THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 20, U.S. Coast Guard Academy 13
 
- Records: MIT (11-2, 5-0 NEWMAC); Coast Guard (8-4, 4-1 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: An 11-goal run gave MIT a lead it would not relinquish as it went on to defeat the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 20-13, in NEWMAC women's lacrosse action on Wednesday night. Senior Lindsey Gambino (Garden City, N.Y.) powered the Engineers with five goals and four assists while Abby McAllister paced the Bears with one goal and four assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- McAllister put Coast Guard on the board first and then Sarah Skurat increased the visitors' lead at the 10:56 mark. Senior Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio) cut MIT's deficit in half 49 seconds later and after some back-and-forth action, sophomore Sydney Pyon (Garnet Valley, Pa.) evened the score at two courtesy of a free-position shot with just under seven minutes remaining. A goal from Caitlyn Coates gave the Bears a slight edge, however, Rabenold tied things up with 1:18 on the clock.
 
- McAllister set up Gianna Cascio almost four minutes into the second quarter, but sophomore Julianne Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) connected on a pass from Gambino to knot the game at four. A defensive battle ensued until the Engineers rattled off six goals during the last 5:25 of the frame, helping them capture a 10-4 lead at halftime. Rabenold started the rally with a player-advantage goal and then found the back of the net 22 seconds later. After a blast by first year Gwen Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.), fellow first year Ashley Thomas (Summit, N.J.) followed with back-to-back goals. Gambino, who earned an assist on Thomas's last strike, produced the final goal of the period with 46 seconds to go.
 
- MIT carried the momentum into the third quarter as it generated four goals in the first three minutes. Shannon Schmidt ended Coast Guard's scoring drought at the 9:30 mark while Addy Bass narrowed the gap to 14-6 with 5:57 on the clock. The Engineers replied with a 3-1 spurt to close out the quarter.
 
- The Bears kicked off the fourth quarter with goals by Coates and Bass, but MIT countered with goals from Pyon and Gambino, moving the score to 19-9 with 10:21 left to play. Despite the deficit Coast Guard continued to attack, generating four unanswered goals, capped by a free-position shot from Bass with 46 seconds remaining. Almost 30 seconds later, Thomas found Gambino for the final goal of the night.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Rabenold finished with six goals, one assist, and four draw controls as Thomas tallied two goals and three assists. Julianne Flusche produced two goals and two assists while Pyon collected six draw controls. Junior Meredith Arterburn (Cooksville, Md.) posted five draw controls and three groundballs as graduate student Christine Padalino (Potomac, Md.) registered four caused turnovers and three groundballs. Junior Katie Bell (Radnor, Pa.) bolstered the defense with three groundballs while senior goalie Abigail Kolyer (Manhasset, N.Y.) made 10 saves.
 
- Cascio racked up three goals, one assist, seven groundballs, and two caused turnovers as Bass recorded a hat trick. Schmidt notched two goals and an assist while Coates totaled two goals, three groundballs, and two caused turnovers. Mia Becker and Lauren Henry both had four draw controls as Becker added two caused turnovers. In net, Devon McCue made four saves in the first half while Maici Mintchwarner turned away four shots in the second half.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- Both teams host NEWMAC opponents on Saturday, April 15. MIT will play Springfield College at 1:00 p.m. while Coast Guard will take the field against Smith College an hour earlier.
 
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