THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT - 3, Smith - 1
 
- Records: No. 8 MIT (6-1-1, 2-0-0 NEWMAC), Smith (2-2-2, 0-1-1 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Roberts Field)
 
- The Lead: The No. 8 MIT women's soccer team improved to 2-0 in NEWMAC Conference play with a 3-1 win over Smith on a rainy Saturday afternoon on Roberts Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Junior Natalie Barnouw (Los Angeles, Calif.) had an early chance to give MIT a lead but her shot rang off the post.
 
- At 31:34, Barnouw sent a beautiful pass off a corner kick to junior Lauren Davis (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) who headed the ball into the goal to put MIT up 1-0.
 
- First year Arianna Doss (Houston, Texas) ran almost the length of the field past the Smith defense and placed her shot in the corner of the net at 41:30 to give the Engineers a 2-0 lead.
 
- Senior Morgan Everett (Danville, Pa.) kept the Pioneers off the board as she turned away the Sofia Romero shot at 50:23.
 
- Just a few moments later, senior Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.) sent a pass to Barnouw who settled the ball and placed it into the upper corner at 51:50.
 
- Una Keller stole the ball from the Engineer defense and beat Everett at 64:44 to make it a two-goal contest.
 
- Sara Buszkiewicz had a chance to make it a one-goal game, but her shot at 80:19 was turned away by sophomore Ava Muffoletto (Kings Park, N.Y.) and MIT took the 3-1 win.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Everett improved to 4-1-1 with three saves in the match while Muffoletto made two saves in 20 minutes of action.
 
- Skylar Smith turned away nine MIT shots in the contest.
 
- Doss recorded her first collegiate goal while Davis also recorded her first score this season.
 
- Barmouw has two goals and an assist this season to rank third on the team with five points.

- MIT outshot Smith, 23-8 and put 12 shots on goal while Smith had six.

- The Engineers held a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.
 
UP NEXT:

- The Engineers will take the week off before returning to NEWMAC action with a road contest on Saturday, September 30th at 1 p.m. against Clark.
 
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