THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT - 2, Mount Holyoke - 0
 
- Records: No. 11 MIT (5-0-1), Mount Holyoke (2-1-1)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field)
 
- The Lead: The No. 11 MIT women's soccer team opened up NEWMAC play with a 2-0 victory over Mount Holyoke on Sunday afternoon on Roberts Field. This is the fourth-straight clean sheet for the Engineers who have won their last five games after a tie against Brandeis to open the season. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

- MIT got on the board in the 13th minute as senior Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) took a long outlet pass on the far side of the field, got past the Lyons defense, and put the ball into the corner of the net for the score.
 
- Rowlett set up first year Katherine Ruan (Naperville, Ill.) in at 26:47 for the second goal of the day for MIT. Ruan took the pass from Rowlett and came across in front of the cage to tap the ball into the corner of the goal to give MIT a 2-0 advantage.
 
- Junior Ashley English (Sheboygan, Wis.) looked to make it a 3-0 lead early in the second half, but her shot grazed the post and went out of play.
 
- Clarissa Govea made saves against Ruan and Rowlett later in the half to keep it a 2-0 game.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Sophomore Ava Muffoletto (Kings Park, N.Y.) earned her second win as she made one save in the match. Govea turned away six Engineer shots and fell to 1-1.
 
- Rowlett recorded her third goal and second assist this season to bring her team-leading point total to eight. Ruan scored her second goal of the year.
 
- MIT held a convincing advantage in shots (28-5) and shots on goal (8-1). The Engineers also had an 8-0 advantage in corner kicks.
 
UP NEXT:

- It will be a top-15 matchup for MIT on Tuesday, September 19th when they travel to No. 7 Tufts for a 4 p.m. contest.
 
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