Emily Dunne and her Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Women's Lacrosse teammates had a four-goal run late in regulation to thwart a comeback attempt by Smith College and secure a 20-13 NEWMAC victory.
Senior Dunne paced MIT with three groundballs followed by two from classmate Erin Kenney. Sophomore Christine Jiang tacked on three draw controls while junior goalie Candice Kaplan came away with 11 saves and two groundballs.
Freshman Hannah Levy generated a game-high six points on four goals and two assists for MIT. Smith College, playing with only 10 field players, saw sophomore Olivia Timmins and freshman Anne Zawacki record hat-tricks.
MIT built a 7-2 lead during the opening 15 minutes of action. Smith responded with a 3-1 spurt courtesy of a solo effort by junior Petru Bester and two Zawacki free-position shots to come within three (8-5) with 4:17 left in the half. With 18 seconds remaining, freshman Keeley Erhardt's free-position goal ended the Engineers' scoring drought heading into the intermission.
MIT carried the momentum into the second stanza as sophomore Kira Schott found the back of the next after 44 seconds elapsed, sparking a 4-1 run that put it up 13-6 at the 25:47 mark. The Pioneers replied with four unanswered goals during the next 10 minutes to once again trim their deficit to three. An unassisted marker by Levy stopped the run and set off an exchange of goals that moved the score to 15-12 with 9:59 on the clock. This was as close as it would get as sophomore Kristyn Berretta won the ensuing draw and went directly to net, helping MIT clinch the win with a game-ending 5-1 run.
Freshman Erica Green led all scorers with five goals while Schott tallied three goals, one assist, nine draw controls, two groundballs, and two caused turnovers. Sophomore Isabella DiDio produced three goals, one assist, five groundballs, and five draw controls while Berretta posted two goals, one assist, and two groundballs. Erhardt finished with two goals as junior Lyndsy Muri added one of her own.
Sophomore Rachel Silveria compiled two goals, one assist, five draw controls, and four groundballs for the visitors. Junior Jessica Lillquist notched two goals and one assist as Bester had two goals and four groundballs. Zawacki added three draw controls and two groundballs to her hat-trick while senior Kate Detrick recorded one goal and two groundballs. Junior Jenny Estes chipped in two groundballs, two draw controls, and two caused turnovers as senior goalie Merric Kallfelz amassed 12 saves and two groundballs.
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