THE BASICS 

Score: MIT 26, Emerson 1

Records: Emerson Lions (3-6, 1-2 NEWMAC) ; MIT Engineers (9-1, 3-0 NEWMAC)

Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jack Barry Field)

Date: April 1, 2023

The Lead: The Emerson women's lacrosse team got a goal from sophomore Grace Danehy, but the Lions were upended by MIT, 26-1, in their first road NEWMAC contest on Saturday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Danehy: one goal

Nina Khosla: two ground balls

Samantha Bowen: two ground balls

Ava Selby: four draw controls

GOALIES

Nina Khosla (L, 3-5): 26 goals allowed on 36 shots with 10 saves through 60 minutes

MIT 

Julianne Flusche: five goals

Lindsey Gambino: four goals

Ellie Rabenold: four goals, two caused turnovers 

Ashley Thomas: three assists 

Katie Bell: three ground balls 

Sydney Pyon: 10 draw controls

Monica Petulla: two caused turnovers

GOALIES

Abigail Kolyer (W, 4-1): zero goals allowed 

Molly Dulde: one goal allowed on three shots with two saves

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Through the first 30 minutes of regulation, Emerson were held scoreless and found themselves on the other end of a 17-0 deficit at the break. 
• Petulla put in two more goals for MIT to start off the third quarter before Emerson found their way onto the board with an unassisted marker from Danehy at 8:59. In the last seven minutes of the frame, the Engineers put in three more goals. 
• Emerson sent two shots towards the net in the final 15 minutes, but could not turn either into goals as the Lions fell to the Engineers. 

UP NEXT 

• Emerson returns to Rotch on Tuesday, April 4th when they host Mass.-Maritime for a non-league contest at 6:00 p.m.