THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 19, Emerson College 13
 
- Records: MIT (4-8, 3-2 NEWMAC); Emerson (6-8, 1-4 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Boston, Mass. (Rotch Field)
 
- The Lead: In a back-and-forth game, MIT outscored Emerson College 8-2 in the fourth quarter, helping it capture a 19-13 victory in NEWMAC men's lacrosse action on Saturday night. Senior Heath Nilsen (Carlsbad, Calif.) powered the Engineers with five goals and three assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Sophomore Zach Bleil (New Canaan, Conn.) scored 32 seconds into the game and added another tally with 2:18 on the clock. However, Emerson generated four goals to take an early lead.
 
- Bleil found the back of the net after 49 seconds elapsed in the second stanza, kicking off a 3-1 burst that tied the game at five at the 10:33 mark. Both teams traded goals as a blast by sophomore Garrett Campagna (Lancaster, Pa.) that was set up by sophomore Oscar Lindenthal (Vero Beach, Fla.) knotted the game at 7-7 heading into halftime.
 
- The back-and-forth scoring continued in the third quarter until goals by junior Dylan Nelson (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) and Nilsen gave MIT an 11-10 edge with 8:37 on the clock. A defensive battle ensued until the Lions netted the equalizer with just under four minutes remaining.
 
- The Engineers opened the fourth quarter with goals by Bleil, sophomore Bryce Metalios (Old Greenwich, Conn.), and sophomore Braedon Rudolph (Denver, Colo.) to build a 13-10 lead at the 9:45 mark. A brief exchange of goals followed, helping Emerson to narrow the gap to 15-13 with 4:44 left to play. MIT replied with four goals down the stretch as Nilsen bookended back-to-back strikes by Campagna.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Bleil finished with six goals while Campagna recorded a hat trick. Graduate student Andrew Palleiko (Hopkinton, Mass.) won 20 of his 32 faceoff attempts and collected a career-high 14 groundballs as senior Luke Chapman (Houston, Texas) posted three groundballs and one caused turnover. First-year Christian Biggins (Duxbury, Mass.) generated three caused turnovers followed by two from junior Brennan Hoppa (Hampstead, N.H.).
 
- In net, graduate student David Vapnek (San Diego, Calif.) racked up 13 saves.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will host Williams College on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m.
 
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