NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The MIT women's lacrosse team raced out to a 7-0 lead and never looked back as it posted a 24-5 victory over Smith College in NEWMAC action on Saturday afternoon. In the win, senior Julianne Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) eclipsed 200 career points as junior Gwen Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) collected the 100^th groundball of her career.
 
THE BASICS:

• Score: MIT 24, Smith 5
• Records: MIT (9-7 Overall, 8-1 NEWMAC); Smith (10-7 Overall, 6-4 NEWMAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Junior Nina Petulla (Natick, Mass.) opened the scoring after 2:25 elapsed, kicking off a string of seven consecutive goals in a span of almost seven minutes. Junior Annica Lam (Livingston, N.J.) contributed two goals as classmate Ashley Thomas (Summit, N.J.) accounted for a goal and an assist in the run.
• Smith found the back of the net at the 3:41 mark, but MIT responded with 10 unanswered goals to enter halftime with a 17-1 advantage.
• Just over a minute into the third quarter, first-year Laila Salgado (Orchard Park, N.Y.) found the back of the net. The Pioneers recorded back-to-back goals; however, first-year Alexis Reinard (Nottingham, Pa.) buried a free position goal to give the visitors a 19-3 lead at the end of the frame.
• Thomas traded goals with Smith until the Engineers rattled off three in a row, resulting in the 24-5 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• With two goals, Julianne Flusche became the ninth player in program history to eclipse 200 career points.
• In addition to becoming the 17^th player in program history to collect 100 career groundballs, Gwen Flusche tallied seven draw controls, two goals, one assist, and two caused turnovers.
• Thomas finished with five goals and seven assists, breaking the MIT record for points in a game which was 11 and was set by Laura Wacker '13 in 2012.
• Senior Sydney Pyon (Garnet Valley, Pa.) posted four goals and two draw controls.
• Lam registered four goals while sophomore Jillian Butler (Brecksville, Ohio) generated seven draw controls and two goals.
• Sophomore Ava Malysa (Manhasset, N.Y.) chipped in two caused turnovers as first-year Kelsey Dwyer (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) added four draw controls.
• Sophomore Pauline Vien (Brookline, Mass.) made four saves in the first half while junior Molly Dulde (Delafield, Wis.) collected three saves in the second half.

UP NEXT:

• MIT wraps up the regular season on Wednesday, April 23 when it plays Wheaton College at 7:00 PM.

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