THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 13, Endicott College 12
 
- Records: MIT (4-0); Endicott (3-0)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: Despite a fourth-quarter run by Endicott College, the MIT women's lacrosse team held on for a 13-12 non-conference victory on Wednesday night. Senior Lindsey Gambino (Garden City, N.Y.) powered the Engineers with five goals and one assist while Katie Schenk and Katy Garvin both scored four goals for the Gulls.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- The first quarter was a defensive battle as both teams scored once. Garvin found the back of the net after 3:33 elapsed and then junior Meredith Arterburn (Cooksville, Md.) buried the equalizer at the 8:42 mark.
 
- MIT controlled the action in the second quarter as it outscored Endicott, 5-2, resulting in a 6-3 lead at halftime. Gambino produced three goals, including an open-net free-position shot, as senior Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio) recorded one goal and one assist. Schenk notched both goals for the Gulls, one with a player advantage and the other with a player down.
 
- Rabenold generated back-to-back goals during the first 90 seconds of the third quarter. The score remained unchanged until Katie Wagner connected on a pass from Kiana Napolitano with 8:19 on the clock. Schenk followed with a free-position goal 21 seconds later, narrowing the gap to 8-5. The Engineers ended their scoring drought at the 6:13 mark when Gambino redirected a feed from first year Ashley Thomas (Summit, N.J.), however, Schenk won the ensuing draw and quickly netted her fourth goal of the night. MIT replied with a player advantage goal from Rabenold, making the score 10-6 at the end of the frame.
 
- First year Gwen Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.), who set up Rabenold's goal at the end of the third quarter, earned an assist on Thomas's strike just 30 seconds into the final frame. Carly Pearce buried a free-position shot but Flusche redirected a feed from Gambino to give the Engineers a 12-7 lead with 11:51 left to play. Endicott chipped away at the deficit as Garvin generated three straight goals while a solo effort by Mia Smith brought the visitors within 12-11 with 5:52 remaining. Exactly 1:40 later, Arterburn found Gambino for what proved to be the game winning goal. The Gulls once again came within one when Smith set up Alex Palermo for an extra player goal with 2:42 on the clock.
 
- MIT won the ensuing the draw but turned the ball over due to a shot clock violation. Following its own timeout, Endicott was awarded a free-position attempt with 30 seconds to go. Strong defensive pressure prevented the Gulls from taking a shot and then graduate student Christine Padalino (Potomac, Md.) forced a turnover just outside the goal with 13 seconds remaining. After a timeout, the ball quickly made its way to first-year goalie Molly Dulde (Delafield, Wis.) who held it as time ran down.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Rabenold tallied four goals, one assist, five draw controls, and three groundballs as Arterburn registered two goals, two assists, and five draw controls. Flusche finished with one goal and three assists while junior Katie Bell (Radnor, Pa.) generated four caused turnovers and three groundballs. Dulde ended the night with eight saves.
 
- Napolitano finished with three assists as Matilda Darrah totaled six groundballs, six draw controls, and four caused turnovers. Sophie Spaulding chipped in three groundballs while Lydia Akins made nine saves.
 
- Gambino and Rabenold became the 21^st and 22^nd players in program history to eclipse 100 career points.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- Both teams are on the road for their next games. MIT will visit Roger Williams University on Saturday, March 11 for a 1:00 p.m. start. Endicott, meanwhile, returns to action on Friday, March 17 when it plays nationally-ranked No. 13 SUNY Cortland at Colorado College at 2:30 p.m.
 
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