THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 18, Roger Williams University 10
 
- Records: MIT (3-1); RWU (3-2)
 
- Location: Bristol, R.I. (Bayside Field)
 
- The Lead: MIT outscored Roger Williams University, 8-3, during a span of 14 minutes over the course of the third and fourth quarters en route to an 18-10 non-conference men's lacrosse win on Wednesday. Graduate student Ryan Gebhardt (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) powered the Engineers' offense with five goals and four assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Senior Andrew Palleiko (Hopkinton, Mass.) set up Gebhardt for the opening goal and then Roger Williams evened the score at the 9:57 mark. The score remained unchanged until MIT rattled off three goals during the last 2:43. First year Garrett Campagna (Lancaster, Pa.) connected on a feed from first year Bryce Metalios (Riverside, Conn.). A minute later, senior Tory Lentine (Flemington, N.J.) scored on a pass from sophomore Heath Nilsen (Carlsbad, Calif.) while Gebhardt quickly buried an unassisted marker.
 
- The Engineers increased their lead to 6-1 after early strikes by Metalios and sophomore Dylan Nelson (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) in the second stanza. The Hawks ended their scoring drought with back-to-back goals, including a man-up blast. MIT replied with a three-goal burst, which featured two goals by Gebhardt and one from Metalios. RWU countered with two goals, narrowing the gap to 9-5 at halftime.
 
- Metalios redirected a feed from Gebhardt just over four minutes into the third quarter and then first year Zach Bleil (New Canaan, Conn.) increased the Engineers' advantage at the nine-minute mark. A defensive battle ensued until the Metalios-Gebhardt connection returned with 2:42 on the clock. An exchange of goals followed, moving the score to 13-7 at the end of the period.
 
- MIT generated a 4-1 run during the first 3:42 of the fourth quarter to help it put the game out of reach before going on to capture an 18-10 victory.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Metalios recorded four goals and three assists as Nilsen finished with two goals and three assists. Senior Andrew Johnson (Dover, Mass.) produced six groundballs and two caused turnovers while Palleiko posted four groundballs. Sophomore Matthew Sardis (Bernardsville, N.J.) went 16-of-23 in faceoffs and collected 12 groundballs as sophomore Andrew Merrell (Monument, Colo.) was 4-of-8 on the faceoff "x".
 
- In net, senior Devin McCabe (New Castle, N.H.) racked up 11 saves.
 
- With 423 career points, Gebhardt currently ranks third in Division III and fifth across all NCAA divisions.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT hosts nationally-ranked No. 19 RPI on Saturday, March 11 at 1:00 p.m.
 
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