CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  – Three different players scored for the No. 13 MIT field hockey team in a 3-0 victory over Western New England University on Friday night at Jack Barry Field.
 
THE BASICS:

• Score: No. 13 MIT 3, Western New England 0
• Records: No. 13 MIT (3-1 Overall); Western New England (2-3 Overall)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Western New England nearly got on the scoreboard inside the final minute of the first quarter when junior Mackenna Cooke (Old Saybrook, Conn.) found herself in a one-on-one situation with sophomore goalie Maeve Zimmer (Rockville, Md.). However, Zimmer poked the ball away and it was corralled by MIT's defense.
• Following a series of penalty corners during the last five minutes of the second quarter, senior Alice Zehner (Gladwyne, Pa.) redirected the rebound of a saved shot, giving the Engineers a 1-0 lead with 1:08 on the clock.
• MIT created some breathing room in the 36^th minute when graduate student Katharina Jager (Mettmann, Germany) tapped in a pass from junior Bailey McIntyre (Concord, Mass.) during a penalty corner.
• Sophomore Ingrid Tomovski (Bosch en Duin, Netherlands) produced the final goal for the Engineers when she dribbled into the arc and sent a shot to the near post in the 51^st minute.
• The Golden Bears almost ended the shutout two minutes later, however, Zimmer turned away a point-blank shot by first-year Tania Evans (Guilford, Conn.).

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Zimmer notched one save for MIT while junior Ella Henry (Wilbraham, Mass.) amassed 13 saves for Western New England.
• The Engineers had the upper hand in shots (28-1), shots on goal (16-1), and penalty corners (14-0).

UP NEXT:

• Both teams return to action on Wednesday, September 18 against nationally ranked opponents. MIT will host No. 8 Tufts University at 6:00 PM while Western New England will travel to No. 11 Amherst College for a 6:30 PM start.

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