BIDDEFORD, Maine – Three goals during the final nine minutes of regulation helped No. 17 MIT secure a 5-0 victory over the University of New England on Saturday afternoon. Senior
Ashley Lederman (Villanova, Pa.) powered the Engineers with two goals and one assist as sophomore
Ingrid Tomovski (Bosch en Duin, Netherlands) produced one goal and two assists.
THE BASICS:
- Score: No. 17 MIT 5, UNE 0
- Records: No. 17 MIT (2-0 Overall); UNE (2-1 Overall)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lederman opened the scoring when she redirected a feed from Tomovski on a penalty corner after 32 seconds elapsed. Sophomore Janie Thomas (Houston, Texas) increased MIT's advantage in the ninth minute courtesy of a pass from Lederman.
- Despite controlling the action, the score remained unchanged until the 52nd minute when Tomovski found the back of the cage during a penalty corner. Lederman added another penalty corner goal which was set up by graduate student Katharina Jager (Mettmann, Germany) with 2:36 remaining. Jager capped the scoring with 54 seconds left when she connected on Tomovski's pass during a penalty corner.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Sophomore goalie Maeve Zimmer (Rockville, Md.) turned away one shot in the shutout.
- The Engineers ended the day with advantages in shots (32-2), shots on goal (18-1), and penalty corners (16-5).
- This was the second year in a row MIT defeated UNE by a 5-0 score.
UP NEXT:
- The Engineers conclude their road trip on Tuesday, September 10 when they visit Endicott College for a 7:00 PM non-conference game.
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