graduate student Ryan Gebhardt (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) produced seven goals and three assists, resulting in him recording his 100^th goal with the Engineers and the 400^th point of his career.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT rattled off six unanswered goals before establishing a 9-1 lead at the end of the quarter. First year Oscar Lindenthal (Vero Beach, Calif.) connected on a pass from sophomore Heath Nilsen (Carlsbad, Calif.) after 1:46 elapsed. Gebhardt recorded three of the Engineers' next four goals, but UMass Boston ended the shutout with 5:54 left in the quarter. Quick strikes by first year Zach Bleil (New Canaan, Conn.) and sophomore Dylan Nelson (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) increased MIT's cushion while Nilsen redirected a feed from Lindenthal for the final goal of the frame.
 
- The Engineers continued to cruise in the second quarter as their advantage grew to 16-3. Junior Bennett Stankovits (Rumson, N.J.) scored the first two goals with Gebhardt earning an assist. A solo effort by first year Braedon Rudolph (Denver, Colo.) moved the score to 12-1 at the 8:58 mark. The Beacons ended their scoring drought 26 seconds later, but Gebhardt buried a man-up goal, resulting in the 100^th goal of his MIT career. Junior Jack McCordic (Medfield, Mass.) added another man-up goal which was followed by an unassisted strike by Nilsen. UMass Boston found the back of the net with 2:37 remaining, however, Gebhardt buried an extra-man goal for the 400^th point of his career.
 
- The Beacons opened the third quarter with three straight goals as they went on to outscore the Engineers, 7-3, and make the score 19-10 at the end of the frame. Gebhardt scored a man-down goal on a pass from sophomore Patrick Timons (Woodside, Calif.) midway through the period and after a UMass Boston man-up goal, senior Tory Lentine (Flemington, N.J.) found McCordic with 5:53 on the clock. Over a minute later, Stankovits redirected a pass from Gebhardt. The Beacons closed out the quarter with three goals in a row.
 
- Strikes by Nelson and Nilsen early in the fourth quarter gave the visitors a 21-10 advantage. UMass Boston, however, recorded the final three goals of the game.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Nilsen finished with four goals and one assist as Stankovits recorded a hat trick. Lindenthal contributed one goal and two assists while sophomore Matthew Sardis (Bernardsville, N.J.) was 12-of-26 in faceoffs. Senior Chris Perrino (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and Sardis both collected five groundballs as Bleil posted two caused turnovers. In net, senior Devin McCabe (New Castle, N.H.) made nine saves.
 
- With 403 career points, Gebhardt currently ranks fifth in Division III and seventh across all NCAA divisions. At MIT, he's tied for sixth all-time in career goals (102) and ranks 14^th in career points (131). Last season, Gebhardt set the NCAA career goals record across all divisions with 300 goals.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT hosts Western New England University on Sunday, March 5 at 3:00 p.m.
 
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