THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Salve Regina 34, MIT 7
 
- Records: MIT (1-2, 0-1 NEWMAC); Salve Regina (3-1, 1-0 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field at Steinbrenner Stadium)
 
- The Lead: In the NEWMAC opener for both teams, the MIT football team dropped a 34-7 home final to Salve Regina on Saturday afternoon in Cambridge. This marked the first NEWMAC contest for the Seahawks as they joined the conference this fall.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
The Seahawks got on the board just 3:50 into the first quarter when Jake Stack connected with Josh Letellier from 30 yards out on fourth down for the 7-0 advantage.  
 
- MIT answered with 9:15 remaining in the second quarter as sophomore quarterback Chase Harmon (West Linn, Ore.) turned up the far sideline from 24 yards out to tie the game at 7-7. The Seahawks eventually took a 14-7 lead into the half as the visitors took advantage of an MIT fumble that gave Salve the ball at the 29-yard line. On the first play after the turnover, Stack found John Hannon in the back left of the end zone for an acrobatic catch and his second passing TD of the contest.
 
- Salve Regina stretched the lead to 20-7 on its second drive of the third period when Stack found Hannon behind the MIT defense at the 40-yard line and he outran everyone en route to the 68-yard TD score. Justan Luzzi scored up the middle from five yards out on the first play of the fourth, followed by a four-yard rushing touchdown off the left side by Kyle Crampton to cap a 13-play, 92-yard drive and account for the 34-7 final.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Harmon completed 15 passes for 168 yards, while first-year Carson Phelps (Wichita, Kan.) was the leading rusher with 27 yards. Phelps also had a team-high five receptions as junior Daniel Monaghan (Northfield, Minn.) led the team in yards with 54 on three catches.
 
- For the Seahawks, Stack finished 18-for-35 passing for 356 yards and three touchdowns as the visitors nearly had three receivers go over 100 yards. Hannon had four catches for a game-high 146 yards and two touchdowns, while Andre Sullivan led all receivers with 14 catches for 100 yards. Letellier finished just shy of 100 with 98 yards on five catches.
 
- Sophomore Chase Williams (Missoula, Mont.) and graduate student Theo Dawson (Jackson, Wyoming) led MIT with six tackles each, while Zachary Ludemann finished with a game-high 11 tackles to go with one sack for three yards. Overall, Salve Regina forced four MIT turnovers on two fumbles and two interceptions.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers are back in action on Saturday, September 30th when the team travels to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for a NEWMAC matchup beginning at 1:30 p.m.
 
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