THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 94, Mount Holyoke College 23
 
- Records: MIT (13-5, 4-1 NEWMAC); Mount Holyoke (2-17, 0-5 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)
 
- The Lead: The MIT women's basketball team extended its winning streak to five after it defeated Mount Holyoke College, 94-23, in NEWMAC action on Saturday. With a 14-point performance, graduate student Christina Antonakakis (Holmdel, N.J.) broke the program career points record as her total increased to 1,426 and eclipsed the previous mark of 1,425 that was set by Vicky Best '99. For the Lyons, Libby Harris led the way with 12 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Harris opened the scoring with a three-pointer, but MIT replied with a trey from junior Angie Choi (Cypress, Calif.) which ignited a string of 25 unanswered points in the quarter.
 
- In the second stanza, the Engineers outscored Mount Holyoke, 18-8, to build a 43-11 advantage at halftime. Junior Elise Harvey (Wayland, Mass.) notched four points for MIT while junior Kamsi Nwogu (Algonquin, Ill.) grabbed four rebounds and Choi recorded two steals. Both Kendall Maurer and Nicole Lutalo knocked down three-pointers for the Lyons while Emma Goff snagged three rebounds.
 
- The Engineers' lead grew to 71-19 at the end of the third quarter. Choi produced nine points as Nwogu tallied five rebounds, one block, and one steal. Coming off the bench, junior Olivia Joseph (Newtown Square, Pa.) collected five rebounds for the hosts. Harris powered Mount Holyoke with a pair of shots from behind the arc.
 
- MIT continued to control the action as it had a 23-4 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Alice Hall (Ambler, Pa.) generated six points and four rebounds while first year Rachael Zacks (Glencoe, Ill.) tallied six points, three rebounds, two steals, and a block. First year Mariam Abdelbarr (Durham, N.C.) contributed two steals to the Engineers' cause. Goff knocked down a three-pointer as Maurer corralled two rebounds.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Choi led all players with 17 points to go along with five assists and four steals while Nwogu finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds, a career-high six steals, and three assists. Hall notched 10 points and six rebounds as Joseph posted seven rebounds and three steals.
 
- Goff collected a team-high six rebounds, followed by five from Jamieson Dean and Maurer.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT hosts Middlebury College on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. Mount Holyoke returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 31 when it hosts Springfield College for a 7:00 p.m. NEWMAC match up.
 
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