THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 26, Emerson College 1
 
- Records: MIT (9-1, 3-0 NEWMAC); Emerson (3-6, 1-2 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: The MIT women's lacrosse team defeated Emerson College, 26-1, in NEWMAC action on Saturday. Senior Lindsey Gambino (Garden City, N.Y.) led the Engineers with eight points on four goals and four assists. For the Lions, Grace Danehy posted one goal and two draw controls.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT rattled off 11 goals in the first quarter and added six more in the second for a 17-0 advantage at halftime.
 
- First year Monica Petulla (Natick, Mass.) opened the third quarter with back-to-back goals as first year Nina Petulla (Natick, Mass.) earned the assist on the second strike. Danehy put Emerson on the board with 8:59 on the clock, but the Engineers generated three goals to take a 22-1 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
 
- MIT tacked on four more goals during the last 15 minutes of play. Junior Helen Propson (Edina, Minn.) scored twice as sophomore Sydney Pyon (Garnet Valley, Pa.) registered a goal and an assist on a blast by Monica Petulla.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Sophomore Julianne Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) tallied five goals and two assists as first year Gwen Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) posted one goal, six assists, and two groundballs. First year Ashley Thomas (Summit, N.J.) generated three goals and three assist while junior Meredith Arterburn (Cooksville, Md.) registered three goals, one assist, and six draw controls. Pyon collected 10 draw controls as senior Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio) produced four goals and two caused turnovers. Junior Katie Bell (Radnor, Pa.) paced the Engineers with three caused turnovers.
 
- In net, senior Abigail Kolyer (Manhasset, N.Y.) earned the win without making any saves in the first half while first year Molly Dulde (Delafield, Wis.) turned away two shots during the final 30 minutes.
 
- Samantha Bowen notched two groundballs as Ava Selby registered four draw controls for the Lions. In net, Nina Khosla totaled 10 saves, two groundballs, and one caused turnover.
 
- Rabenold recorded the 100^th goal of her career, becoming the 16^th player in program history to reach this milestone. Her tally currently stands at 101 goals.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- Both teams take on non-conference opponents in their next outings. MIT travels to No. 5 Tufts University on Wednesday, April 5 for a 4:00 p.m. game. Emerson, meanwhile, will host Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Tuesday, April 4 at 6:00 p.m.
 
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