THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Williams College 16, MIT 8
 
- Records: MIT (10-4); Williams (8-5)
 
- Location: Williamstown, Mass. (Farley-Lamb Field)
 
- The Lead: After a back-and-forth start, Williams College put together a 10-2 run over the course of the second and third quarters, helping it pull away for a 16-8 victory over MIT in a non-conference men's lacrosse game on Tuesday night. First year Zach Bleil (New Canaan, Conn.) paced the Engineers with three goals.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Williams opened the scoring after four minutes elapsed then Bleil registered the equalizer over a minute later. Sophomore Dylan Nelson (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) gave MIT the lead, but the Ephs evened the score at two courtesy of a man-up goal with 6:20 left in the quarter.
 
- Williams generated three unanswered goals, resulting in a 5-2 advantage at the 6:45 mark of the second quarter. Less than a minute later, graduate student Ryan Gebhardt (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) redirected a feed from first year Bryce Metalios (Riverside, Conn.) to keep MIT within striking distance. The Ephs replied with three goals in a span of 2:11, establishing an 8-3 lead heading into halftime.
 
- The hosts produced three more goals before senior Teddy Corcoran (Harrison, N.Y.) connected on a pass from junior Heath Nilsen (Carlsbad, Calif.) with 5:59 on the clock. Williams tacked on another goal, moving the score to 12-4 at the end of the third quarter.
 
- Just 35 seconds into the fourth quarter, Bleil scored on a feed from Nilsen. The Ephs quickly found the back of the net, however, Bleil completed the hat trick at the 10:34 mark. The score remained unchanged until Williams recorded another three-goal burst, increasing its margin to 16-6 with three minutes remaining. Shortly after the ensuing faceoff, senior Tory Lentine (Flemington, N.J.) set up Metalios. The Engineers capped the scoring on an unassisted goal by Gebhardt with 31 seconds left to play.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Nilsen finished with two assists while Gebhardt posted two goals. Metalios recorded one goal and one assist as senior Chris Perrino (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) totaled five groundballs and five caused turnovers. Sophomore Matthew Sardis (Bernardsville, N.J.) won 20 of his 28 faceoff attempts and collected nine groundballs while senior Devin McCabe (New Castle, N.H.) made 10 saves.
 
- Williams is currently No. 20 in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Rankings by USA Lacrosse Magazine.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT resumes NEWMAC play on Saturday, April 22 when it hosts Emerson College at 4:00 p.m. on Jack Barry Field.
 
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