CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The No. 8 MIT women's soccer team scored three times in the first 16 minutes of play to secure a 3-0 win over Emmanuel in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
Natalie Barnouw scored the first two goals for the Engineers, to set a new program record with 22 goals in the season and gives her the career points record with 142.
THE BASICS:
- Score: MIT 3, Emmanuel 0
- Records: No. 8 MIT (21-2-1 Overall), Emmanuel (15-4-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Just 47 seconds into the match, Natalie Barnouw corralled a loose ball and put the ball into the corner of the goal to give the Engineers a 1-0 lead.
- Barnouw got her second of the day just over five minutes later as she got a pass from Madeline Seebeck for a score at 6:22.
- JoJo Miller headed in the third MIT goal off a corner kick from Leena Mehendale at 16:13 to make it a 3-0 MIT advantage.
- The Saints outshout the Engineers 10-3 in the second half looking to get on the board however Maddy Noll made four saves in the half to secure the shutout win for MIT.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Barnouw has 54 career goals which are two off the program record and her 57 points this season are tops in Division III and she ranks third in goals.
- Barnouw has scored two goals in three-straight contests.
- Miller scored her second goal of the season.
- Mehendale tallied her fifth assist while Seebeck got her third.
- Ava Muffoletto played the first half with one save to improve to 18-0.Noll made four saves in her 45 minutes of action in the second half.
- Teigan Robie made five saves for Emmanuel.
UP NEXT:
- MIT will play Colby, Sunday November 16 at 1:00 PM in a rematch of last year's second round game which saw the Mules come away with a 2-0 win. The winner of the match will head to next weekend's NCAA Sectionals.
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