THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 16 MIT 25, Mount Holyoke College 2
 
- Records: MIT (11-1, 5-0 NEWMAC); Mount Holyoke (1-10, 1-5 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)
 
- The Lead: MIT's explosive 13 goal-first period was more than enough as the No. 16 Engineers defeated Mount Holyoke College, 25-2, in a NEWMAC women's lacrosse game on Saturday. The victory helped extend the hosts' winning streak to nine games.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT put on a scoring clinic in the beginning frame, collecting 13 goals to open up the game while not allowing one goal for Mount Holyoke. Junior Julianne Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) collected all four of her goals in the period while sophomore Ashley Thomas (Summit, N.J.) earned a hat trick. Junior Sydney Pyon (Garnet Valley, Pa.) scored two as senior Ellie Rabenold (Cincinnati, Ohio), sophomore Gwen Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.), sophomore Nina Petulla (Natick, Mass.), and first-year Jillian Butler (Brecksville, Ohio) each notched a goal for the Engineers.
 
- MIT once again held the Lyons scoreless in the second period while scoring six goals of their own. Thomas, Rabenold, Gwen Flusche, Pyon, and senior Grace Harrington (Seattle, Wash.) each found the back of the net while first-year Ava Malysa (Manhasset, N.Y.) scored the first of her two goals in the period.

- Mount Holyoke ended the shutout with a goal from Emi Bisson at the 7:11 mark of the third quarter, however, MIT registered four goals in the period to increase its advantage to 23-1.

- The Engineers added two more goals in the final period, which came from Thomas and first-year Alexa Cohen (Media, Pa.). The Lyons' second and final goal of the game was a player-advantage strike by Ella Phillips with 35 seconds remaining.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
-  Pyon won six draw controls for the Engineers while Monica Petulla, Julianne Flusche, and Butler each collected five groundballs. Rabenold dished out five assists as Butler finished with four caused turnovers.
 
- In net, first-year Pauline Vien (Brookline, Mass.) made one save in the first half and collected her second win of the year for MIT while first-year Christina Fradella (Massapequa, N.Y.) finished out the game. Syd Baker made 10 saves for Mount Holyoke.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will look to keep their streak going on Wednesday evening as they face NEWMAC foe No. 21 Babson College at Jack Barry Field for a 6:00 pm start.

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