THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 19 MIT 11, No. 15 Amherst College 5
 
- Records: MIT (5-1); Amherst (2-3)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: Seven first-half goals created enough of a cushion as No. 19 MIT went on to defeat No. 15 Amherst College, 11-5, in a non-conference women's lacrosse game on Wednesday night. Senior Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio) powered the Engineers with four goals and one assist while Mia Raven tallied two goals, one assist, three caused turnovers, and two draw controls for the Mammoths.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- A pair of goals by Rabenold and a solo effort by sophomore Nina Petulla (Natick, Mass.) gave MIT a small lead midway through the opening quarter. Amherst ended the shutout courtesy of a free-position goal by Sofia Guttmann with 3:04 left in the frame.
 
- The Engineers generated four unanswered goals in the second stanza, resulting in a 7-1 advantage at halftime. Senior Meredith Arterburn (Cooksville, Md.) produced the first and last goals while Petulla scored twice, the second on an assist by sophomore Monica Petulla (Natick, Mass.).
 
- Rabenold continued the scoring run as she recorded a free-position shot 2:21 into the third quarter. Amherst replied with three goals in a span of 2:13, narrowing the gap to 8-4 with 9:44 on the clock. Raven buried a player-advantage free-position shot and then found the back of the net 17 seconds later. She followed this with an assist on a goal by Emma Crotty. The remainder of the period was a defensive battle until Rabenold set up junior Julianne Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) for a player-advantage goal with 1:06 remaining.
 
- An unassisted goal by Rabenold exactly 3:29 into the fourth quarter moved the score to 10-4. Midway through the frame, Kate Becker registered what proved to be the Mammoths' final goal of the night. Nina Petulla secured the win on an unassisted goal with 3:25 left to play.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Nina Petulla finished with four goals as Arterburn totaled two goals, one assist, two groundballs, two draw controls, and two caused turnovers. Sophomore Gwen Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) posted five draw controls and two groundballs while junior Faith Bulan (New Providence, N.J.) generated three caused turnovers. Senior Katie Bell (Radnor, Pa.) bolstered the defense with two groundballs.
 
- In net, sophomore Molly Dulde (Delafield, Wis.) made two saves in the first half as first-year Pauline Vien (Brookline, Mass.) notched four saves and two groundballs in the final 30 minutes.
 
- Ella Bobbett, Brynn Korpi, and Crotty each collected two groundballs while Elizabeth Rose paced Amherst with three draw controls. Becker added two caused turnovers as Jessye Salmon ended the night with six saves and five groundballs.
 
- This was the first meeting between both programs.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- Both teams return to conference play on Saturday, March 23 at 12:00 p.m. MIT will travel to NEWMAC foe U.S. Coast Guard Academy while Amherst will host NESCAC rival Bowdoin College.
 
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