Box Score CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Host MIT scored three first half goals en route to a 3-0 win over Smith College in the quarterfinals of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament on Tuesday evening.
MIT (14-4) scored 44 seconds apart to break the game open. Â Molly Duffy got the first goal, sending in a pass from Elizabeth Dethy for her 17th of the season. Â Soon after, Duffy doubled the MIT lead off a Caitlin Mackey pass. Â
The Engineers made it 3-0 in the 25th minute. Â Duffy turned provider, setting up Maddy Wharton for a 3-0 lead. Â
MIT had outshot Smith 14-1 in the first half, but the Pioneers came out of the gates firing in the second half. Â Smith won a penalty corner that led to an
Allie Stein (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) shot, but Evie Kyritsis made the save. Â Following another penalty corner,
Alexa DeJesus (Somerset, Mass./Somerset) had her effort blocked.
Maddi Wyda (Baltimore, Md./The Park School) made two of her nine saves to deny Caitlin Mackey and Krishna Jaitly midway through the second half. Â Smith kept pushing, but Kyritsis kept them at bay, turning aside shots from
Casey Rau (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) and
Emma Camilleri (Florence, Mass./Wilbraham & Monson) in the final minute of the game. Â Kyritsis made four stops for MIT.
MIT advances to the semifinals, where they will face Mount Holyoke Colege this Saturday, in a game played at Wellesley. Â Smith (11-8) will hope for a bid to the ECAC New England tournament to extend their season.
